Director of Operations

L2x Talent Solutions; Carol Stream (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

L2x Talent Solutions seeks an experienced fabrication operations leader in the US to oversee manufacturing performance, lead cross-functional teams, and drive efficiency in sheet metal production. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and meeting weekly production demands.

The candidate will coordinate with engineering and quality teams, manage discipline processes, and foster a culture of continuous improvement in a high-mix environment.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent manufacturing experience required.
• 8+ years in sheet metal/fabrication manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of sheet metal fabrication processes (milling, forming, turrets, punch press, laser cutting/marking, welding, grinding, painting).
• 5+ years of management/supervisory experience in fabrication.
• Experience with low-volume, high-mix fabrication and schedule variability.
• Experience communicating schedules with customers/internal teams.
• Experience leading managers, leads, and hourly staff.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to strategic operations planning and implementation.
• Meet IMS-EP objectives for fabrication teams.
• Lead weekly GEMBA meetings with Zone teams.
• Review daily production schedules and plan accordingly.
• Assign duties after interpreting specs and drawings.
• Monitor progress and provide expertise to meet weekly demands.
• Develop and supervise hourly fabrication teams.
• Identify cross-training opportunities to improve capacity.
• Ensure short throughput time and adapt to demand.
• Suggest improvements to safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Plan capacity and downtime for maintenance.
• Review reports to diagnose nonconformities.
• Coordinate with engineering on equipment modifications.
• Enforce company policies and health/safety guidelines.
• Address employee issues with HR; handle disciplinary actions.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Skills

Fabrication leadership

Production scheduling

Education

Degree or equivalent manufacturing experience

Job description

• -Contribute to the strategic planning process of developing and implementing operations strategy
• -Ensure fabrication teams operational performance metrics meet or exceed the IMS-EP objectives
• -Conduct weekly GEMBA meeting with Zone teams to communicate daily performance, discuss close calls and remind employees of proper procedures
• -Review daily fabrication shop production schedules and create team plans accordingly
• -Conduct meetings with all lead persons to discuss plan of action
• -Interprets specifications, blueprints, and job orders to employees and assign duties
• -Execute plan and monitor progress while providing expertise and assistance in areas needed to ensure successful completion of weekly production demands
• -Develop, train, provide effective supervision and motivate hourly fabrication team
• -Identify opportunities for cross training and capacity training in order to enhance capacity and responsiveness to customer requirements
• -Ensure short throughput time and optimize production team based on fluctuating production demands
• -Develops and recommends improvements of facility, equipment, or procedures to improve safety, quality, and efficiency
• -Overall capacity planning, allocation of reserve capacity, identification of planned shutdowns and allocation of down-time for maintenance
• -Reviews and analyzes production, quality, maintenance and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications, and operating or production problems
• -Consults with engineering team relative to modification of machines and equipment in order to improve production or quality of products
• -Recommends, implements and monitors changes required to ensure consistent hours per unit
• -Monitor prototype project timeliness and expenditures on a per project basis to meet deadlines
• -Work with Quality Control to establish a self-auditing process to check parts for conformance to print
• -Manage and direct team and work with HR to address employee issues as they arise
• -Manage disciplinary and progress reviews process
• -Enforce and monitor all company policies
• -Ensures health and safety guidelines set by the company
• -Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• -Degree or equivalent relevant manufacturing experience
• -8+ years of experience in sheet metal/fabrication manufacturing environment
• -Strong understanding of sheet metal/fabrication manufacturing processes including, milling, forming, turrets, punch press, laser cutting/marking, welding, grinding and paint application
• -5+ years of management/supervisory experience in a fabrication or manufacturing environment
• -Experience managing low-volume, high-mix fabrication operations with significant schedule variability
• -Experience communicating production schedules, commitments and potential issues with customers and internal teams
• -Experience leading Managers, Leads and hourly manufacturing personnel