Director of Plant Operations

X-Factor Consulting; Bryan (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

X-Factor Consulting seeks a Plant Operations Director for an on-site leadership role in Bryan, Ohio. You will own the site P&L and drive operational transformation spanning safety, quality, delivery, cost, people, and reliability.

You will lead from the shop floor on daily Gemba, run reviews with stakeholders, improve output and uptime, deploy lean methods, and develop supervisors while maintaining high safety and attendance standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in industrial engineering, operations, business, or related field preferred; equivalent experience accepted.
• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership with plant or multi-department operations ownership.
• Proven experience leading operational transformation and change management.
• Industrial manufacturing background strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success deploying Lean, Operational Excellence, or a comparable operating system.
• Strong command of planning, maintenance, quality, labor productivity, cost control, inventory, and conversion cost.
• Practical and credible hands-on leader who is structured and persistent in closing gaps.
• Experience using ERP and operating data to improve execution and financial results.
• Ability to lead hourly and salaried teams through change.
• Military leadership experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own site P&L and lead the operational transformation across safety, quality, delivery, cost, people, and reliability.
• Lead from the shop floor through daily Gemba, coaching, and fast corrective action
• Run daily, weekly, and monthly operating reviews with stakeholders.
• Improve output, schedule attainment, labor productivity, conversion cost, on-time delivery, uptime, and working capital.
• Deploy standard work, visual management, root-cause problem solving, and continuous improvement.
• Tighten planning, material flow, inventory transactions, routing accuracy, and work-order control.
• Partner with internal teams on BOMs, routings, quoting inputs, and margin.
• Drive accountability for operational effectiveness.
• Lead equipment reliability, PM compliance, critical spares, downtime reduction, and capital priorities.
• Develop supervisors and frontline leaders while holding high standards for safety, attendance, and work discipline.

Skills

Lean Leadership

Operational Excellence

Change Management

Planning & Scheduling

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's in industrial engineering/operations/business

Tools

ERP Systems

Job description

Our client is seeking a Plant Operations Director for an excellent on-site opportunity, in the Bryan, Ohio area. Responsibilities include:

• Own site P&L and lead the operational transformation across safety, quality, delivery, cost, people, and reliability.
• Lead from the shop floor through daily Gemba, coaching, and fast corrective action
• Run daily, weekly, and monthly operating reviews with stakeholders.
• Improve output, schedule attainment, labor productivity, conversion cost, on-time delivery, uptime, and working capital.
• Deploy standard work, visual management, root-cause problem solving, and continuous improvement.
• Tighten planning, material flow, inventory transactions, routing accuracy, and work-order control.
• Partner with internal teams on BOMs, routings, quoting inputs, and margin.
• Drive accountability for operational effectiveness.
• Lead equipment reliability, PM compliance, critical spares, downtime reduction, and capital priorities.
• Develop supervisors and frontline leaders while holding high standards for safety, attendance, and work discipline.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s in industrial engineering, operations, business, or related field preferred; equivalent experience accepted.
• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership with plant or multi-department operations ownership.
• Proven experience leading operational transformation and change management.
• Industrial manufacturing background strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success deploying Lean, Operational Excellence, or a comparable operating system.
• Strong command of planning, maintenance, quality, labor productivity, cost control, inventory, and conversion cost.
• Practical and credible hands‑on leader who is structured and persistent in closing gaps.
• Experience using ERP and operating data to improve execution and financial results.
• Ability to lead hourly and salaried teams through change.
• Military leadership experience strongly preferred.