Director of Manufacturing Operations

Airlite Plastics is a premier, privately held, family-owned manufacturer headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Our family style and personal culture is what makes Airlite an amazing place to grow and build a successful career. Airlite’s company values of unquestionable integrity and respect and appreciation for each other are at the core of our success! These values set a strong foundation to build on where we can ‘wow’ our customers with innovative products and sustainable solutions and continuously improve our processes and efficiencies. Our product lines include rigid plastic containers and lids for food packaging and cosmetics, dry powder scoops, plastic drink cups, shipping containers, industrial strength insulated concrete forms (ICF) and sustainable permeable paving systems. As pioneers in our industry, focused on sustainable solutions, we strive to provide our customers with top-notch service and quality, which aligns with our award-winning products. As Airlite continues to grow and expand, we are excited to add new roles across our organization to support increasing customer demand and future innovation. This is an exciting time to join our team and be part of a company investing in people, technology, and long-term success. How would you contribute? This role is a contributing member of our team located in Nazareth, PA. As a Director of Operations you are a key to continued growth and success of Airlite. The Director of Operations provides strategic and operational leadership for manufacturing operations across assigned Airlite Locations. This role is responsible for Production, Maintenance, and Engineering and ensures operational strategies, resources, and priorities are aligned with business objectives. This role will drive operational excellence through strong leadership, development of site leadership teams, continuous improvement, effective use of performance metrics, and disciplined execution. A key focus of this position is building leadership capability throughout the organization by coaching and developing managers and supervisors as the operations continue to grow and evolve. The Director will balance consistent operational expectations across locations while recognizing the unique needs and autonomy of each facility. Essential Duties: Provide strategic leadership and direction for Production, Maintenance, and Engineering across the Nazareth and Lakeville facilities. Lead, coach, and develop operational leaders, strengthening leadership capability, accountability, decision-making, and succession readiness throughout the organization. Establish operational priorities, goals, and KPIs and use performance data to drive accountability and continuous improvement. Ensure manufacturing operations consistently achieve objectives related to safety, quality, delivery, productivity, efficiency, and cost. Partner with site leadership to develop and execute operational plans that support business growth, capacity requirements, equipment needs, and organizational objectives. Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve manufacturing processes, equipment reliability, labor effectiveness, throughput, and overall operational performance. Provide leadership for capital projects, equipment installations, process improvements, and other operational initiatives in partnership with Engineering and Maintenance. Evaluate organizational structure, staffing, and leadership needs and develop teams capable of supporting current operations and future growth. Promote consistency and sharing of best practices between facilities while allowing each operation to respond effectively to its specific business and manufacturing needs. Partner cross-functionally with Quality, Supply Chain, Safety, Human Resources, Finance, Sales, Customer Service, and other functions to resolve issues and achieve business objectives. Develop and manage operational budgets, forecasts, capital requirements, and resource plans in alignment w…

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