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Role Overview Richardson Executive Search is hiring a Director of Operations & Manufacturing. This is a full-time role in CA. posted today. applications are still in the early window, before most candidates have applied. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.## Resume Keywords to Include Make sure these keywords appear in your resume to improve ATS scoring
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Job Description THE OPPORTUNITY We have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Operations & Manufacturing to lead a complex, large scale manufacturing operation within a highly regulated environment. Reporting to the Vice President, Manufacturing and Operations, the Director of Operations & Manufacturing is responsible for the leadership and overall management of the operation, including oversight for staffing, production, safety, environmental stewardship, security, and operational performance.
The role is accountable for ensuring manufacturing assets and processes are resilient, agile, and efficient to meet customer and shareholder expectations while fostering a workplace where employees feel physically and psychologically safe, accountable, engaged, and supported in their development.
Working closely with Executive Leadership and cross-functional teams, the Director of Operations & Manufacturing will lead efforts to identify, prioritize, and mitigate operational risks, strengthen workforce engagement, and deliver operational and financial objectives. The successful candidate will ensure the safe, efficient, and sustainable use of plant resources and equipment while developing clear plans for improvement, investment, training, and staffing to support both current and future operational requirements.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE The ideal candidate is an experienced manufacturing leader who combines operational discipline with strong people leadership. They have successfully led large-scale manufacturing operations and possess the ability to balance safety, workforce engagement, operational performance, and financial results within a complex and highly regulated environment.
A respected and visible leader, they build trust and credibility with employees, leadership, partners, and stakeholders, creating alignment across functions and bringing people together to achieve common objectives. They thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy delivering on challenges while meeting customer timelines and specifications.
They have experience leading large, unionized manufacturing operations and understand the importance of fostering productive labour relations. They work collaboratively within collective agreement environments while maintaining a strong focus on safety, accountability, workforce engagement, and operational performance.
The successful candidate creates a culture of accountability by establishing clear expectations, providing candid feedback, and reinforcing performance standards while maintaining psychological safety and respect. They bring a demonstrated ability to identify, prioritize, and mitigate risk, develop and mobilize plans, and execute with consistency and rigor.### RESPONSIBILITIES Operational Leadership
* Provide overall leadership and direction for manufacturing operations, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and operational priorities.
* Deliver operational, financial, quality, and customer service targets through effective planning, execution, and performance management.
* Ensure manufacturing assets, systems, and processes remain resilient, efficient, and capable of meeting current and future business requirements.
* Lead the development and execution of operational improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, reliability, quality, and cost effectiveness.
Risk, Safety & Compliance
* Promote physical and psychological safety throughout the organization while reinforcing accountability at all levels.
* Establish and maintain a culture where safety, environmental stewardship, security, and operational risk management are foundational priorities.
* Identify, assess, prioritize, and mitigate operational risks across the operation.
* Ensure compliance with all regulatory, safety, environmental, security, and quality requirements.
People Leadership
* Lead, mentor, and develop a large and diverse workforce through a team of operational leaders.
* Foster a culture of trust, inclusion, accountability, engagement, and continuous development.
* Support workforce planning, succession planning, leadership development, and organizational capability building.
* Build and maintain positive and productive working relationships across all levels of the organization.
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