Director - Manufacturing Engineering & Project Execution

IES Infrastructure • Manitowoc, WI

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About The Position

We are seeking a senior manufacturing leader to serve as a cross-functional optimizer and execution architect within our growing organization. This role exists to strengthen the operational backbone of the business — ensuring that manufacturing engineering, project execution, and front-end planning operate as a disciplined, high-performance system.
The Director of Manufacturing Engineering & Project Execution will lead transformational optimization across production flow, cost structure, scheduling reliability, and delivery performance. This individual will have the authority to establish process standards, influence organizational structure, and drive capital and operational improvements that enable scalable growth.
Success in this role means building a predictable, efficient, and data-driven execution engine that aligns engineering, project management, and production into a seamless value stream.
This is a senior leadership opportunity for a results-driven operator who thrives in complex environments, leads change through influence and clarity, and can translate strategy into measurable operational performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, or related field
• 5+ years deploying Lean/operational excellence in manufacturing
• 5+ years leading teams in complex operational environments
• Demonstrated success improving throughput, cost performance, or delivery reliability
• Strong project execution and cross-functional leadership experience
• Strategic operational thinking
• Cross-functional influence
• Process architecture and optimization
• Data-driven decision making
• Organizational leadership
• Execution discipline

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead a multi-year operational improvement strategy focused on quality, schedule performance, and cost discipline
• Identify and eliminate systemic inefficiencies affecting flow, changeover, inventory, and execution reliability
• Deploy Lean tools and performance analytics to drive measurable business improvement
• Build sustainable continuous improvement capability within leadership teams
• Establish standards that ensure production readiness and execution stability
• Strengthen front-end planning and engineering coordination
• Support scalable manufacturing systems aligned with growth objectives
• Lead cross-functional project execution discipline from planning through delivery
• Implement KPI frameworks tied to profitability, schedule adherence, and operational throughput
• Improve forecasting reliability and execution predictability
• Lead direct reports while influencing cross-functional teams
• Train and develop leaders in problem solving and operational excellence
• Serve as a change agent driving alignment across departments
• Identify, evaluate, and support capital investments that improve operational performance
• Ensure process decisions support long-term scalability

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Company 401K plan with Employer Contribution Match
• Company Paid Time Off
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Choice of Medical Coverage including Prescription and Short Term Disability Plans
• Choice of Dental and Vision Coverage
• Optional Long-term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Legal and Pet Coverage
• Auto and Home Insurance Discount Programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees