Director, Manufacturing

L3harri; Saint Paul (MN); Vor Ort; USD 144.000 - 208.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental, vision, and life insu

401K with company match

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid holidays

Paid Parental leave

Short-Term Incentive Plan

Zusammenfassung

Harris seeks a Director of Manufacturing Operations to lead enterprise manufacturing strategy, performance, and scale across facilities. You will drive safety, quality, throughput, and cost while aligning engineering, supply chain, and construction teams to deliver repeatable, high‑impact results.

The role requires senior leadership across geographically distributed sites, with a focus on capacity planning, capital investments, and scalable processes that enable industrialized construction and

Qualifikationen

• Senior leadership experience overseeing multi‑facility manufacturing or fabrication operations.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing systems and plant operations.
• Experience coordinating across engineering, construction and supply chain teams.

Aufgaben

• Own enterprise accountability for manufacturing performance, including safety, quality, throughput, cost, and delivery.
• Lead and align plant managers through direct and/or dotted‑line reporting.
• Establish and maintain standard operating expectations across all locations.
• Set enterprise standards, targets, and investment direction for infrastructure and capacity.
• Sponsor and govern cross‑facility improvement efforts with measurable results.
• Lead regional expansion and site planning to support internal projects and external sales.
• Ensure alignment between product definitions, manufacturing capability, and execution outcomes.
• Champion safety, accountability, and continuous improvement across operations.

Kenntnisse

Senior leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Manufacturing systems

Capacity planning

Construction/industrialization

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description:Position SummaryThe Director of Manufacturing Operations is responsible for enterprise‑wide manufacturing strategy, performance, and scalability. This role oversees manufacturing operations across all facilities by providing leadership, direction, and accountability to plant managers—through direct or dotted‑line reporting, depending on region and structure.The Director ensures manufacturing infrastructure, capacity, and operating models are aligned to support both internal construction projects and external manufacturing customers, while enabling consistent performance, repeatability, and growth across regions.This role serves as the primary integration point between manufacturing and engineering, industrial engineering, supply chain, estimating, product management, and construction.Core ResponsibilitiesEnterprise Manufacturing LeadershipOwn enterprise accountability for manufacturing performance, including safety, quality, throughput, cost, and delivery.Lead and align plant managers through direct and/or dotted‑line reporting, ensuring consistency with enterprise standards and priorities.Establish and maintain standard operating expectations across all manufacturing locations.Manufacturing Infrastructure & PerformanceSet enterprise standards, targets, and investment direction for manufacturing infrastructure, capacity, and productivity.Partner with plant leadership, Supply Chain, and Industrial Engineering to identify system‑level constraints and prioritize improvement initiatives.Sponsor, resource, and govern cross‑facility improvement efforts, ensuring alignment to strategy and measurable, sustained results.Review performance outcomes and hold plant leadership and support functions accountable.Expansion & Regional GrowthLead manufacturing expansion into new regions to support internal project demand and external sales.Lead site selection, facility planning, startup strategy, and capacity scaling.Partner with corporate development and executive leadership on build‑vs‑buy and long‑term manufacturing footprint decisions.Cross‑Functional CollaborationServe as the primary manufacturing interface with:Engineering and detailingIndustrial EngineeringSupply chain and purchasingManufacturing and construction estimatingManufacturing Product ManagersConstruction operationsEnsure alignment between product definitions, design intent, manufacturing capability, and execution outcomes.Productization & ScalabilityPartner with Manufacturing Product Managers to ensure products are manufacturable, scalable, and supported by standardized facilities and processes.Enable the transition from project‑centric fabrication to repeatable, product‑driven manufacturing where applicable.Culture, Safety & TalentChampion a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement across all manufacturing operations.Develop manufacturing leadership capability and succession across regions.-Required QualificationsSenior leadership experience overseeing multi‑facility manufacturing or fabrication operations.Strong understanding of:Manufacturing systems and plant operationsCapacity planning and throughput optimizationCapital investment and equipment strategyProven ability to lead through influence across geographically distributed teams.Experience operating at the intersection of manufacturing, engineering, and construction.Preferred QualificationsBackground in mechanical fabrication, modular construction, or industrialized construction.Experience scaling or transforming manufacturing operations.Exposure to productized manufacturing models.Familiarity with union manufacturing environments.-What This Role Is (and Is Not)This role is:The enterprise owner of manufacturing performance and scaleFocused on systems, standards, and outcomesCentral to enabling industrialized construction and external manufacturing growthThis role is NOT:A plant managerAn industrial engineering execution roleA project‑specific manufacturing leadYour life at HarrisAs one of the country's leading mechanical contractors, Harris offers you the best of both worlds: the stability, resources and opportunities of a national company, and the team culture, creative spirit and customer loyalty of a local business. If you thrive on variety and new challenges, we want to meet you!From stadiums to manufacturing facilities, power plants to hospitals, concert halls to classrooms, we handle projects of all sizes and complexity from multiple regional locations across the country.Harris Benefits + Compensation• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance• 401K with company match• Vacation time, sick time, and paid holidays• Paid Parental leave• Short-Term Incentive PlanVisit our Careers Page for additional benefit details: https://www.harriscompany.com/careers/employee-benefits-at-a-glancePay Range:$143,500.00 - $208,075.00The actual salary offer will vary by candidate based on a wide range of factors such as specific skills, qualifications, experience, and location.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThis employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.