Director, Manufacturing

ZT Systems•Georgetown, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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.

Responsibilities

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
Manage/escalate issues impacting the extended team and communicate to: Peer Manager(s), Manager, Customer PM(s), NPI PM(s)
Work with extended team to identify and execute process/tool improvements: Manufacturing Engineering / Development Engineering, Maintenance Team

Benefits

Competitive base salary
Performance-based annual bonus eligibility
401(k) retirement savings plan
Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with access to leading providers
Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs
Company-paid life and disability insurance
Paid time off (PTO) and company-paid holidays
Parental leave and family care support programs
Structured training programs and on-the-job learning opportunities
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