Director of Manufacturing

TAS Energy Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TAS Energy Inc is seeking a Director of Manufacturing in Houston, TX to oversee production across multiple facilities, drive continuous improvement, and lead a team of supervisors and hourly staff. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and efficiencies while managing capital projects and capacity planning.

The successful candidate will guide workforce development, establish performance metrics, and align operations with strategic business goals in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in fabrication, manufacturing, or industrial production environments.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing manufacturing operations and production teams.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing principles and operational best practices.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for manufacturing operations and cost reduction efforts across facilities.
• Oversee production across multiple facilities to ensure safe, efficient, high-quality performance.
• Optimize production workflows, assembly methods, and processes to boost productivity and throughput.
• Lead capital equipment planning, facility layout improvements, and ROI analysis.
• Direct workforce planning, staffing, scheduling, training, and development.
• Establish KPIs, targets, and quality objectives with accountability for results.
• Develop and communicate production metrics to support data-driven decisions.
• Ensure projects and budgets are completed on schedule and within approved budgets.
• Manage capacity planning and resource allocation based on forecasts and backlog.
• Foster a culture of EHS, QA/QC, and regulatory compliance.
• Stay informed on industry trends and best practices to drive innovation.

Skills

Operational leadership

Continuous improvement

Communication skills

Personnel management

Strategic planning

Data analysis & metrics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in operations management or engineering

Military leadership/technical-experience substitution

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Overview

The Director of Manufacturing oversees the production processes, schedules, equipment, and personnel across multiple TAS facilities in Houston, TX. This position has direct management responsibility for production supervisory roles with all supervisory and hourly production positions reporting them.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for manufacturing operations, driving continuous improvement initiatives, operational excellence, and cost reduction efforts across all facilities.
• Oversee manufacturing operations across multiple facilities to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production performance.
• Evaluate and optimize production workflows, assembly methods, and operational processes to improve productivity, quality, and throughput.
• Lead capital equipment planning, acquisition, facility layout improvements, and ROI analysis to support business growth and operational efficiency.
• Direct workforce planning, staffing, scheduling, training, and employee development for all production departments.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), production targets, and quality objectives, ensuring accountability and achievement of business goals.
• Develop, analyze, and communicate production, operational, staffing, and performance metrics to support data-driven decision-making.
• Ensure projects, departmental objectives, and production commitments are completed on schedule and within approved budgets.
• Manage capacity planning and resource allocation based on sales forecasts, backlog demands, and customer requirements, recommending expansion or operational changes as needed.
• Foster a culture of Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC), and regulatory compliance across all manufacturing operations.
• Stay informed of industry trends, emerging technologies, and manufacturing best practices to drive innovation and operational improvements.
• Develop and implement succession planning, leadership development, and training programs to strengthen organizational capability and workforce effectiveness.

Job Skills

• Proven track record of achieving operational goals while maintaining budget and schedule commitments.
• Expertise in driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity and performance.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage employees, leadership, and cross-functional teams.
• Effective leadership and personnel management skills, including coaching, delegation, and performance management.
• Strategic planning capability with experience establishing long-term objectives and executing business initiatives.
• Ability to lead multiple priorities, projects, and teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Sound decision-making and problem-solving skills, supported by data analysis and operational metrics.
• Demonstrated ability to build accountability, collaboration, and a continuous improvement culture across the organization.

Education & Training

Bachelor’s degree in operations management, engineering or related field. Substitution for military leadership and/or technical work experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Minimum Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in fabrication, manufacturing, or industrial production environments.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing manufacturing operations and production teams.
• Proven ability to lead large teams, drive operational improvements, and achieve business objectives.
• Broad knowledge of manufacturing principles and operational best practices, with the ability to make strategic decisions and drive results.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and ERP systems.
• Strong command of English, both written and verbal.

Preferred Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in a fabrication shop.
• Master’s degree in engineering, business, manufacturing, or related fields a plus.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

Position is at least 70% to 85% at a desk working with computer and 15% to 30% observing and directing work in our non-temperature-controlled manufacturing shops. Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Performs other physical activities including use of fingers, sitting, stooping, bending, crouching, talking, hearing and performing repetitive motions. Visual acuity requirements include color, depth perception and field of vision necessary to prepare and analyze data and figures, operate a computer terminal, and conduct extensive reading. The incumbent will be subject to inside environmental conditions.

Company Overview

Join a team driven to excel in all that we do! When you join TAS, you join a Houston-headquartered company that is part of a large Houston-headquartered publicly traded company, Comfort Systems USA, with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus. We offer our customers and employees the best of both worlds: a small company feel with the resources, talent, process, and international reach of a large company. TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems that are engineered and manufactured in one of our Houston, TX facilities and utilized in data centers, power, and commercial/industrial utility system applications. TAS has successfully delivered and commissioned over 520 packages to over 33 countries. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX and has five ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Houston, encompassing 1.2m sq. feet with proximity to major shipping ports and interstate highways. TAS manages all logistics and transportation facilitating accelerated construction at customers’ facilities. TAS’ fastest growing business is the data center market. By applying deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics, and power, TAS has developed an entire product line that revolutionizes data center delivery. With our tremendous market potential, advanced technological systems, entrepreneurial culture as well as a talented and productive workforce, we continue to set and exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals. More information is available on the company website at: www.tas.com. IMPORTANT NOTICE: TAS has a tobacco-free workplace policy, under which individuals are not allowed to smoke or use tobacco or nicotine products on the TAS premises, while conducting TAS business off premises or take "smoking" breaks during working hours. "smoking" and "tobacco or nicotine products" includes, but is not limited to, product such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, vaping, all forms of smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip) and clove cigarettes The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job. TAS Energy Inc. guarantees equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. TAS is a leading modular design, engineering, and manufacturing company, with multiple facilities totaling over 1.5 million sq ft. of manufacturing space. We have completed over 500 projects in 34 countries with industry-leading safety performance. Our projects span a diverse array of customer needs, including data centers, high-tech manufacturing, central utility plants, cooling and compressed air plants, electrical rooms, and gas turbine chilling. Our passion is designing innovative modular products and executing them at a scale for customers. We are a Comfort Systems USA business backed by the resources and financial strength of a multibillion-dollar, publicly traded company.