Director of Operations, high growth

FPC Vinings; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Charlotte, NC area seeks a高-growth operations leader for a technical fabrication/assembly environment. The role reports directly to the President and requires steering growth, maintaining a low-bureaucracy culture, and navigating highly regulated workflows.

Ideal candidates bring aerospace/defense exposure, multisite leadership, and familiarity with AI-enabled tools to accelerate advanced manufacturing initiatives.

Qualifications

• Leadership of a site within a very technical, regulated fabrication/assembly environment.
• Experience in Aerospace/Defense is preferred.
• Multisite leadership and succession planning experience is advantageous.

Skills

Site leadership

Aerospace/Defense knowledge

Multisite experience

Growth mindset

AI tools familiarity

US person (DoD clearance)

Education

Engineering degree

MBA preferred

Job description

I'm helping a high growth company top grade their Ops leadership as part of an aggressive growth strategy.

This is a great company with a low bureaucracy culture.

Why this is a great opportunity:

• Rapidly growing business, >3x growth over next few years
• Entrepreneurial, high action, high ownership, low bureaucracy culture
• Visible with strong influence: reports directly to the President

***** this is not a "cog in the machine" role *****

• High growth division of a much larger, leading-edge tech company (multiple career paths)

What they are looking for in a candidate:

• Site leadership in a very technical, regulated fabrication/ assembly product environment
• Aerospace/ Defense preferred
• Multisite preferred (supports succession and growth planning)
• A builder who seeks rapid growth, low bureaucracy environments
• Embraces artificial intelligence (AI) tools and new technologies
• Able to have DoD clearance. Ie a "US person"
• Engineering degree; graduate technical / MBA preferred