Director of Operations

About the role

The Director of Operations provides strategic leadership and executive oversight for all manufacturing and quality functions within the large-scale motor and generator facility. This role is responsible for the holistic performance of production, maintenance, safety, and supply chain integration. The Director focuses on long-term scaling, financial performance, and organizational health, ensuring that departmental leadership has the resources, strategy, and cross-functional alignment necessary to meet corporate growth objectives.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute high-level manufacturing strategies; translate corporate goals into actionable operational benchmarks for departmental management.
• Total Quality Oversight: Serve as the ultimate authority for the Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring facility-wide adherence to rigorous standards (ISO 9001) and fostering a "zero-defect" culture.
• Financial & CAPEX Stewardship: Own the total operational budget, including P&L responsibility. Evaluate and approve capital expenditures (CAPEX) for technology, automation, and facility modernization.
• Operational Integration: Synchronize activities between Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, and R&D to ensure seamless product development and optimized manufacturing flow.
• Performance Governance: Accountable for macro-level KPIs—including EBITDA, Total Cost of Quality, Capacity Utilization, and Safety EMR—using data-driven insights to pivot strategies.
• Talent & Culture Development: Mentor and develop the next tier of operational leadership, ensuring a high-performance culture rooted in accountability, safety, and professional growth.
• Regulatory & ITAR Compliance: Act as the primary advocate for U.S. export control laws (ITAR/EAR). Ensure the facility maintains a robust compliance framework where regulatory integrity is never compromised by production speed.
• Safety Excellence: Champion a "safety first" environment, ensuring the leadership team enforces total compliance with OSHA and environmental regulations.

Qualifications

• Education: BS in Engineering, Business, or Operations Management required; MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.
• Experience: 12+ years of progressive leadership in heavy manufacturing (ideally rotating equipment), with at least 5 years in an executive or multi-departmental management role.
• Strategic Acumen: Proven expertise in Lean/Six Sigma transformation, multi-million-dollar budget management, and long-range resource planning.
• Technical Literacy: High proficiency in ERP systems, project management software, and the Microsoft 365 suite.