Director of Production Operations

The role

The Director of Production Operations will drive transformational improvements in throughput, quality, and cost across multiple buildings. This leader will apply Lean principles, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled tools to reimagine production operations.

What you will do

• Translate enterprise strategy into manufacturing capability.
• Partner with the General Manager and Re:Build Leadership on long-range strategy and capital planning.
• Establish objective, data-driven performance metrics to exceed objectives and drive down cost of poor quality.
• Champion the deployment of Lean methodology with AI, automation, and advanced analytics.
• Build a flexible, resilient production operations organization.
• Own accountability for safety, quality, cost, delivery, and responsiveness.
• Build a bench of future leadership talent by coaching and developing direct reports and plant personnel.
• Model and instill a culture of creative problem-solving and intellectual curiosity.
• Direct reports include all three facility Plant Managers.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 15+ years of plant management or operations leadership experience in manufacturing
• Experience leading multiple manufacturing plants or facilities at scale
• Track record of leading transformational operational change using AI, automation, or advanced digital tools
• Deep Lean Manufacturing expertise
• Skill in motivating, coaching and developing team members
• Confirmed P&L ownership and capital allocation experience

Nice to have

• MBA or advanced degree
• Experience in facilities expansion and/or acquisition integration

Benefits

• Every employee of Re:Build will share ownership in the company
• Share in the financial rewards of the success achieved together

About the company

Re:Build is an advanced, end-to-end manufacturing platform that partners with industrial companies to take products from concept to full-scale production. Cutting Dynamics (CDI) is a Re:Build member company and a supplier to the aerospace, defense, commercial, and medical industries.