Sr. Director, Operations

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Maternity Leave, Life Insurance, Short‑Term Disability, Long‑Term Disability, Bereavement, 401(k) (up to 4% match with vesting from day
1), PTO, Paid Holidays, Employee Assistance Program, Education Assistance and more. We encourage healthy lifestyle choices and wellness opportunities.

Responsible for strategically and tactically developing, implementing, and communicating strategies, goals, and key data that improve supply chain performance and reduce costs. Manage operational excellence across supply chain, manufacturing value streams, and product lines; improve quality, assure regulatory compliance, and support competitive growth. Drive shop‑floor transformation and continuous‑improvement culture. Implement process‑oriented, data‑driven manufacturing strategy to maximize equipment utilization and reduce work in process.

• Lead and direct all manufacturing production and supply chain activities (production plans, scheduling, budgets, progress toward objectives)
• Collaborate across the supply‑chain network to insure multi‑source capability and reliability in product production and delivery
• Ensure a safe working environment and focus on risk reduction and elimination in the workplace
• Lead ongoing analysis of labor, machine, engineering, and facility capacity; develop growth plans for future demand
• Participate in planning of new products and processes (design, risk analysis, process validations)
• Monitor and analyze process performance in manufacturing and at suppliers
• Organize and promote company‑wide quality improvement efforts; improve the quality system’s overall compliance, effectiveness, and efficiency while reducing costs
• Lead the review of product failures, complaint investigations, and corrective/preventive actions
• Direct the supply‑planning function to support forecasting of inventory demands and track sales trends
• Manage purchasing activities, supplier base, and vendor performance
• Lead in customer experience, logistics, and product distribution areas of the business
• Attract, retain, hold accountable, and encourage individual performance and development of key personnel for future assignments through appropriate formal feedback, training, development, and other experiences
• Possess thorough knowledge of overall supply‑chain management including MRP, DRP, ERP, forecasting, manufacturing attainment, and on‑time/in‑full product delivery
• Comply with regulatory requirements (Quality Systems Regulations, ISO, MDD, Quality Manual, EHS, etc.) and stay abreast of emerging regulatory trends

This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, or activities that may be required of the employee. Duties may change at any time with or without notice.

We might be a great match if you have the following skills and experience.

• Strong leadership skills, including organizational skills and the ability to formulate and execute plans, and to instill teamwork within subordinate groups
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to execute supply‑chain and production area management through managers/supervisors to the shop floor across multiple shifts
• Ability to train and mentor manager and supervisor level employees effectively

Required: Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing discipline, engineering or business

Preferred: Master’s Degree

10+ years of progressive and extensive applicable work experience in manufacturing, logistics, quality, and/or engineering; medical technology background preferred.

• Manufacturing experience in one or more of the following disciplines (plus a bonus): medical device manufacturing, foundry, CNC machining, metal finishing, cleaning of metals/plastics, packaging, quality
• Proficiency and experience in capacity planning and development; budgeting for multiple profit centers; development of quality/productivity plans; new product process development; manufacturing flow analysis and implementation; personnel selection, management, and development; transformation and culture building