Director of CI & Manufacturing

Position: Director of CI & Manufacturing Performance
CSP is the industry leader in the formulation and molding of lightweight, advanced composite components for the transportation industries. As an innovative, full-service Tier One supplier, we offer an entrepreneurial environment where you're only limited by your own imagination. In addition to our team-focused environment, we provide industry-leading benefits, called BENEfits4U. Our comprehensive offering includes: affordable medical, dental, and vision care;

flexible spending accounts; life insurance; 401k with company match and much, much more.
** Job Description
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* Essential Job Functions:

**** Partner with the VP of Manufacturing to develop and execute annual manufacturing strategies, operational priorities, and multi-year continuous improvement roadmaps.
* Translate organizational manufacturing objectives into measurable improvement initiatives across the manufacturing network.
* Collaborate with Regional Directors of Operations to align plant-level improvement priorities with enterprise manufacturing objectives.
* Support the evaluation and prioritization of capital investments, operational improvement opportunities, and resource requirements.
* Represent Manufacturing in cross-functional strategic discussions with Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other corporate functions, as delegated.
* Prepare and present manufacturing performance analyses, strategic recommendations, and operational updates to executive leadership.
* Identify opportunities to standardize manufacturing processes, improve operational efficiency, and strengthen performance accountability across facilities.
* Lead consolidated manufacturing budget tracking, financial performance reporting, and variance analysis across all manufacturing facilities in partnership with Finance.
* Collaborate with plant leadership and finance to identify cost reduction opportunities, productivity improvements, and operational efficiencies.
* Develop and maintain financial business cases for continuous improvement initiatives and proposed capital investments.
* Establish processes to quantify, validate, and track cost savings associated with manufacturing improvement projects.
* Analyze manufacturing cost drivers and recommend corrective actions to address unfavorable performance trends.
* Support annual budgeting and capital planning activities through operational analysis and financial recommendations.
* Partner with Finance to ensure consistency and accuracy in reporting improvement-related financial benefits.
* Establish and maintain a standardized manufacturing performance management framework across all facilities.
* Define and standardize key performance indicators, including Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), scrap, downtime, throughput, productivity, quality, and safety.
* Partner with Operations, Engineering, and IT to establish consistent manufacturing execution system (MES) reporting and data integrity standards.
* Develop dashboards and reporting tools that provide visibility into manufacturing performance and improvement opportunities.
* Lead weekly and monthly manufacturing performance reviews in collaboration with regional and plant leadership.
* Identify underperforming facilities and coordinate structured root-cause analysis and corrective action planning.
* Monitor progress against established performance targets and escalate significant performance risks and resource constraints to the Vice President of Manufacturing.
* Promote data-driven decision-making and accountability for measurable operational improvements.
* Develop and deploy standardized continuous improvement methodologies, tools, and operating practices across the manufacturing network.
* Establish expectations for the application of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and other operational excellence principles.
* Provide functional leadership, technical guidance, and coaching to plant-level Continuous Improvement Managers.
* Establish and facilitate a network-wide CI community of practice to promote training, knowledge sharing, and consistency in improvement methodologies.
* Review and prioritize plant-level continuous improvement project pipelines based on operational impact, financial return, and alignment with organizational objectives.
* Evaluate improvement initiatives to ensure appropriate project discipline, measurable results, and sustainability.
* Facilitate the replication of successful manufacturing practices across multiple facilities.
* Identify…