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Virginia Transformer Corp · 1 hour ago

Chief Administrative Officer

Roanoke, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

20+ years exp

Virginia Transformer Corp is the largest U.S.-owned producer of power transformers in North America, known for its engineering excellence and rapid growth. The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) will oversee enterprise operations, ensuring alignment with the company's growth strategy while managing compliance, risk, and administrative functions across multiple manufacturing sites.

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Hiring Manager

Kyle Vorst, SPHR

Responsibilities

Lead corporate administrative operations supporting multiple manufacturing plants and global offices

Oversee facilities, real estate, leases, and site services across North America and international locations

Standardize internal processes, governance, and operating rhythms across plants and corporate functions

Drive operational discipline without slowing entrepreneurial execution

Serve as executive liaison with internal and external legal counsel

Ensure compliance across labor, immigration, safety, environmental, and regulatory frameworks

Oversee enterprise risk management, audits, and internal controls

Support contract governance with customers, suppliers, utilities, government entities and vendor services that bind the company

Own administrative and shared-service budgets (facilities, vendors, professional services)

Oversee vendor strategy, contract negotiations, and performance management

Partner with the CFO on cost control, efficiency, and enterprise scalability

Drive ROI-focused decision-making across support functions. Must have strong financial background and P&L understanding

Provide executive oversight of internal IT, enterprise systems, and business tools

Ensure systems support manufacturing operations, engineering workflows, HR, and finance

Drive standardization across ERP, HRIS, ATS, and operational platforms

Partner on cybersecurity, data integrity, and infrastructure resilience

Act as a trusted integrator between the CEO and executive leadership team

Drive cross-functional alignment across manufacturing, engineering, HR, finance, and commercial teams

Lead enterprise-wide operational improvement initiatives

Support CEO-level execution, cadence, and organizational effectiveness

Qualification

Enterprise OperationsCompliance ManagementFinancial ManagementLeadership ExperienceManufacturing ExperienceRisk ManagementShared ServicesOperational ImprovementBachelor's DegreeAdvanced Degree

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Finance, Human Resources, Engineering, or a related discipline required

20+ years of progressive leadership experience in enterprise operations, administration, or shared services within industrial or manufacturing environments

10+ years in senior leadership roles (CAO, COO, SVP Operations, or equivalent) with responsibility for multi-site or global organizations

Proven success translating growth strategy into scalable operating models, governance, and execution discipline

Demonstrated experience overseeing administrative functions, compliance, shared services, and enterprise systems at scale