Director of Plant Operations

Responsibilities include: Own site P&L and lead the operational transformation across safety, quality, delivery, cost, people, and reliability. Lead from the shop floor through daily Gemba, coaching, and fast corrective action Run daily, weekly, and monthly operating reviews with stakeholders. Improve output, schedule attainment, labor productivity, conversion cost, on-time delivery, uptime, and working capital. Deploy standard work, visual management, root-cause problem solving, and continuous improvement. Tighten planning, material flow, inventory transactions, routing accuracy, and work-order control. Partner with internal teams on BOMs, routings, quoting inputs, and margin. Drive accountability for operational effectiveness. Lead equipment reliability, PM compliance, critical spares, downtime reduction, and capital priorities. Develop supervisors and frontline leaders while holding high standards for safety, attendance, and work discipline.

Qualifications & Experience: Bachelor’s in industrial engineering, operations, business, or related field preferred; equivalent experience accepted.10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership with plant or multi-department operations ownership. Proven experience leading operational transformation and change management. Industrial manufacturing background strongly preferred. Demonstrated success deploying Lean, Operational Excellence, or a comparable operating system. Strong command of planning, maintenance, quality, labor productivity, cost control, inventory, and conversion cost. Practical and credible hands-on leader who is structured and persistent in closing gaps. Experience using ERP and operating data to improve execution and financial results. Ability to lead hourly and salaried teams through change. Military leadership experience strongly preferred.