Director of Corporate Operations

Lucas James Talent Partners; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucas James Talent Partners seeks a Corporate Director of Operations to lead expansion efforts and stabilize plant operations. The role collaborates with plant leadership to strengthen production execution, equipment readiness, staffing alignment, and accountability to meet customer demand.

The Director will connect Operations with Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Planning, Quality, Safety, EHS, Finance, HR, and IT to improve coordination and deliver sustainable performance improvements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
• Experience with plant expansions and production ramp-ups.
• Strong knowledge of production planning and equipment reliability.
• Ability to lead across functions and develop managers.

Responsibilities

• Lead an integrated expansion and stabilization plan with milestones, owners, resource requirements, and measurable outcomes.
• Coordinate equipment commissioning, production readiness, employee training, and capacity ramp-up with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and plant leadership.
• Align production capacity, labor coverage, materials, and inventory plans with customer requirements.
• Establish consistent operating reviews that track performance, address risks, and ensure timely follow-through.
• Partner with plant managers to improve throughput, schedule attainment, equipment reliability, yield, waste, and labor productivity.
• Strengthen coordination across functions so project decisions reflect operational, financial, staffing, and customer impacts.
• Develop common operating practices and performance measures across manufacturing locations.
• Coach plant leadership and supervisors to strengthen communication, problem-solving, and accountability.
• Support capital planning, operational budgeting, and ERP adoption through clearly defined business requirements and plant readiness.
• Ensure operational improvements support established safety, quality, and employee safety standards.

Skills

Operations leadership

Manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or related field

Job description

The Corporate Director of Operations will initially focus on supporting expansion and establishing stable, reliable plant operations. This leader will work closely with plant leadership to strengthen production execution, equipment readiness, staffing alignment, and accountability while ensuring capacity supports customer demand. The Director will connect Operations with Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Planning, Quality, Safety, EHS, Finance, HR, and IT to improve coordination, resolve operational barriers, and deliver sustainable performance improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead an integrated expansion and stabilization plan with clear milestones, owners, resource requirements, and measurable outcomes.
• Coordinate equipment commissioning, production readiness, employee training, and capacity ramp-up with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and plant leadership.
• Align production capacity, labor coverage, materials, and inventory plans with customer requirements.
• Establish consistent operating reviews that track performance, address risks, and ensure timely follow-through.
• Partner with plant managers to improve throughput, schedule attainment, equipment reliability, yield, waste, and labor productivity.
• Strengthen coordination across functions so project decisions reflect operational, financial, staffing, and customer impacts.
• Develop common operating practices and performance measures across manufacturing locations.
• Coach plant leadership and supervisors to strengthen communication, problem-solving, and accountability.
• Support capital planning, operational budgeting, and ERP adoption through clearly defined business requirements and plant readiness.
• Ensure operational improvements support established safety, quality, and employee safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or
• Ten or more years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, including plant or multisite responsibility.
• Demonstrated success with plant expansions, production ramp-ups, operational stabilization, and
• Strong working knowledge of production planning, equipment reliability, operating costs, and manufacturing performance measures.
• Ability to lead across functions, develop managers, and turn improvement plans into sustained