Operations Director

Operations Director

Date:
Jan 27, 2026

Functional Area: OPS - Operations
Career Stream: PRD - Production
Role: Director 1
Job Title: Operations Director 1
Job Code: DR1-OPS
Band: Level 12
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Directs the activities of some or all of the following departments responsible for the manufacture of printed circuit assemblies and related products: purchasing, planning, order fulfillment, production, distribution, facilities management, and asset management.
• Selects employees, assigns objectives, reviews performance and approves employee compensation.
• Coaches for improved performance, approves disciplinary actions and reassigns personnel as necessary to optimize production.
• Establishes, implements and monitors strategic processes to maintain and improve production and production support.
• Plans, manages and controls performance by establishing overall direction and priorities.
• Develops and reviews departmental performance metrics.
• Drives continuous improvements in processes.
• Establishes and manages the departmental budgets.
• Develops strategic planning objectives and communicates those objectives to subordinates.
• Allocates resources and monitors costs, operational expenses and personnel to achieve the goals of the departments.
• Maintains profit and loss accountability.
• Participates on the site management team to help plan and set strategic direction.
• Interfaces with other departments to assess and improve existing processes.
• Supplies information for customer quotes.
• Develops customer specific processes and procedures as required to support the business.
• Coordinates the introduction of new product lines. Interfaces with internal and customer design teams on yields, supplier issues, design improvements, testing issues, etc.
• Participates on company world-wide teams to share information, help implement global initiatives, and continuously improve performance in manufacturing areas.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of manufacturing departments and how decisions impact customer satisfaction, product quality, on-time delivery and the profitability of the unit.
• In–depth knowledge of manufacturing, the production process and the tools and equipment used in the process.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Ability to establish manufacturing goals and coordinate a wide variety of resources to meet quality and quantity metrics.
• Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.
• Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of employees to achieve high performance levels within tight time deadlines in a highly dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Extensive experience in World Class Manufacturing/Lean implementation.
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work effectively cross functionally and with other sites to achieve objectives

• Duties of this position are performed in a manufacturing environment with occasional exposure to elements such as noise, dust, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, etc.
• Duties may require periodic sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Occasional overnight travel is required.
• Above demands are carried out within the local existing Health and Safety guidelines

• Eleven to fourteen years relevant experience

• Bachelor's degree in related field or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated…