Corporate Director Of Manufacturing Operations

Description

The Director of Enterprise Manufacturing Operations will design, deploy, and sustain the operating systems that drive consistent performance across all facilities. This is not a plant-level engineering manager or director position, but rather overseeing a few locations.

This role exists to:

• Move the organization from reactive problem solving to predictable execution
• Build and scale a Manufacturing Operating System (MOS) that leaders actually use
• Create discipline around standard work, daily management, and technical capability development
• Provide hands-on leadership during critical operational disruptions—while building systems that prevent them from recurring
• You will work directly with plant leadership, engineering, operations, and executive leadership to ensure improvements stick—not just launch.
• If you’ve successfully built operating systems in complex manufacturing environments and know how to balance urgency today with capability for tomorrow, this role is designed for you.

Day to day:

• Lead enterprise-wide Business Excellence and Operations Support teams, spanning:

- Welding & Fabrication

- Robotics & Automation

- Laser & Form

- Paint / Finishing

- Continuous Improvement

• Serve as the architect and owner of Manufacturing Operating System (MOS) and tiered daily management structure.
• Ensure consistent standards across facilities while enabling local ownership and problem solving.
• Rapid Response & Root Cause Leadership

Oversee structured, rapid-response support for critical production disruptions.

• Ensure disciplined triage, root cause analysis, corrective action, and follow‑through.
• Transition recurring issues from firefighting to system-level prevention.
• Standardization, Capability & Systems Development

Develop and deploy:

• SOPs and Standard Work
• Leader Standard Work
• Competency-based training and certification programs
• Embed Lean and structured problem-solving methodologies (e.g., A3, FMEA, DOE, SPC) into daily operations—not side projects.
• Performance Management & Talent Development

Define, track, and improve KPIs including:

• OEE, MTTR, first-pass yield
• Safety and quality metrics
• Response time and certification rates
• Cost and productivity outcomes
• Recruit, coach, and develop engineering and CI talent.
• Own budgets related to tooling, spare parts, training, and CI investments.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related field (Master’s degree and/or Lean Six Sigma certification strongly preferred)
• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, including engineering, technical operations, CI, or operational excellence roles in complex environments
• Proven experience building and scaling operating systems, not just supporting CI initiatives
• Deep expertise in:
• Lean manufacturing
• Structured problem solving
• MOS / daily management systems
• SOP and Standard Work deployment
• Strong servant leader mindset with the credibility to influence plant leaders and executives
• Exceptional communication, coaching, and change leadership skills
• Comfortable balancing hands-on operational support with strategic system design

This is a Permanent position based out of Janesville, WI.

The pay range for this position is $160000.00 - $190000.00/yr.

Unlimited PTO Bonus eligible Full time benefits offered

This is a fully onsite position in Janesville,WI.

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 29, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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