Director of Operations

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The Director of Operations will oversee all production and facility operations at ALIGN Precision Philadelphia, ensuring seamless execution across precision machining, assembly, and cleanroom environments. This role will serve as the operational hub, coordinating with the Director of Planning & Delivery and Director of Quality to deliver on customer commitments while driving efficiency, safety, and culture. Reporting directly to the Site General Manager, the Director of Operations will translate strategic goals into daily execution and long‑term capability building.

• Production & Facilities
  • Provide leadership to a staff of Production Supervisors and CNC Programmers.
  • Lead machining, CNC programming, assembly, and cleanroom operations.
  • In cooperation with the Director of Maintenance, oversee facilities management, equipment utilization, and preventive maintenance.
  • Ensure Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost targets are consistently achieved.
  • Develop the operations and capital equipment budget.
  • Champion 5S workplace organization.
• Scheduling & Capacity Planning
  • Develop daily plans and execute production schedules against the master schedule.
  • Cooperate with Planning and Delivery through the SIOP process providing inputs into capacity planning and modeling, aligning with the supply chain and customer demand.
  • Partner with Planning and Delivery to balance inventory strategies with operational readiness.
  • Collaborate with Quality and Engineering to embed process controls and ensure compliance.
• Continuous Improvement
  • Drive Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen initiatives across production areas working closely with Engineering.
  • Implement systems for performance metrics, accountability, and operational transparency.
  • Champion waste reduction, cycle time improvement, and productivity gains.
• Culture & Leadership
  • Build a culture of engagement, accountability, and innovation.
  • Mentor supervisors and team leads, fostering psychological safety and high performance.
  • Facilitate employee engagements and cross‑functional collaboration to surface systemic themes.
• Cross‑Functional Alignment
  • Act as the connective agent between Planning and Delivery, Quality, Engineering, Program Management and Business Development.
  • Support business development by ensuring operational readiness of our expanded cleanroom and CNC automation for new verticals.
  • Collaborate with leadership to embed strategic operating systems across the enterprise.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related field.
• 10+ years of leadership experience in precision machining, semi‑conductor, aerospace, medical devices, or advanced manufacturing.
• Proven success in production leadership, scheduling, and facilities management.
• Strong background in Lean, Six Sigma, and operational excellence.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and team‑building skills.
• Ability to balance strategic vision with hands‑on execution.

• Communications – Exhibits good listening and comprehension.
• Business Acumen – Understands business implications of decisions; displays orientation to profitability; demonstrates knowledge of market and competition. Aligns work with strategic goals.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or…