Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
15+ years in high complexity technology manufacturing
10+ years of experience leading technical and non-technical teams
Hands-on experience with lean manufacturing
Strong integrity and work ethic
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Responsibilities
Lead day-to-day operations of server and rack assembly
Set and communicate production priorities to team leads
Manage personnel attendance, training, and staffing
Resolve issues impacting production and escalate as necessary
Drive process improvements with cross-functional teams
Ensure safety and quality standards are met
Utilize lean tools and problem-solving methodologies
Benefits
Opportunities for professional development
Collaborative work environment
Focus on employee safety and well-being
Engagement in continuous improvement initiatives
Leadership role with significant impact on operations
Full Job Description
About The Role
The Director, Manufacturing is responsible for leading site server, rack assembly day-to-day operations, and End of line operations, ensuring that production delivery, quality, and cost metrics are met or exceeded. The Director, Manufacturing will focus on employee safety, productivity, quality, and training, typically supervising a team of 3+ managers, 6+ Supervisors, 20+ leads and 200+ production Talents.
What You’ll Do
Provide Work Direction to the Extended Team
Communicate overall priorities for the extended team to Team Leads based on:
Ship date (day/week/month)
Quantity of units
Aged units
Capacity and its utilization
Efficiency
Quality issues from Assembly and/or vendors
Safety & 7S’s in place
Lean tools
Problem-solving tools and Action plan (PDCA).
Personnel Supervision
Attendance / OT / PTO Execution
Training Execution
Staffing Execution
Workload Balance
Performance feedback to Managers
Issue Resolution
Manage/escalate issues impacting the extended team and communicate to:
Peer Manager(s)
Manager
Customer PM(s)
NPI PM(s)
Process Improvement / 7S Leadership
Work with extended team to identify and execute process/tool improvements:
Manufacturing Engineering / Development Engineering
Maintenance Team
What You bring
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, related discipline, and/or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience
15+ years of experience in high complexity technology manufacturing environment with experience in project management, engineering, quality, manufacturing, and new product introduction.
10+ years of leading and mentoring technical and non-technical teams.
Lean manufacturing hands-on experience
Possess a prominent level of integrity and strong work ethic.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams.
Ability to simplify issues/direction and communicate verbally and in writing to all levels of employees.
Ability to pull information together from numerous sources and consolidate it into a plan/direction for the organization.
Ability to recognize and drive teams to perform continuous improvement within the team and across the organization.
Ability to recognize issues and opportunities in an automated production environment and to organize and lead the teams to improve the equipment and processes.
Must be able to effectively work with all members of the organization and lead cross functional teams to solve issues in a fast paced production environment.
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About ZT Systems
ZT Systems is a privately held original design manufacturer of data center servers, storage and embedded computing systems. ZT Systems is headquartered in the United States with additional facilities in Canada, China, and the Netherlands. The company designs and manufactures a wide range of computing systems, from workstations to high-performance computing clusters, and provides customized solutions for cloud computing, big data, and other applications. ZT Systems serves a variety of industries, including finance, healthcare, government, and education.
