Plant Operations Leader: Margin, Quality & AI-Driven Growth

ODL, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ODL, Inc. seeks a Director of Operations to lead manufacturing at the Zeeland, Michigan plant. You will deliver safety, quality, cost, and on-time delivery, driving year-over-year margin improvements while supporting strong customer relationships.

You will champion lean initiatives, leverage technology and AI use cases, and develop talent across shifts. The role requires a commercial mindset and strategic problem-solving to optimize revenue and margin.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of manufacturing experience, including 5+ in plant leadership with P&L responsibility.
• Track record of improving safety, quality, delivery performance, and cost.
• Demonstrated creative thinker who finds new solutions to operational and commercial challenges.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with comfort engaging with customers.
• Lean and continuous improvement experience.
• Ability to lead large, multi-shift teams.
• Proven ability to leverage technology, automation, and data across a plant to improve productivity, quality, and decision making.
• Proven ability to collaborate across functions, including Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, and Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Drive a zero-injury safety culture and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Own plant quality, including first-pass yield, scrap, and PPM.
• Own On-Time Delivery performance; drive schedule adherence and capacity planning.
• Support key customer relationships via plant visits and business reviews.
• Collaborate across Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, and Engineering to align production with demand, cost, and priorities.
• Align production with demand, pricing, and margin goals; weigh product mix and cost-to-serve tradeoffs.
• Deliver the plant P&L and drive margin improvement through productivity and conversion costs.
• Lead lean initiatives and capital projects to reduce waste and increase capacity.
• Leverage technology, automation, and data across the plant to improve visibility and decision making.
• Develop plant talent across shifts and build succession depth.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field

Job description

ODL, Inc. seeks a Director of Operations to lead manufacturing at the Zeeland, Michigan plant. You will deliver safety, quality, cost, and on-time delivery, driving year-over-year margin improvements while supporting strong customer relationships.

You will champion lean initiatives, leverage technology and AI use cases, and develop talent across shifts. The role requires a commercial mindset and strategic problem-solving to optimize revenue and margin.