Shop Director

About NAES

At NAES, you’ll find engaging and challenging career opportunities across conventional power generation, renewable energy, energy storage, grid operations and complex industrial facilities. At every level of the company, our people share a common goal: to instill confidence in our clients through a steadfast commitment to safety, integrity, and the quality of our work. NAES is the largest independent operator of power facilities in the industry, managing more than 400 facilities and over 60 GW of generation under contract across the United States, Canada, Mexico and the UK.

Powered by a team of roughly 4,000 people, we now support the full life cycle of energy and industrial plants — from development and construction through operations, optimization, digital transformation and decommissioning — giving our employees the opportunity to grow their careers while helping to modernize the critical infrastructure that keeps communities running.

The Shop Director is responsible for the overall leadership, operational performance, and profitability of the manufacturing facility specializing in the overhaul, repair, refurbishment, and testing of heavy industrial gas turbine components and power plant equipment. Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership for all manufacturing operations while ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality, customer satisfaction, operational excellence, and financial performance. Accountable for achieving production objectives, managing the facility's profit and loss (P&L), optimizing resources, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring on-time delivery of customer commitments.

Lead cross-functional teams including production, planning, quality, supply chain, inventory management, engineering, maintenance, and EHS.

• Safety Leadership
  • Champion a zero-incident safety culture across all shop operations.
  • Ensure compliance with all safety regulations, procedures, and company policies.
  • Conduct regular safety audits, risk assessments, and toolbox talks.
  • Drive continuous improvement in safety performance and hazard mitigation.
• Operational Leadership
  • Lead all manufacturing operations to safely deliver high-quality overhaul and repair services for heavy industrial gas turbine power plant equipment.
  • Develop and execute production plans to meet customer schedules, capacity requirements, and financial objectives.
  • Establish daily, weekly, and monthly production priorities to maximize throughput and operational efficiency.
  • Drive operational excellence through Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies, customer specifications, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Financial – P&L Management
  • Own the facility's profit and loss performance.
  • Develop and manage annual operating budgets and capital expenditure plans.
  • Monitor labor productivity, manufacturing costs, material utilization, and overhead expenses.
  • Identify and implement cost reduction initiatives while maintaining quality and delivery performance.
  • Analyze operational metrics and implement corrective actions to achieve financial targets.
• Production Planning & Resource Management
  • Direct production planning and scheduling activities to optimize capacity and workflow.
  • Balance manpower, equipment, tooling, and facility resources to meet customer demand.
  • Forecast resource requirements and develop staffing plans to support business growth.
  • Coordinate maintenance activities to maximize equipment availability and reliability.
• Team Leadership & Development
  • Lead, coach, and develop a multi-disciplinary team including technicians, supervisors, planners, and quality personnel.
  • Establish clear performance expectations and accountability across the organization.
  • Drive workforce engagement, training and skills development.
  • Support workforce planning, hiring and succession planning.
• Supply Chain & Inventory Management
  • Lead supply chain operations to ensure material availability and uninterrupted production.
  • Optimize inventory levels while maintaining high service levels and minimizing working capital.
  • Oversee procurement coordination, material planning, warehouse operations and logistics.
  • Maintain inventory accuracy through effective controls and cycle counting programs.
  • Partner with suppliers to improve quality, delivery performance and cost competitiveness.
• Quality Management
  • Foster a culture of quality throughout the organization.
  • Ensure compliance with all quality management systems, customer requirements and applicable industry standards.
  • Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for quality issues.
  • Monitor quality metrics and implement preventive measures to reduce defects and rework.
  • Lead continuous improvement efforts to enhance process capability and product reliability.
• Safety & Environmental Leadership
  • Promote a zero-incident safety culture throughout the facility.
  • Ensure compliance with all environmental, health and safety regulations.
  • Lead safety…