Site Leader - Manufacturing

MDC Precision is a leading provider of high- and ultra-high-vacuum components, engineered solutions, and precision manufacturing services supporting advanced technology industries worldwide. Our products and capabilities serve customers across semiconductor, aerospace, research, life sciences, and other highly engineered markets where quality, reliability, and precision are critical.

MDC Precision operates through a collaborative, matrixed organizational structure in which site operations work closely with functional leaders across Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Human Resources, Sales, and other areas of the business.

The Site Leader, Texas is the senior operational leader responsible for the day-to-day performance of MDC Precision’s Texas manufacturing facility, which currently employs approximately 30 team members.

This role provides leadership for site operations with primary accountability for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, and operational execution. The Site Leader ensures that company objectives, operating priorities, and performance expectations are effectively translated into action at the site level.

Operating within MDC Precision’s matrix organization, the Site Leader works closely with functional leaders across the company to ensure the facility has the appropriate capable resources, support, processes, and organizational alignment necessary to achieve its objectives.

The position has responsibility for managing site operating costs, productivity, operations staffing, capacity, and overall operational performance. While the Site Leader is expected to demonstrate financial and business acumen, broader P'L ownership, commercial strategy, business development, and corporate strategy remain shared or centralized responsibilities within MDC Precision.

• Lead the day-to-day operations of the Texas manufacturing facility and establish clear priorities and accountability for site performance.
• Drive performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Efficiency, Productivity, and direct reports metrics.
• Ensure production schedules, customer delivery requirements, staffing, materials, equipment, and capacity are effectively coordinated.
• Establish a strong culture of safety, quality, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Lead, coach, and develop the site’s operational direct workforce.
• Manage site operating expenses, labor productivity, manufacturing efficiency, inventory performance, and cost-improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Finance on budgets, forecasts, cost controls, and financial performance.
• Partner with Quality leadership to ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and MDC Precision requirements.
• Ensure compliance with established environmental, health, safety, quality, and operational policies and procedures.
• Coordinate closely with Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Human Resources, Finance, Sales, and other functional leaders within MDC’s matrix organization.
• Drive Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, waste reduction, productivity, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Identify operational constraints, capacity requirements, equipment needs, and process improvements and develop appropriate recommendations.
• Support capital planning and implementation of approved equipment, automation, facility, and capacity investments.
• Support customer requirements and serve as an operational escalation point when significant manufacturing, quality, or delivery issues arise.
• Communicate site performance, risks, resource requirements, and improvement priorities to executive and functional leadership.
• Execute company initiatives and strategic priorities at the site level.
• Maintain a visible leadership presence throughout the…