Senior Director of Operations

Royal Basket Trucks, Inc.; Town of Darien (WI); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Royal Basket Trucks, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director of Operations to transform aggressive growth goals into disciplined execution on our Wisconsin site.

The role focuses on scalable processes, strong KPI governance, and leadership development to support doubling sales in five years. You will lead through people, processes, and technology, building managers who can operate at twice the size while maintaining safety and quality.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
• Strong experience leading managers and supervisors.
• Proven success building scalable operations.
• Lean and continuous improvement experience.

Responsibilities

• Turn company goals into clear operational priorities.
• Set measurable goals and hold the team accountable.
• Build scalable processes for quality, delivery, productivity, safety, and cost.
• Develop managers who can lead and solve problems without depending on you.
• Eliminate firefighting, workarounds, and tribal knowledge.
• Improve flow, scheduling, capacity, labor, and material movement.
• Use KPIs and data to drive action.
• Use ERP, automation, and technology to increase capability.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

ERP/MRP skills

Data-driven decisions

People management

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Build the Operating System for Royal's Growth

Royal Basket Trucks is looking for a Senior Director of Operations who can turn aggressive growth goals into disciplined execution.

Our goal is to double sales in five years.

That requires better processes, better people and better technology.

Your job is to build an operation that can scale.

What You'll Do

• Turn company goals into clear operational priorities.
• Set measurable goals and hold the team accountable.
• Build scalable processes for quality, delivery, productivity, safety, and cost.
• Develop managers who can lead and solve problems without depending on you.
• Eliminate firefighting, workarounds, and tribal knowledge.
• Improve flow, scheduling, capacity, labor, and material movement.
• Use KPIs and data to drive action.
• Use ERP, automation, and technology to increase capability.
• Anticipate constraints before they slow growth.
• Make continuous improvement part of how Royal operates.

How You'll Lead

Through Processes

Create simple, repeatable systems that work as Royal grows.

Through People

Build strong managers. Delegate. Coach. Set expectations. Hold people accountable.

Through Technology

Use data, systems, and automation to improve decisions, productivity, and capacity.

You will own the results without owning all the work.

What Success Looks Like

You’ll Fit Well Here If You...

• Think in systems, not quick fixes.
• Turn strategy into action.
• Build leaders, not dependency.
• Prefer permanent solutions over firefighting.
• Use data to make decisions.
• Set high standards and follow through.
• Challenge inefficient processes.
• Think ahead about capacity and growth.
• Stay connected to the manufacturing floor without trying to run everything yourself.

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
• Strong experience leading managers and supervisors.
• Proven success building scalable operations.
• Success improving safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost.
• Lean and continuous improvement experience.
• Strong ERP/MRP and data skills.
• Strong business and financial judgment.
• Experience leading growth and change.

A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Business, or a related field is strongly preferred.

Royal does not need a hero.

We need a leader who builds an operation that performs at twice the size.

Royal Basket Trucks, Inc is an equal opportunity employer.

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Pay based on relevant experience, skills, and qualifications.