The Director of Manufacturing will oversee the Manufacturing and assembly  of the operation with a staff of 250, including 5 Managers, and ensuring effective and efficient use of facilities and staff while achieving operational goals and objectives, while utilizing Lean Manufacturing tools.

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Oversees and participates in the recruitment, hiring, and training of manufacturing employees, including management or 5 Managers with P&L ownership.
• Oversees schedules and assignments for the location.
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.
• Provides a servant leadership environment for operational team and individual contributors.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Oversees the manufacture of products, ensuring production, performance, and quality standards are consistently met.
• Work with manufacturing concepts to improve overall operation including Design for Excellence, Lean Manufacturing, Production Process development and validation.
• Work to optimize high product mix, mid volume manufacturing and assembly operation, utilizing Lean Manufacturing methods and tools.
• Advise the team on status of supplier management and procurement principles through supply agreements to ensure continuity of material supplier to support manufacturing output.
• Reviews production reports to ensure safety, quality, financial, and delivery goals and standards are met.

• Work across functional groups to understand key metrics that affect the overall business needs (output and financial) at the plant level, down to the work-cell level.
• Develop meaningful manufacturing metrics that are aligned to the overall business needs for the goals and the plant, from Management to Work-Cell level.
• Hold Managers and Supervisors accountable to developed metrics (output, Quality, Financials, throughput, etc.)
• Ensures a healthy and safe working environment, and compliance with federal and state regulations, through collaboration with environmental, health, and safety staff.
• Assists chief operating officer with long-range operating goals, expansion efforts, and implementation of new and advanced technology.
• Identifies and shares training opportunities for staff to build and improve skills.
• Organizes departmental management structure and teams for optimal, efficient operations.
• Works with chief financial officer to develop operating budget.
• Delivers progress and production reports to executive team members as requested.
• Supervises equipment purchase, maintenance, and layout.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High product mix, low volume manufacturing
• Diverse Manufacturing experience.
• Working knowledge of supplier management and procurement principles to ensure continuity and support manufacturing output.
• Assembly and job shop type manufacturing and assembly.
• Experience with manufacturing and engineering concepts including Lean-
• Manufacturing, Design for Excellence (DFX), DFMA
• Experience leading and directing others (team of 5 Managers)
  Managers) and 250 employees including Engineering, Product Assembly, and Production Planning.
• Demonstrated success in developing a team, not just managing the team, and implementing a vision to support and achieve goals.
• Experience with Production Process Development and Validation.
• Ability to implement apply and implement best practices.
• Experience with machining, electronic or electrical assembly.
• Experience with workflow optimization and improvements.
• Excellent organizational and managerial skills.
• Thorough understanding of the policies and practices used in the manufacturing division.
• Ability to set long-term goals and communicate them to others.
• Ability to motivate and organize multiple efforts to accomplish goals.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required; Master’s degree preferred.
• At least ten years of experience in industrial management required, within a high mix low volume manufacturing and assembly operation.
• Experience Directing a Manufacturing and Assembly operation with direct manager reports, in a high product mix, mid to low volume manufacturing operation.
• Demonstrated servant leader with measurable achievements in improving manufacturing operations.