Site Director, Manufacturing & Operational Excellence

YSI Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Xylem is seeking an experienced operations leader to guide the DuBois site, owning performance across safety, quality, delivery, and cost. You will drive continuous improvement, coach leaders, and align capacity with customer and market needs in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and a track record of leading multi-functional teams to achieve aggressive metrics, while embedding a culture of accountability and inclusion across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in a relevant field.
• Significant progressive leadership experience in operations, manufacturing, or industrial environments.
• Demonstrated success leading teams and improving results across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity metrics.
• Strong experience with operational excellence, continuous improvement, and performance management systems.
• Proven ability to lead through complexity, drive change, and build alignment across multiple functions.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect operational execution to broader commercial and strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the DuBois operating team with full accountability for site performance and operational results.
• Translate division and business objectives into clear operating priorities, action plans, and performance expectations.
• Drive execution against key operational goals related to safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
• Establish a high-performance operating culture focused on accountability, responsiveness, and continuous improvement.
• Support business growth by aligning operating capabilities, capacity, and execution with customer and market needs.
• Champion a strong safety culture and ensure safety remains a visible and uncompromising priority across the operation.
• Lead efforts to improve quality performance, reduce variability, and strengthen process discipline throughout manufacturing and operational workflows.
• Improve on-time delivery and operational reliability through effective planning, execution, and issue resolution.
• Drive cost competitiveness through waste reduction, productivity improvement, and disciplined resource management.
• Monitor and improve site KPIs and operating metrics, using data-driven decision-making to prioritize actions and sustain gains.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, flow, quality, and overall site performance.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Operational excellence

Team development

Decision making

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Xylem is seeking an experienced operations leader to guide the DuBois site, owning performance across safety, quality, delivery, and cost. You will drive continuous improvement, coach leaders, and align capacity with customer and market needs in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and a track record of leading multi-functional teams to achieve aggressive metrics, while embedding a culture of accountability and inclusion across the site.