Senior Director, Operations - West Region
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United States, Pacific or Mountain time zonesFull-TimeDirector
Salary$230,000 - $250,000+ per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 12+ years of manufacturing experience; 5+ years of people-leadership experience
- Required Skills
- Operations Management
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or business; Master's degree preferred.
- 12+ years of manufacturing experience across areas such as packaging, process engineering, warehousing, and assembly.
- 5+ years of people-leadership experience with demonstrated success developing teams.
- Prior plant management experience required.
- Multi-site leadership experience required.
- Proven application of lean tools and systems to drive sustained continuous improvement.
- Demonstrated success leading transformational change in operations, culture, and team capability.
- Experience navigating complex operational challenges and delivering performance turnarounds.
- Operational and financial acumen with experience overseeing key performance metrics.
- Strong understanding of supply chain functions including planning, logistics, quality, materials management, and inventory control.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to travel up to 50% within region as required.
Responsibilities
- Lead operational culture by building a high-performance, values-aligned environment across all manufacturing sites.
- Drive manufacturing excellence by advancing the manufacturing excellence roadmap and ensuring accountability for results.
- Embed lean practices by implementing lean systems and root-cause problem solving to improve processes and engagement.
- Oversee new product introduction by ensuring successful piloting and launch of new products.
- Ensure safety and quality by maintaining safe operations, protecting company assets, and upholding quality compliance and Right-First-Time performance.
- Develop talent and capability by building leadership and technical skills through targeted development and clear priorities.
- Optimize the cost structure by leading simplification and COGS-reduction initiatives to deliver year-over-year savings.
- Forecast workforce needs by determining workforce size and skill mix through data-driven planning.
- Oversee equipment and CQV by guiding new equipment planning and ensuring effective Commissioning, Qualification, and Verification processes.
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