Director of Operations

Core Leadership Capabilities

• Proven ability to build, align, and lead high-performing operational teams
• Creates clarity around roles, expectations, and outcomes
• Uses data and KPIs to drive execution and accountability
• Comfortable leading cultural change and reinforcing standards
• Communicates with confidence, consistency, and transparency
• Models collaboration across functions and sites

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Core Operations Leadership
• Serve as the primary point of accountability for operational performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people.
• Champion a One MMT mindset, aligning operational priorities with enterprise strategy and shared standards.
• Partner with peer site leaders to align and standardize best practices and leverage enterprise capabilities.
• Lead execution across manufacturing, machine shop, supply chain, warehouse, and shipping functions to achieve customer and business commitments.
• Team Building & Accountability
• Build and lead a multi-level leadership team grounded in trust, ownership, and results.
• Establish clear goals, metrics, and expectations for operational departments.
• Coach and develop leaders, reinforcing accountability through regular performance reviews and feedback.
• Foster a culture where issues are surfaced early, solved cross-functionally, and owned to completion.
• Operational Excellence
• Ensure daily excellence in manufacturing, machining, material flow, inventory management, and fulfillment operations.
• Promote a strong safety culture through proactive leadership, training, and engagement.
• Drive Lean, Continuous Improvement, and standard work across operational functions.
• Lead root-cause problem solving and support implementation of sustainable corrective actions across the organization.
• Cross-Functional Integration
• Partner closely with Engineering, Quality, Facilities, Finance, HR, and Sales to align resources and priorities toward common objectives.
• Serve as the key operational leader during acquisitions, ensuring operational stability, cultural alignment, and integration into MMT systems.
• Collaborate with sister sites to share talent, capacity, and best practices. Drive multi-site coordination across shared resources, capacity planning, best practice deployment, and operational alignment to support enterprise performance.
• Strategy Execution & Performance Management
• Translate corporate strategy into clear, executable operational plans.
• Establish and manage leading and lagging KPIs tied to safety, quality, delivery, cost, and growth.
• Review performance rigorously and adjust plans to meet or exceed commitments.
• Support site-level strategic initiatives through strong cross-functional execution and operational discipline.
• Financial Ownership
• Own operational performance against budget and profitability targets.
• Develop and manage operational budgets aligned with MMT financial objectives.
• Drive productivity, inventory, and cost improvements without compromising safety, quality, or delivery.
• Partner with Sales to support revenue growth through operational capability and execution.
• Reporting & Governance
• Provide clear, consistent reporting to the General Manager and senior leadership on operational performance, risks, and action plans.
• Support compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and ethical standards.
• Contribute to site-wide business reviews, strategic planning, and performance management processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Technology, or equivalent experience required.
• 10–15 years of progressive leadership experience in a regulated manufacturing environment (machining and/or medical devices preferred).
• Demonstrated success building accountable leadership teams and improving operational performance.
• Strong experience with Lean manufacturing, CI, and KPI-driven management.
• Proven financial acumen with full P&L responsibility.
• Working knowledge of ISO
• Experience leading or supporting acquired business integrations strongly preferred.