Manufacturing Operations Leader — Senior Director

Morgan-Fleming & Partners; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan-Fleming & Partners seeks a Senior Director, Manufacturing Operations for the Fort Wayne, IN facility. This role provides decisive operational leadership, sets the site's direction, drives performance, and builds a high‑performing leadership team.

You will shape long-range operating plans, production scheduling, capacity allocation, and process improvements while fostering safety, quality, and accountability.

Qualifications

• Significant senior operations or manufacturing leadership experience within a large CPG manufacturing business.
• Experience leading complex, high-volume manufacturing operations with a strong understanding of production processes, plant performance & operational systems.
• A track record of improving manufacturing performance across safety, quality, service, cost, productivity & profitability.
• Experience developing leaders and building accountable, engaged & high-performing teams.
• Strong commercial & financial acumen, including the ability to interpret operating & financial statements & understand the impact of operational decisions on P&L performance.
• Demonstrated success leading change, continuous improvement & organizational development.
• Experience in a privately owned or entrepreneurial manufacturing business would be highly beneficial.
• A degree in engineering, manufacturing, operations or a related discipline would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Promote and sustain a strong culture of health, safety, product quality and operational accountability.
• Develop, implement and monitor day-to-day operating systems and processes, providing clear visibility of performance, priorities, progress and barriers.
• Lead, coach and develop the site leadership team, building capability and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Improve manufacturing processes and management systems to increase plant performance, optimize workflow, improve yields and efficiencies, and deliver budget commitments.
• Develop and execute manufacturing strategies that align with the company’s business goals and long-term growth plans.
• Establish and maintain effective quality systems to ensure products consistently meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Monitor production performance to ensure efficiency, productivity and profitability targets are achieved.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, optimize production workflows and reduce operating costs.
• Work cross-functionally with other business areas to ensure effective coordination and communication throughout the manufacturing operation.
• Set clear expectations for functional leaders, drive engagement and hold teams accountable for business performance and results.
• Ensure compliance with applicable state and federal regulations and company policies.
• Lead operational readiness for new equipment, systems & process investments, ensuring requirements for safety, quality, cost, consumers, customers & security are met.
• Partner with Human Resources on recruitment, training, retention & employee development to ensure the workforce has the skills & support needed to succeed.
• Work with sales, customer-facing & product development teams to ensure manufacturing capabilities support customer & consumer requirements.

Skills

Senior operations leadership

Large-scale CPG

Change management

Continuous improvement

Financial acumen

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree or related field

Job description

Morgan-Fleming & Partners seeks a Senior Director, Manufacturing Operations for the Fort Wayne, IN facility. This role provides decisive operational leadership, sets the site's direction, drives performance, and builds a high‑performing leadership team.

You will shape long-range operating plans, production scheduling, capacity allocation, and process improvements while fostering safety, quality, and accountability.