Manufacturing and Operations Director

Lead daily manufacturing operations to improve accountability, productivity, and labor efficiency. Initial focus is increasing labor efficiency from approximately 60% to 85% through stronger leadership, scheduling, staffing, and operational discipline. Opportunity to transition into a permanent Operations Manager role.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct day-to-day plant operations, including production, staffing, scheduling, maintenance, quality, safety, and shipping.
• Set and monitor daily production goals; track performance and drive accountability.
• Coach supervisors, evaluate team performance, and address staffing or performance issues.
• Improve efficiency by reducing downtime, scrap, overtime, rework, and production delays.
• Lead daily production meetings and establish consistent operating rhythms.
• Partner with Plant Manager, HR, and Finance to monitor labor, output, and operational metrics.
• Support implementation of RedZone and other continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of manufacturing operations leadership experience.
• Proven success improving labor productivity, throughput, quality, and operational performance.
• Strong hands-on leadership style with experience managing supervisors and production teams.
• Experience with scheduling, maintenance coordination, and performance management.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, STEM, Business, or related field preferred (equivalent experience considered).
• Lean manufacturing, MES, ERP, or RedZone experience is a plus.

Background Requirement

Experience as a Plant Manager, Operations Manager, Director of Operations, or senior manufacturing leader in a high-volume production environment.

Compensation

Competitive salary with potential performance incentives. This is a full-time, on-site leadership role requiring five days per week in the plant. Open to relocation package for the right employee.