Director of Manufacturing

Description: The Director of Manufacturing provides strategic and operational leadership for manufacturing operations across multiple facilities in various states. This position is accountable for driving consistent performance in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, labor efficiency, and cost while building strong operational leadership and scalable processes across the organization. The Director develops and executes operational strategies aligned with the company’s mission, vision, and business objectives and partners closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, Sales, Finance, and People/HR to align manufacturing capacity and resources with company priorities and customer demand. This position is also responsible for developing operations leaders and cultivating a high-performing, collaborative, and accountable workplace culture. Compensation & Benefits Salary: $135,000 – $155,000 annually, depending on qualifications, experience, and demonstrated leadership capabilities. Benefits Package Includes: Medical, dental, and vision insurance 401(k) with employer match Generous PTO including vacation and paid holidays Short- and long-term disability coverage Life insurance Employee assistance program Opportunities for growth and development Bonus opportunity Requirements: Provide strategic and operational leadership for manufacturing operations across all company facilities, establishing consistent expectations, priorities, and accountability for safety, quality, delivery, productivity, labor efficiency, and cost. Partner closely with Manufacturing Engineering and Design Engineering to ensure manufacturability, effective execution of design intent, resolution of production issues, and successful implementation of process improvements. Establish clear operational and production quality expectations and hold site leadership accountable for achieving established safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives. Ensure that plant management and production employees maintain compliance with ISO standards and other quality systems. Ensure timely, high-quality product delivery by coordinating production capacity, resources, staffing, and priorities across facilities to align manufacturing output with customer demand. Define expectations and accountability for RMA and rework processes to meet customer quality and delivery expectations in coordination with Engineering, Customer Success, Planning, and Supply Chain. Oversee the development and maintenance of robust training and cross-training programs for production employees to build workforce flexibility, support succession planning, and ensure adherence to work instructions, quality standards, safety requirements, and productivity expectations. Partner closely with Supply Chain, Logistics, Inventory, and Fulfillment to ensure end-to-end operational alignment and readiness. Serve as a strategic operations partner to Sales, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, and other organizational functions to align operational capabilities with business priorities and customer requirements. Drive successful implementation of engineering changes and new product introductions through collaboration with Design Engineering, Production Control, Manufacturing Engineering, and Supply Chain. Establish, monitor, and drive improvement against key operational performance indicators, including safety, quality, on-time delivery, productivity, labor efficiency, overtime, scrap/rework, capacity utilization, and manufacturing cost. Use performance data, cost tracking, and variance analysis to identify trends, address performance gaps, and drive continuous improvement Provide leadership, oversight, and accountability for workplace safety performance and compliance across all manufacturing sites, ensuring alignment with OSHA requirements and internal safety policies and procedures. Build organizational bench strength by coaching, mentoring, developing, and evaluating Plant Managers and other opera…

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