DescriptionThis role is a contributing member of our team located in Nazareth, PA. As a Director of Operations you are a key to continued growth and success of Airlite. The Director of Operations provides strategic and operational leadership for manufacturing operations across assigned Airlite Locations. This role is responsible for Production, Maintenance, and Engineering and ensures operational strategies, resources, and priorities are aligned with business objectives.
This role will drive operational excellence through strong leadership, development of site leadership teams, continuous improvement, effective use of performance metrics, and disciplined execution. A key focus of this position is building leadership capability throughout the organization by coaching and developing managers and supervisors as the operations continue to grow and evolve. The Director will balance consistent operational expectations across locations while recognizing the unique needs and autonomy of each facility.
Essential Duties: • Provide strategic leadership and direction for Production, Maintenance, and Engineering across the Nazareth and Lakeville facilities.
• Lead, coach, and develop operational leaders, strengthening leadership capability, accountability, decision-making, and succession readiness throughout the organization.
• Establish operational priorities, goals, and KPIs and use performance data to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
• Ensure manufacturing operations consistently achieve objectives related to safety, quality, delivery, productivity, efficiency, and cost.
• Partner with site leadership to develop and execute operational plans that support business growth, capacity requirements, equipment needs, and organizational objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve manufacturing processes, equipment reliability, labor effectiveness, throughput, and overall operational performance.
• Provide leadership for capital projects, equipment installations, process improvements, and other operational initiatives in partnership with Engineering and Maintenance.
• Evaluate organizational structure, staffing, and leadership needs and develop teams capable of supporting current operations and future growth.
• Promote consistency and sharing of best practices between facilities while allowing each operation to respond effectively to its specific business and manufacturing needs.
• Partner cross-functionally with Quality, Supply Chain, Safety, Human Resources, Finance, Sales, Customer Service, and other functions to resolve issues and achieve business objectives.
• Develop and manage operational budgets, forecasts, capital requirements, and resource plans in alignment with financial and strategic objectives.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, employee development, continuous improvement, and operational excellence while exemplifying Airlite's Core Values and servant leadership principles.
• Other duties as assigned.
Do you have what it takes? Airlite Plastics is a versatile employer; complacency is not one of our strengths! We work hard each day to ensure that equipment efficiency and customer satisfaction never leave our line of sight. Successful candidates for the role will possess the following:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, Manufacturing, or a related field preferred; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
- 10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, including significant responsibility for manufacturing operations.
- 5+ years of experience leading managers and/or senior operational leaders.
- Demonstrated experience overseeing multiple operational functions such as Production, Maintenance, and Engineering.
- Experience leading operations across multiple facilities or business units strongly preferred.
- Experience with capital planning, operational budgeting, continuous improvement, and manufacturing performance management.
- Plastics manufacturing, injection molding, extrusion, or related manufacturing experience preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop managers and emerging leaders.
- Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to understand the impact of operational decisions on overall business performance.
- Ability to effectively lead across multiple facilities, balancing consistent operational expectations with the unique needs of each location.
- Capability to solve complex problems, utilizing strong critical thinking and decision-making skills
- Superior organizational skills and the ability to assemble resources needed to orchestrate multiple projects/activities and accomplish goals
- Model a collaborative leadership style with the ability to build partnerships and influence others into action
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Outstanding presentation and facilitation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and consultative approach; tactful in dealing with people at all levels
- Strong sense of urgency, self-motivated and positive
- Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
- Ability to actively lead change initiatives
- Display highest ethical standards
- Maintain the utmost level of confidentiality in dealing with sensitive information
- Detail oriented, with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hand dexterity to operate office equipment including computer keyboards; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the office work environment is typically quiet; when visiting the production floor, the noise level may be loud.
Our Core Values Drive Us! • Do you conduct yourself with unquestionable integrity?
• Do you demonstrate respect and appreciation for those around you?
• Are you innovative and strive to challenge the status quo?
• Do you strive for continuous improvement and to deliver the "wow" factor?
• Do you care about environmentally sustainable solutions?
• Do you take meaning and pride in a job well done?
What's in it for you? As a Full-Time employee, you will be eligible for the following benefits: • Health, dental and vision insurance
• Company paid life insurance
• Company paid short term disability
• Generous 401k match
• Generous Time Off
• Annual company activities
