Director, Power Products Operations

McKinstry; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k) with employer match and profit‑

PTO & holidays

Comprehensive medical benefits

McKinstry University

Job summary

McKinstry is seeking a Director, Power Products Operations to lead a high‑performing modular electrical manufacturing operation in Spokane, WA. This role stands up the production system, manages the skilled workforce, enforces safety and quality standards, and ensures on‑time delivery for Power Products with cross‑functional coordination across operations, engineering, and supply chain.

The ideal candidate has extensive leadership in manufacturing operations, UL listing experience, and a proven

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license or advanced degree preferred.
• UL certifications, lean/Six Sigma credentials, or PMP a plus.
• Experience with UL-listed production facilities and electrical manufacturing is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Stand up and operate the Power Products production system.
• Manage the day‑to‑day production workforce and ensure safety and quality standards.
• Translate strategy into repeatable manufacturing processes and standard work.
• Build QA gates, labor deployment models, and operational reporting infrastructure.
• Collaborate with engineering, supply chain, and cross‑functional partners to meet client delivery commitments.
• Maintain UL listing compliance and oversee factory listing management.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing

Scheduling

Labor utilization

Quality systems

UL listing

ERP systems

Acumatica

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

P.E. license

Lean Six Sigma

PMP

Tools

Acumatica ERP

MES/ERP

Job description

Build the future, spark innovation and align your career with purpose.

McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the built environment and creating lasting impact. Together, we’re building a thriving planet.

Buildings are a leading contributor to the climate crisis, generating nearly 40% of total global energy-related carbon emissions. We’re making a lasting impact on our industry and within our communities by addressing the climate, affordability and equity crises through:

• renewables and energy services
• engineering and design
• construction and facility services

To get where we’re going, we need big thinkers, problem solvers and collaborative mindsets. Does that sound like you?

The Opportunity with McKinstry

We are seeking a Director, Power Products Operations to join our growing Offsite Manufacturing division in Spokane, WA. The Director, Power Products Operations provides operational leadership for McKinstry’s Power Products business —the company’s strategic expansion into modular electrical solutions. Reporting to the Sr. Director, Power Products, this leader owns the day to day production system: standing up manufacturing capability, managing the skilled production workforce, enforcing quality and safety standards, and ensuring Power Products delivers on its commitments to internal partners and external clients.

This role is the execution core of the Power Products business. While the Sr. Director leads strategy and commercialization, the Director, Power Products Operations translates that strategy into a functioning production environment — building the standard work, quality gates, labor deployment model, and operational reporting infrastructure that will underpin Power Products’ long‑term manufacturing performance.

A core responsibility of this role is building and operating a high‑performing Power Products manufacturing operation and environment for McKinstry’s Modular Products business. This includes standing up the production system —from standard work documentation and QA gate implementation to UL listing compliance — and managing day‑today operations once the system is running. Working in close coordination with the Sr. Director, Power Products and cross‑functional partners across operations, engineering, and supply chain, this leader translates product designs into repeatable manufacturing processes, builds the operational infrastructure to support capacity growth, and ensures production performance meets client delivery and quality expectations.

A foundational design principle for this role is the deliberate continuation of McKinstry’s coexistence model with the McKinstry construction electrical team.

What You Need to Succeed at McKinstry

Experience

• 12+ years of progressive leadership in manufacturing operations, electrical fabrication, or industrial prefab environments
• Demonstrated success standing up or scaling a panel shop, electrical fabrication facility, or similar manufacturing operation — not just managing an existing one
• Deep knowledge of UL listing requirements for electrical manufacturing (UL 891, UL 508A preferred); experience managing a UL‑compliant production facility
• IBEW/affiliated labor environment experience — CBA fluency, MSA/Task Order dispatch model, and jurisdictional boundary management between affiliated and non‑affiliated workforces in manufacturing contexts
• Track record building and sustaining strong safety culture in a craft‑intensive manufacturing environment
• Modular construction, prefabrication, or DfMA manufacturing environment experience strongly preferred
• Multi‑site or hub‑based manufacturing operations experience a plus

Technical & Business Skills

• Production management expertise: scheduling, capacity planning, labor utilization, and throughput optimization
• Standard work development and quality systems design — CAPA processes, inspection gates, first‑article qualification
• UL certification compliance and facility listing management
• ERP operationalization in a manufacturing environment (Acumatica or comparable MES/ERP system)
• BOM development, work instruction writing, and materials and inventory management
• Labor cost modeling, job costing, and earned value fundamentals
• Familiarity with DfMA principles and modular/prefab product manufacturing environments

Leadership Attributes

• Disciplined operator — builds systems, sets standards, and holds teams accountable to them consistently
• Effective manager of both hourly craft workforce and salaried engineering/supervisory staff in a matrixed organization
• Collaborative partner to engineering, supply chain, and commercial leaders — operates without ego in a crossfunctional environment
• Comfortable building from scratch in a greenfield environment — equally capable of inheriting and integrating an acquired team
• Steady presence under ambiguity; motivated by building new organizational capability rather than maintaining existing systems

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Manufacturing, or related field) required
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license or advanced degree preferred
• UL-related certifications, lean/Six Sigma credentials, or PMP a plu

When it comes to the basics, we have you covered:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with employer match and profit‑sharing plan
• Paid time off and holidays
• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision with low or zero deductible options and low out of pocket maximums

People come first at McKinstry, and we go beyond the basic benefits with:

• Family formation benefits, including adoption and IVF assistance.
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave.
• "Building Good" paid community service time.
• Learning and advancement opportunities via McKinstry University.
• McKinstry Moves onsite gyms or reimbursement for remote workers.
  

See benefit plan documents for complete details.

If you’re driven by our vision to build a thriving planet together, McKinstry is the place to build your career.

The pay range for this position is $165,800 - $252,100 per year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base pay information is based on market location. A bonus may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered.

The McKinstry group of companies are equal opportunity employers. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, race, color, creed, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to employment, advancement, assignment, and training. This commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity is made equally as a social responsibility and as an economic and business necessity.

McKinstry is a drug‑free workplace. Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a pre‑employment drug and alcohol test, complying with the requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act and a Confidentiality Agreement, in addition to successful outcomes of background and reference checks.

Applicants for this role will only be considered if they possess current US Work Authorization, and do not require employer‑sponsored VISA support to begin or remain in this role.