Director of Manufacturing Programs

Faith Technologies•Menasha, WI

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Manufacturing Programs is an execution-focused leader responsible for leading Manufacturing Programs across various product initiatives and portfolios. This role drives strategy, operational efficiency, and program objectives across product development, capital deployment, and global expansion projects. The Director manages a team of manufacturing operations project managers and partners cross-functionally to ensure the successful delivery of strategic manufacturing objectives. The ideal candidate will have experience in Lean, Change Management, Manufacturing Systems, Safety Management, Industrial Engineering, Production Planning, Materials Management, Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management. Additionally, experience in electrical, energy, or related industrial sectors and implementing large scalable manufacturing operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred; MBA a plus).
10+ years of experience in manufacturing and operations management, with at least 5+ years in a leadership role.
Experience leading cross-functional teams in multinational environments.
Proven leader in large scale operations and manufacturing product launches.
Demonstrated ability to negotiate complex agreements and partnerships.
Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
Experience in Lean, Change Management, Manufacturing Systems, Safety Management, Industrial Engineering, Production Planning, Materials Management, Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management.
Experience in electrical, energy, or related industrial sectors and implementing large scalable manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain manufacturing program governance frameworks, performance metrics, and reporting standards.
Manage a portfolio of strategic initiatives, ensuring timely delivery, budget adherence, and quality outcomes.
Proactively identify and mitigate risks across multiple manufacturing programs.
Provide regular executive-level reporting as required.
Lead and develop a team of Manufacturing Project Managers responsible for New Product Introductions, capacity expansions, and new manufacturing operations across a multitude of initiatives.
Lead the cross-functional manufacturing support team (including Safety, Quality, Operations Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials, Planning & Scheduling, and Continuous Improvement) to deliver all required outputs for each product development initiative launch plan.
Support Make vs Buy decisions for manufacturing efficiency, quality, and cost.
Develop and maintain manufacturing infrastructure capacity plans to support long-term sales forecasts.
Oversee the integration of new capital equipment into existing or new manufacturing plants leading cross-functional delivery across all manufacturing and ancillary teams.
Lead the investigation and recommendations of new technology insertion that impact manufacturing efficiencies.
Provide key insight and feedback into engineering for Design for Manufacturability (DFM) to improve operational efficiency and reduce rework / scrap.
Lead key manufacturing financial objectives and management of CapEx, COGS, and ROI strategies.
Collaborate with regional teams to ensure operational readiness and compliance with local regulations and standards.
Support design and development of methodologies to track and understand quality concerns as part of the manufacturing process.
Partner with cross functional teams and business technology to bring visibility to the manufacturing process flow and operational KPI’s.
Facilitate decision making using the Choosing By Advantages (CBA) Decision Making System methods.
Drive the application of Lean principles into daily management and all related deliverables, systems, and processes.
Facilitate the adoption of new systems, processes, methods, projects through strong use and support of change management methods (e.g. ADKAR).
Be an intellectually curious and creative thought leader within the organization as well as externally with customers, partners, and suppliers.
Be an effective communicator and relentless collaborator seeking constant alignment between and among the layers and functions of the organization.
Support the bid and proposal process as required.
Performs other related duties as required and assigned.