Director,Operations & Site Leader Job Morrisville area,North Carolina USA,Manufacturing / Production

Sensaria is a leader in the Wall Decor and Print-On-Demand industry. We operate 8+ e-commerce storefronts, two business-to-business brands, in-house art creation, and coast-to-coast production facilities. Sensaria brings moments and art to life. We are proud to be a leading innovator in our industry, enabling more for our customers; more products, more quality and speed. We are enthusiastic, we think bigger and work hard to unlock opportunity and achieve incredible results.
Where most see a blank canvas, Sensaria sees infinite possibility. The chance to impact the senses and shape a moment in time, realizing a vision of design and decor that can reinvent, renew, and revive. With equal parts, passion and operational excellence, Sensaria creates new ways to bring art and memories to life in any space. And through innovation, quality and speed, the company empowers unlimited growth potential for clientele.

Enabling more for customers; more efficiency, more creativity, and more moments of inspiration, Sensaria thinks bigger and bolder to unlock opportunity and achieve incredible results together.

I. ROLE PURPOSE The Site Leader’s primary mission is to transform the facility into a highly efficient, automated, world-class printing and image processing operation. This will be achieved by embedding Lean manufacturing principles into every aspect of the business, with a relentless focus on performance in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) and a disciplined 5S environment.

Ii. Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Lead a zero-harm culture through proactive risk identification, incident prevention, and full compliance with all EHS regulations, including air, water, and hazardous waste requirements tied to printing operations partnering across Sensaria sites to standardize safety practices.
Drive quality through standardization and structured problem-solving (RCA, Fishbone, 5 Whys) to eliminate defects across image production, product quality, and fulfillment, while upholding corporate and industry standards (including ISO frameworks) to consistently meet customer expectations.
Lead all aspects of production to optimize throughput, reduce lead times, and consistently achieve ≥98% on-time delivery, maximizing OEE across printing and automation assets and applying Lean tools such as Value Stream Mapping to eliminate bottlenecks and improve flow.
Own full site P&L and drive financial performance through labor optimization, waste reduction, and disciplined capital investment—managing departmental budgets (labor, materials, CAPEX), delivering against monthly, quarterly, and annual KPIs, and providing data-driven updates to executive leadership.
Build and lead a high-performing organization by recruiting, developing, and retaining top talent, partnering with HR to foster an "Employer of Choice" culture grounded in accountability, transparency, and engagement.
Serve as the site's Lean leader, embedding 5S, Kaizen, Leader Standard Work, and Managing for Daily Improvement into daily operations driving initiatives such as SMED, pull systems, Kanban, and visual management (e.g., Andon) to expose and eliminate waste.

Iii. Additional Tasks And Responsibilities

Own the site's technology and automation roadmap, evaluating and deploying new equipment, print technology, and automation to expand capacity, improve quality, and lower unit cost.
Drive capital project execution end-to-end from business case and justification through installation, qualification, and ramp ensuring projects deliver expected ROI and are commissioned on time and on budget.
Champion equipment reliability and uptime through a proactive maintenance strategy (preventive and predictive), minimizing unplanned downtime across printing and…