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Director, Technical Operations - Pelican Products, Inc.
Job in
Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, 01342, USA
Listed on 2026-09-12
Listing for:
OpenTalent
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-12
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma, Manufacturing Engineer, Automation & Mechatronics Engineer, Operations Management -
Manufacturing / Production
Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma, Manufacturing Engineer, Automation & Mechatronics Engineer, Operations Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Lead the site's Manufacturing Engineering, Mold Engineering, Maintenance, Equipment Reliability, Automation, and technical operations functions
- Build and develop a high-performing technical organization with strong leaders, clear accountability, technical standards, and succession plans
- Define and execute a long-term manufacturing modernization strategy across equipment, automation, tooling, technology, systems, and processes
- Drive improvements in safety, quality, productivity, throughput, capacity, cost, and overall manufacturing performance
- Lead injection and rotational mold engineering, including tooling performance, optimization, maintenance, lifecycle management, and technical problem-solving
- Transform Maintenance from a reactive model toward a proactive, reliability-centered organization through stronger preventive and predictive maintenance programs
- Improve equipment uptime and reliability by attacking recurring failures, downtime, process constraints, and operational losses at their root cause
- Develop and execute capital investment strategies for equipment, automation, tooling, infrastructure, and manufacturing capacity
- Lead major technical and capital projects from business case and justification through implementation and measurable results
- Evaluate and introduce new manufacturing technologies and automation that strengthen long-term capabilities and improve operational performance
- Partner closely with Operations to solve complex manufacturing challenges and ensure Engineering and Maintenance are responsive, service-oriented partners to production
- Champion Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, root cause analysis, and structured problem-solving
- Establish and manage technical KPIs including OEE, downtime, equipment reliability, preventive maintenance effectiveness, and project performance
- Partner across Operations, Quality, EHS, Supply Chain, Product Engineering, IT, and Finance to align technical priorities with business needs
- Coach and develop technical leaders while building a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and execution
- Perform additional duties as assigned
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- 10+ years of progressive experience across engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, or technical operations
- 5+ years of leadership experience managing engineering, maintenance, technical operations, or similar teams
- Demonstrated experience leading both Manufacturing Engineering and Maintenance in a complex manufacturing environment
- Strong expertise in equipment reliability, preventive and predictive maintenance, manufacturing processes, automation, and capital execution
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