Director of Operations — Multi-Facility Manufacturing

Apogee Architectural Metals; United States; On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Apogee Architectural Metals is recruiting a Director of Operations to oversee three manufacturing facilities in Manchester, NH, reporting to the VP General Manager. You will lead production, engineering, quality, maintenance, and sourcing to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals.

This role requires a strong Lean background, financial acumen, and experience guiding cross-functional teams in high-mix environments. Onsite leadership and travel across facilities are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field.
• MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Experience in architectural products, custom manufacturing, or specification-driven industries preferred.
• Proven success improving operational performance in high-mix, variable-volume environments.
• Experience leading plant managers and cross-functional technical teams.
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, and manufacturing cost analysis.
• Demonstrated success implementing Lean or another structured operating system.
• Experience leading ERP implementation and process standardization (preferred).
• Strong change-management, communication, and executive-influencing capabilities.
• Ability to travel regularly among manufacturing facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing operations across three facilities, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer commitments, and financial goals.
• Drive a world-class safety culture focused on employee engagement, risk reduction, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop and execute manufacturing strategies that improve operational performance, capacity utilization, productivity, quality, and profitability.
• Ensure consistent execution of safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives while meeting customer and project requirements.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts through Lean manufacturing principles, process optimization, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Partner with engineering teams to improve manufacturability, support product innovation, and enhance production processes.
• Develop capital investment strategies and oversee major projects that improve productivity, capacity, quality, and operational capability.
• Provide leadership for production, manufacturing engineering, quality, maintenance, and sourcing functions.
• Build high-performing teams through succession planning, leadership development, workforce planning, and talent management.
• Lead organizational and operational change initiatives, including business integration, process standardization, and technology adoption.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Budgeting & forecasting

ERP implementation

Cross-functional leadership

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Manufacturing

MBA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Apogee Architectural Metals is recruiting a Director of Operations to oversee three manufacturing facilities in Manchester, NH, reporting to the VP General Manager. You will lead production, engineering, quality, maintenance, and sourcing to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals.

This role requires a strong Lean background, financial acumen, and experience guiding cross-functional teams in high-mix environments. Onsite leadership and travel across facilities are expected.