Director of Operations Technology

Charter Automotive; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits and insurance

401(k) with company match and profit分享

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

Charter Steel is seeking a Director of Operations Technology to provide strategic leadership for centralized OT, Automation and Controls across six facilities. You will partner with Operations, Plant Leadership and Corporate IT to drive performance and reliable, secure systems.

You will lead a high-performing organization, shape technology strategy, establish governance and operating rhythms, and drive capital planning, vendor partnerships, and safety culture across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technology required.
• Demonstrated experience leading leaders and developing high-performing technical teams.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate business needs into technology solutions.
• Experience with budgeting, planning, analysis, and reporting.
• Experience with ERP and automation systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Charter Steel’s centralized Operations Technology, Automation and Controls across six manufacturing facilities.
• Lead and develop a high-performing organization with focus on safety, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Shape the technology strategy and align priorities with business objectives; evaluate emerging technologies and ensure value delivery.
• Establish governance, operating rhythms, and performance measures to improve execution and reliability.
• Drive capital planning, vendor partnerships, and sourcing strategies to support long-term growth.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Manufacturing technology

Automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Budgeting and planning

OT governance

ERP systems

Cybersecurity awareness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology

Graduate Degree in Engineering or Technology

Tools

ERP systems

Automation systems

ITIL

NIST

Job description

Charter Manufacturing is a fourth-generation family-owned business where our will to grow drives us to do it better. Join the team and become part of our family! Lead the Future of Manufacturing Technology Manufacturing technology is a competitive advantage at Charter Steel. We're looking for an experienced leader to provide strategic leadership for Charter's centralized Operations Technology, Automation and Controls functions across six manufacturing facilities. This role combines strategic leadership, operational excellence and technical credibility to improve manufacturing performance while developing the next generation of technical leaders. If you're energized by building organizations, leading leaders and partnering with manufacturing operations to solve complex business challenges, we'd like to meet you.

What You'll Do

As Director of Operations Technology you'll provide strategic leadership for Charter Steel’s centralized Operations Technology, Automation and Controls organization, partnering closely with Operations, Plant Leadership and Corporate IT to advance business performance across six manufacturing facilities.

• Lead and develop a high-performing organization by building leadership capability, strengthening accountability, developing succession pipelines, and fostering a culture of safety, engagement, and continuous improvement.
• Shape the technology strategy by partnering with executive leadership to align manufacturing technology priorities with business objectives, evaluate emerging technologies, and ensure investments deliver measurable value.
• Build an operationally excellent organization by establishing governance, operating rhythms, performance measures, and decision-making processes that improve execution, responsiveness, and reliability.
• Partner across the business to understand operational needs, influence priorities, and strengthen trusted relationships with plant leadership, Operations, and Corporate IT.
• Drive manufacturing technology performance by ensuring automation and manufacturing systems are reliable, stable, secure, and responsive while continuously improving service delivery and operational effectiveness.
• Lead strategic investment and governance by supporting capital planning, technology standards, vendor partnerships, and sourcing strategies that position the business for long-term growth.
• Champion a culture of safety and continuous improvement by promoting safe work practices, ensuring compliance with Environmental, Quality, and Safety Management Systems, and driving sustainable improvements through root cause problem solving.

What Success Looks Like

• Building organizations and developing leaders
• Driving accountability and influencing across functions
• Solving operational challenges by improving technology reliability and business responsiveness
• Leading transformational change by building trust across operations, manufacturing and IT
• Ability to meet the essential job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation, as outlined in the job description.

The Leader We're Looking For

• Leads leaders and develops high-performing teams
• Thinks strategically and influences across organizational boundaries
• Builds trust and builds strong partnerships
• Creates accountability
• Balances strategy with execution
• Brings sufficient technical credibility to lead experts
• Has a passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology
• Ten plus years' progressive leadership experience in manufacturing technology, automation, engineering, operations or a related technical function
• Demonstrated experience successfully leading leaders and developing high-performing technical teams
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to frame business issues, analyze options, and concisely articulate a course of action to cross functional audiences
• Proven business leadership and acumen with solid understanding of the interrelationship of departments in a manufacturing organization, such as purchasing, logistics, production planning, sales, operations, inventory, etc.
• Ability to seamlessly move between strategic and tactical technology issues
• Passion for Continuous Improvement and supporting growth within a business
• Experience with budgeting, planning, analysis, and reporting
• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into value added efficient technology solutions
• Demonstrated ability to establish priorities, create accountability and drive results across competing business demands
• Commitment to culture of safety, accident prevention, and elimination
• Experience with ERP and Automation systems
• Sufficient technical depth and judgment to credibly lead manufacturing technology, automation and controls teams and effectively assess technical opportunities and risks
• Broad knowledge and experience with technology standards (ITIL, NIST)

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate Degree in Engineering or Technology
• Fifteen plus year’s related experience
• Broad experience with ERP and Manufacturing system rationalization, consolidation, and implementation
• Acquisition and integration experience
• Experience leading a multi-site manufacturing technology or automation
• Experience establishing or significantly improving a functional operating model, including prioritization, performance management and operating rhythms

Why Charter Steel?

This is a rare opportunity to build a critical manufacturing technology organization while partnering directly with executive leadership to shape the future of Charter Steel. #manufacturingtechnology&automation #manufacturingtechnology #industrialautomation

Benefits

• comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) plan that includes employer matching and profit sharing
• company-paid life insurance
• disability coverage
• paid time off (PTO)

OUR STORY

Charter Manufacturing is a family-owned group of diversified metals manufacturing businesses founded in 1936 and headquartered in Mequon, Wis. Our will to grow drives our success. It is fueled by a team of respected and dedicated employees committed to continuous improvement and an entrepreneurial spirit that thrives within the Charter family.

WE ARE INVESTED IN YOU

When you work at Charter Manufacturing you’re part of a four-generation family business. That means, you’re not just an employee, you’re one of our family members. We believe in mutual trust. Employees are respected and empowered to explore new and better ways to impact the success of the company. Employees, at every level, are valued for their motivation to deliver the best products and service. We are in this together. Charter has a thriving team environment. Part of being a family means we collaborate, learn, thrive and benefit - together. We are committed to your future. The forward thinking and enthusiasm from our team drives us to create resources and opportunities for employees to learn, develop and create their own future. We celebrate you. We are successful because of our employees - and their great work doesn’t go unnoticed.

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