Director of Manufacturing
Reports to: Executive Vice President
Work Environment: Onsite — Manufacturing Floor-Based Position
Position Overview
The Director of Manufacturing leads all manufacturing operations, ensuring safe, consistent, and scalable production. This role is responsible for establishing disciplined manufacturing systems, maintaining effective production controls, and developing the people, infrastructure, and capabilities necessary to support business growth.
Quality and dimensional integrity are fundamental to success in this position. The Director of Manufacturing is accountable for ensuring that all components meet engineering specifications, blueprint requirements, and established tolerances.
As the senior manufacturing leader, this individual is responsible for manufacturing capability, operational stability, throughput capacity, and sustained production performance across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Ensure safety across all manufacturing operations.
Maintain accountability for component quality and compliance with engineering specifications, blueprints, and tolerance requirements.
Scale production capabilities to meet business objectives and growth demands.
Deliver consistent, on-time performance across all programs.
Maximize throughput, productivity, and operational efficiency.
Establish, monitor, and sustain manufacturing key performance indicators (KPIs).
Develop and continuously improve manufacturing systems, processes, and workforce capabilities.
Operations & Production Management
Lead manufacturing operations across all production functions.
Establish and maintain production control systems, scheduling frameworks, and operational readiness standards.
Develop and sustain manufacturing operating rhythms, governance structures, and decision-making processes.
Ensure production systems, standards, and controls are clearly defined, implemented, and consistently maintained.
Lead equipment strategy, readiness planning, upgrades, and long-term capacity development.
Support capital investment decisions through business justification and return-on-investment (ROI) analysis.
Ensure manufacturing systems, technology, and infrastructure support long-term growth, scalability, and operational performance.
People & Organizational Capability
Establish skill standards and role requirements across manufacturing functions.
Develop and oversee the manufacturing training strategy and training system framework.
Create and maintain a comprehensive manufacturing training matrix.
Determine appropriate internal and external training approaches, including in-house programs, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), vendors, and technical training providers.
Develop workforce capabilities, succession depth, and manufacturing leadership talent.
Ensure workforce structure supports scalability, continuity, and operational resilience.
Delivery, Performance & Accountability
Align manufacturing priorities with Quality, Mission Assurance, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Sales/Programs.
Translate business objectives into clear, actionable manufacturing priorities.
Own manufacturing KPIs, performance dashboards, and reporting processes.
Provide executive leadership with visibility into manufacturing performance, operational risks, constraints, and improvement opportunities.
Lead manufacturing risk identification, mitigation planning, and ongoing risk management.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related field.
Lean or continuous improvement certification preferred.
Experience
15+ years of experience in complex manufacturing environments.
Demonstrated leadership across multiple manufacturing functions.
Experience scaling manufacturing systems, production capabilities, and operations.
Strong background in machining, fabrication, and advanced manufacturing.
Experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).
Core Capabilities
Manufacturing systems design, implementation, and control.
Operational governance and production control.
Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
Workforce development and training system design.
Capital planning and ROI analysis support.
Executive communication and performance reporting.
Accountability-driven leadership and performance management.
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