Director of Manufacturing

Unified Talent Group; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Unified Talent Group is seeking a Director of Manufacturing to lead a Northern Cincinnati, OH facility onsite. You will oversee site performance across functions, translate strategic objectives into actionable plans, and drive financial, operational, and customer outcomes.

The role emphasizes ownership of operations, accountability culture, continuous improvement, and development of future leaders while collaborating with executive leadership across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or related field.
• 10+ years combined commercial and operations experience.
• 7+ years of progressively responsible management in a complex manufacturing setting.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary operations and meet finance/quality/delivery targets.
• Experience with budgeting, resource planning, staffing, and performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead site performance across manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, quality, finance, HR and other support functions.
• Execute annual operating plans, budgets, staffing plans, performance targets, and KPIs.
• Monitor revenue, profitability, cash flow, cost, and operational performance and take corrective actions when needed.
• Review financial and operational reports to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and areas requiring leadership attention.
• Lead daily operations to improve safety, quality, productivity, cost control, workflow, capacity, and on‑time delivery.
• Drive lean, data-driven problem solving and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with sales, program management, and customer-service teams to support proposals, pricing, delivery commitments, and customer satisfaction.
• Work with engineering leadership to improve product capabilities and support new-product introductions.

Skills

Budgeting

Resource planning

Staffing

KPIs

Performance management

Lean manufacturing

Education

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

Job description

If you enjoy bringing people, strategy, and operations together to build a high-performing manufacturing organization, this is an opportunity to lead with visible impact. As Director of Manufacturing, you will oversee the performance of the facility, translate business objectives into action, and guide multidisciplinary teams toward stronger financial, operational, quality, and customer results. This is an onsite role in Northern Cincinnati OH.

This role is ideal for an experienced manufacturing leader who wants ownership of an operation, influence on long-term business performance, and the opportunity to create a culture built on accountability, continuous improvement, employee development, and operational excellence.

What You’ll Do

• Lead overall site performance across manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, quality, finance, human resources, and other support functions.
• Ensure successful execution of strategic plans and achievement of financial, operational, engineering, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals.
• Develop and execute annual operating plans, budgets, staffing plans, performance targets, and key performance indicators.
• Monitor revenue, profitability, cash flow, cost, and operational performance and implement corrective actions when results fall below expectations.
• Review financial and operational reports to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and areas requiring leadership attention.
• Evaluate and recommend capital investments based on operational needs, expected returns, and strategic alignment.
• Establish clear priorities, remove organizational roadblocks, and ensure consistent execution of standard processes.
• Lead daily operations to improve safety, quality, productivity, cost control, workflow, capacity, and on‑time delivery.
• Drive continuous‑improvement initiatives using lean principles and data‑driven problem‑solving methods.
• Partner with sales, business development, program management, and customer‑service teams to support proposals, pricing, delivery commitments, and customer satisfaction.
• Work with engineering leadership to improve product capabilities, reduce costs, strengthen manufacturability, and support new‑product introductions.
• Create clear accountability, establish performance expectations, and provide regular feedback and coaching to site leaders.
• Ensure facility activities comply with company policies and applicable safety, environmental, legal, and regulatory requirements.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks, supply‑chain vulnerabilities, capacity constraints, and potential customer‑impacting issues.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related field.
• At least ten years of combined commercial and operations experience.
• At least seven years of progressively responsible management experience within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary operations and achieving financial, operational, quality, delivery, and customer‑satisfaction objectives.
• Strong experience with budgeting, resource planning, staffing, key performance indicators, and performance management.
• Proven ability to build high‑performing teams, establish accountability, and develop organizational capability.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, capital planning, and regulated manufacturing operations.

Why This Opportunity

• Lead the full performance and long‑term direction of an established manufacturing facility.
• Work closely with executive leadership and multidisciplinary teams across the organization.
• Build organizational capability while developing future leaders and strengthening the site’s culture.
• Influence financial performance, operational execution, customer satisfaction, and strategic growth.
• Receive competitive health, retirement, paid‑leave, incentive, educational, and wellness benefits.
• Join a collaborative environment focused on accountability, integrity, employee engagement, and continuous improvement.