Director, Advanced Manufacturing

What You’ll Do

• Lead capital project execution from concept through commissioning
• Ensure that capex investments translate to measurable gross margin expansion and cost reduction
• Manage FAT/SAT, installation, and ramp-up of major equipment and production lines
• Develop plant layouts, material flow designs, and utilities planning
• Build ROI models tied to labor productivity, throughput, scrap reduction, and safety improvements
• Minimize cost overruns, change orders
• Coordinate changes with plants across the enterprise
• Report monthly on project capital performance and forecasts

New Plant Startups & Expansions

• Serve as technical lead for greenfield site launches and brownfield expansions
• Minimize ramp losses, under-absorption while accelerating time to profitability
• Develop launch schedules, ramp plans, staffing models, and training strategies
• Cookordination with construction, utilities, IT, maintenance, safety, quality, and operations teams
• Ensure production readiness before start of production (SOP)

Technology & Automation Strategy

• Identify and implement new manufacturing technologies including: Automation, robotics, CNC equipment, saw lines, roll-forming, press lines, finishing systems, and material handling
• Lead pilots, proof-of-concepts, and standardization across sites
• Deliver improved YOY throughput, yield, labor efficiency, lower downtime
• Drive digital manufacturing initiatives (MES, OEE, data capture, SPC, condition monitoring)

Industrial Engineering & Continuous Improvement

• Perform time studies, line balancing, and capacity modeling
• Develop standard work, labor standards, PFMEAs, and control plans
• Participate in Lean manufacturing initiatives to improve safety, quality, and productivity
• Support union and non-union workforces through change management

Project & Stakeholder Leadership

• Build schedules, budgets, and risk registers
• Lead cross-functional teams across multiple internal plants and vendor partners
• Communicate progress, risks, and ROI to executive leadership