Senior Director of Facilities

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Job Title: Senior Director of Facilities
Location-Type: Onsite- Chicago
Start Date Is: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Compensation Range: 200-250K
Benefits: This position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

Job Description:
The Senior Director of Facilities will lead the planning, launch, and long-term operations of a large-scale manufacturing facility, overseeing factory development, operational readiness, and ongoing production performance.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end launch of a 200,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility from site selection through operational ramp-up

• Oversee plant design, equipment selection, installation, and commissioning

• Build and lead a leadership team (7–8 direct leaders initially) and scale the organization to 100–200 employees

• Direct operations across manufacturing, engineering, quality, materials, warehouse, and maintenance functions

• Establish operational processes, KPIs, and systems for scalable production and operational excellence

• Manage large capital budgets and operational financial performance

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across production, safety, quality, and cost efficiency

• Ensure regulatory, environmental, and zoning compliance for facility operations

• Partner with HR to build workforce strategy, hiring plans, training programs, and employee engagement initiatives

• Provide executive-level updates on operational progress, milestones, and strategic planning

Requirements:

• Must-Haves:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Management, or related field

  • 10–15 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience

  • Proven experience launching and commissioning large-scale manufacturing facilities (200,000 sq. ft.)

  • Demonstrated success in greenfield site development and factory startup initiatives

  • Experience leading large manufacturing teams (200 employees) and multiple direct leaders

  • Strong operational expertise across production operations, manufacturing engineering, quality systems, materials management, and warehouse operations

  • Experience managing multimillion-dollar budgets and large capital projects

  • Strong leadership skills with experience building high-performing teams and leadership pipelines

  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to align executives and cross-functional stakeholders

• Nice-to-Haves:

  • Master's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Management, or related field

  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

  • Experience scaling operations during rapid manufacturing growth phases
    
    
    

Benefits:

• Health, dental, vision, 401k