Manufacturing Ops Director: Scale Growth & Productivity

Confidential Jobs; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Confidential Manufacturing Company in the Greater Chicago area is seeking a Director of Operations to lead day-to-day production across a multi-shift environment, develop managers, and drive scalable processes during a period of growth. You will establish KPIs, improve productivity, quality, and cost control, and partner with safety, quality, and finance to align plans with demand.

This is a hands-on, senior leadership role requiring strong ownership and a track record of delivering measurable

Qualifications

• Significant progressive leadership experience within a manufacturing/production environment.
• Experience leading multi-shift, high-volume manufacturing operations.
• Proven ability to identify problems, develop solutions, implement and measure results.
• Strong experience creating or improving SOPs and operating processes.
• Track record of improving productivity, throughput, quality, efficiency or other KPIs.
• Experience with ERP/production planning systems.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma or continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations across a multi-shift manufacturing environment.
• Provide leadership to supervisors and functional leaders across production and supporting areas.
• Establish clear performance expectations, priorities and KPIs.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement practical solutions.
• Develop, improve and standardize SOPs and processes.
• Drive productivity, throughput, quality, efficiency and cost control improvements.
• Ensure plans align with demand for labor, equipment and materials.
• Coach and develop managers while maintaining visibility.

Skills

Leadership

Multi-shift leadership

ERP experience

Lean Six Sigma

Problem solving

Ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations Management

Job description

Confidential Manufacturing Company in the Greater Chicago area is seeking a Director of Operations to lead day-to-day production across a multi-shift environment, develop managers, and drive scalable processes during a period of growth. You will establish KPIs, improve productivity, quality, and cost control, and partner with safety, quality, and finance to align plans with demand.

This is a hands-on, senior leadership role requiring strong ownership and a track record of delivering measurable