President Paxiom Group

ATS Corporation | Overview

ATS Corporation is an industry-leading automation solutions and technology provider to many of the world's most successful companies. Using extensive knowledge and global capabilities in custom and repeat automation, automation products and value-added solutions including pre-automation and after-sales services, ATS businesses address the sophisticated manufacturing automation and service needs of multinational customers in markets such as life sciences, transportation, food & beverage, consumer products, and energy. With a dynamic culture that is bolstered by driven employees and the ATS Business Model (ABM), ATS companies are united by a shared purpose of creating solutions that positively impact lives around the world. Founded in 1978, ATS employs over 7,000 people at more than 65 manufacturing facilities and over 85 offices in North America, Europe, Southeast Asia and Oceania. The Company's common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE under the symbol ‘ATS’.

Paxiom Group | Overview

Paxiom Group is a leading provider of primary, secondary, and end-of-line packaging machines with more than 30 years of industry expertise.

Operating from four global facilities, with a passionate and focused staff of professionals, we also have a strong national service presence, the ability to provide systems integration, and an installed base that includes more than 7,000 machines across the world.

Paxiom Group offers a wide range of primary and secondary packaging technologies, servicing industries that range from food, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, industrial, and cannabis.  Paxiom’s Sale and Service operation is located in Las Vegas, NV, with its primary manufacturing sites in Montreal (WeighPack Systems); Miami, FL (EndFlex); and Shanghai, China (Kang-Di).

Packaging solutions include Vertical and Horizontal Form Fill Seal, Pre-made pouch bagging, flow wrapping, cartoning, and bag-in-box solutions. Their filling technology includes auger powder filling, weigh filling for solids, multi-point depositors, and pre-roll automation for cannabis. Additionally, they offer a number of integrated and robotic solutions for customers in the packaging space.

THE POSITION

As President you are responsible to meet and exceed growth & profitability targets for the Paxiom Group products and develop next-generation strategy. Drive and deliver growth across the Paxiom business through full P&L responsibility of the group of businesses.

• Drive business objective achievement through effective cross-functional and regional relationship building and effective.
• Prioritization of business objectives.
• Develop marketplace opportunities, lead sales pursuits, oversee internal processes, and provide employee leadership in the achievement of common goals.
• Design and implement a strong strategic plan growing the bottom-line profit growth and increasing customer base.
• Be a change agent for culture and mind-set within the business in line with strategic plan for the future.
• Ensure a safe and engaged workforce and customer satisfaction, in collaboration with regional managers, peers, employees and cross-functional teams.
• As a direct-report to the President, ATS Packaging and Food Technologies, participate in leadership and strategic discussions across the group.
• Provide a structure for growth through M&A and internal reorganization to add OEM’s within the Packaging space to the Paxiom Group of Companies, with minimal overhead addition (ie, ability to leverage resources and talents existing in the business).
• Travel expected (Sites, Customers, Tradeshows, etc.) at least 25%.

• Extensive experience in capital equipment or automated systems
• Experienced with Engineered-to-Order work
• Deep experience and understanding in both the Operations and Commercial side of business
• Global leadership experience with cross-cultural experience.
• A balance of strong strategy and execution capability
• Ability to architect and lead a balanced portfolio of offerings
• History of P&L ownership with consistent profitable growth
• Thrive in a lean, decentralized organizational structure.
• Skilled at moving with agility and resilience around obstacles/setbacks
• Proven business acumen and savvy
• Highly effective communicator with exceptional relationship and stakeholder management
• Respected leader with diverse followership across functions and geographies
• Motivator of high-performing senior teams
• Driver of innovation and breakthrough
• Experience with Packaging technologies is an asset
• An advanced degree and/or MBA is desirable

• Bring an enterprise mindset to the executive team, providing strategic input on all aspects of the business.
• Develop and implement strategies to deliver on group aspirations for growth and value creation through both organic and inorganic means.
• Drive differentiation and diversification through innovation, acquisition, and a passion for continual improvement.
• Strategize an initial turnaround phase with an evolving business and industry

• Deliver consistent year-over-year improvement in revenue, EBITDA, and cash through active management and oversight of key metrics.
• Enhance management capability, alignment, and performance through leveraging the company’s business management system that is grounded in the organization’s core values: People, Process, Performance

• Attract, develop, and retain industry-leading diverse talent.
• Foster a high-performance, inclusive, and engaging culture that is known for collaboration and innovative ideas to constantly improve the business.
• Represent the purpose and values of the group in all interactions with stakeholders, both internal and external