Director, Multi-Site Manufacturing Eng. & Maintenance

API Heat Transfer; Franklin (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive compensation package

Bonus opportunity

Benefits: medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off & holidays

Professional development

Job summary

General ThermoDynamics, an API Heat Transfer Company, is seeking a strategic Director of Manufacturing Engineering & Maintenance to lead manufacturing engineering, maintenance, facilities, reliability, automation, continuous improvement and capital project initiatives across Wisconsin operations (Franklin, Iron Ridge and Germantown).

This executive role oversees three facilities, drives uptime and productivity, shapes capital investment strategy, and develops high‑performing technical teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/ Manufacturing/ Industrial Engineering required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing engineering and maintenance leadership.
• 5+ years leading multiple facilities or business units.
• Experience in heavy manufacturing or heat exchanger industries preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a multi-site manufacturing engineering and maintenance strategy.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive uptime, reliability and MTBF/MTTR metrics across facilities.
• Oversee capital expenditure budgets and facility upgrades.
• Standardize best practices across Wisconsin operations.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Reliability-Centered Maintenance

Total Productive Maintenance

Automation Technologies

Capital Project Management

Facilities Management

CMMS

ERP Systems

Root Cause Analysis

SPC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering/ Operations Management or MBA

Tools

CMMS Systems

ERP Systems

Job description

General ThermoDynamics, an API Heat Transfer Company, is seeking a strategic Director of Manufacturing Engineering & Maintenance to lead manufacturing engineering, maintenance, facilities, reliability, automation, continuous improvement and capital project initiatives across Wisconsin operations (Franklin, Iron Ridge and Germantown).

This executive role oversees three facilities, drives uptime and productivity, shapes capital investment strategy, and develops high‑performing technical teams