Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management

Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain Operations

Packaging Machinery/Assembly Machinery/Industrial Machinery

Filamatic designs and builds complex industrial filling and integrated packaging systems serving the pharmaceutical, biotech, diagnostic, cosmetic and cannabis markets. For more than seventy years, the company’s success has been driven by disciplined execution, technical excellence, and a deep commitment to developing people through continuous improvement. We operate under the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) and seek a commercially adept and results oriented individual who will collaborate with the Executive team, and conduct cross‑functional planning with Sales, Engineering, and Finance.

The Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain Operations has end‑to‑end accountability for the manufacturing and supply chain value stream—spanning supplier strategy and material planning through fabrication, assembly, testing, and delivery of complex industrial machinery. This role is responsible for the integrated performance of Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and supporting operational functions to ensure predictable delivery, working capital efficiency, and scalable growth.

Reporting to the President and serving as a core member of the senior leadership team. The Director has full accountability for delivery performance, supplier reliability, lead time, inventory turns, gross margin, and working capital, while developing future leaders across manufacturing and supply chain.

This position will also be responsible for implementing and managing a company wide Quality program built on Lean Manufacturing principles. The purpose of the role is not simply to prioritize, execute and manage output, but to build a stable, capable operating system that consistently delivers customer value while developing people at every level.

Results are expected to be achieved through strong processes, disciplined daily management, and respect for people, not through heroics or firefighting. This includes designing and sustaining planning systems that tightly connect demand, supply availability, and manufacturing execution.

The successful candidate will have a fiscally conservative perspective, with a constant eye on cashflow, and a proven track record of enabling the growth of bookings and profits and reducing costs.

• Lead and manage an integrated manufacturing and supply chain organization, including sourcing, material planning, machine fabrication, assembly, testing, and delivery—ensuring flow across engineering, suppliers, and operations.
• Implementation and management of Lean Enterprise Program across the enterprise, including daily management, standard work, flow, pull systems, and visual controls, while adapting these principles to a mixed‑mode, engineered-to-order and build to design environment.
• Development of Filamatic leaders and teams through mentorship, evaluations, 1 on 1’s, formal training, and coaching to ensure succession plans are in place for key roles.
• Develop and execute a supply chain strategy that ensures material availability, capacity alignment, cost control, and risk mitigation. Build long‑term supplier partnerships emphasizing early supplier involvement, capacity planning, and shared problem‑solving.
• Facilities management and Environmental Health and Safety are integral responsibilities. Safety, quality, and environmental stewardship are expected to be built into daily work through standard processes and leadership rather than managed as separate programs.
• Make recommendations on capital expenditure, and for improvements to increase capacity and quality.
• The Director actively contributes to enterprise strategy through the collaborative planning process, ensuring alignment between long‑term objectives and daily execution.
• Enterprise responsibility with Blue Collar DNA that is not afraid to roll their sleeves up, eliminate roadblocks with a “Get Stuff Done” mentality, never losing sight of the results that need to be achieved.
• Own the integration of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), material planning, and manufacturing execution through the ERP system to enable data‑driven…