Senior Foundry Operations Director — Aerospace & Defense

Talnt; Denison (TX); On-site; USD 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Talnt is seeking an experienced Operations Director to lead aluminum casting operations in North Texas. This on-site executive will oversee core foundry processes, planning, procurement, maintenance and continuous improvement to deliver safety, quality and on-time performance.

The role requires hands-on leadership with a strong background in lean manufacturing, ERP implementation, and cross-functional collaboration across Sales, Finance, Engineering, Quality, and EHS.

Qualifications

• Progressive leadership in manufacturing operations with cross-functional experience.
• Experience in foundry/metals casting operations.
• Proven ability to lead multiple ops functions including maintenance, supply chain, and planning.
• Strong Lean, Six Sigma, TOC and continuous improvement expertise.
• Experience with S&OP and ERP to improve throughput and on-time delivery.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily manufacturing operations across core making, molding, melting and pouring, shakeout, cutoff, grinding, finishing, weld repair and related foundry processes.
• Lead production managers, maintenance, supply chain, planning, and CI teams with clear expectations and succession planning.
• Oversee production scheduling, capacity planning, labor allocation, and shift coordination to meet targets and customer commitments.
• Manage S&OP with Sales, Finance, Engineering and Quality to align demand with capacity and materials.
• Direct procurement, inventory control, shipping, receiving and outside processing to improve supplier performance and working capital.
• Implement Lean, TOC, Six Sigma, 5S, visual management and root cause analysis to reduce waste and improve throughput.
• Oversee maintenance and capital projects for furnaces, cranes, dust collection, heat treatment and critical assets.
• Partner with EHS and Quality to maintain AS9100, Nadcap, ITAR, and other compliance while supporting corrective actions and traceability.
• Manage budgets, labor costs, overtime, scrap, and capital expenditures; drive cost efficiency and margins.
• Establish and monitor KPIs for safety, OTD, throughput, scrap, uptime and OPEX; drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Foundry Operations

Production Planning

Cross-functional Leadership

ERP Systems

Safety Management

Cost Control

Quality Improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Lean Six Sigma Belt

Tools

ERP Systems

Manufacturing Dashboards

Job description

Talnt is seeking an experienced Operations Director to lead aluminum casting operations in North Texas. This on-site executive will oversee core foundry processes, planning, procurement, maintenance and continuous improvement to deliver safety, quality and on-time performance.

The role requires hands-on leadership with a strong background in lean manufacturing, ERP implementation, and cross-functional collaboration across Sales, Finance, Engineering, Quality, and EHS.