Operations Director

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for all functions within the Nuevo Laredo facility, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer requirements, and Emerson values.
• Lead and develop a high-performing organization that promotes collaboration, continuous learning, inclusion, accountability, and employee engagement.
• Coach and support leaders across the site by establishing clear expectations, fostering professional development, and building organizational capability and succession pipelines.
• Champion a culture of safety, integrity, quality, and operational excellence across all levels of the organization.
• Drive manufacturing performance to achieve customer commitments, production targets, quality objectives, and on-time delivery goals across domestic, international, and intercompany operations.
• Develop and execute operational plans that optimize capacity, scheduling, resource allocation, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Partner with commercial, customer service, engineering, and global functional teams to resolve customer challenges and enhance overall customer satisfaction.
• Lead operational readiness and execution for product transfers, new product introductions, and other strategic initiatives.
• Own the site's profit and loss performance, including the development and execution of annual operating plans, budgets, forecasts, and cost improvement initiatives.
• Drive productivity, profitability, and sustainable cost competitiveness through effective manufacturing, purchasing, inventory, and resource management strategies.
• Monitor operational and financial performance metrics and implement actions that support growth, margin improvement, and business objectives.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, and other problem-solving methodologies to enhance efficiency, quality, and customer value.
• Ensure compliance with quality management systems, regulatory requirements, environmental standards, and workplace safety programs.
• Drive improvements in quality performance, inventory accuracy, inventory optimization, and supply chain effectiveness.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers, customers, community stakeholders, and global business partners to support long-term operational success.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, technical knowledge, and relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex manufacturing or operations environments with responsibility for multiple business functions.
• Experience managing operational and financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, cost management, and profitability initiatives.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality systems, supply chain operations, materials management, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience leading and developing diverse teams in a multi-level manufacturing organization.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate strategic objectives into sustainable operational results.
• Ability to build effective relationships and influence stakeholders across functions, regions, and organizational levels.
• Knowledge of safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory compliance requirements within a manufacturing environment.
• Effective communication, change management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to travel as required to support business and operational objectives.

Skills

• You consistently build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• You create an environment where people can do their best work by developing talent, providing coaching, and supporting growth opportunities.
• You make sound and timely decisions, even in complex situations, based on a balance of analysis, experience, and business priorities.
• You drive results by establishing clear goals, maintaining accountability, and demonstrating resilience and adaptability in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading a manufacturing facility with full site accountability, including profit and loss ownership.
• Experience within industrial manufacturing, automation, engineered products, capital equipment, or related industries.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, operational excellence programs, and continuous improvement frameworks.
• Experience supporting global manufacturing operations, product transfers, or multi-site operations.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 quality management systems and customer-focused quality improvement programs.
• Experience leading large-scale organizational development, workforce planning, and succession management initiatives.
• Bilingual communication skills in English and Spanish.
• Advanced degree in business, engineering, operations management, or a related field.