Director of Manufacturing

Formica Group • Cincinnati, OH

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About The Position

Formica is seeking a Director of Manufacturing to lead day-to-day operations and a site transformation at its 1-million-square-foot Evendale facility. Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, the Director has direct accountability for health, safety and environment; quality; production; maintenance; engineering; production planning; and warehousing. The role is a key member of the Operations leadership team and is responsible for setting the pace of change on the floor and raising the plant to a sustained, best-in-class level of performance.

The Director will develop and execute the site strategy and operating plan, drive a culture of accountability and ownership, and improve measurable performance in safety, quality, production efficiency, and delivery. The role leads Lean and continuous improvement, establishes an effective maintenance strategy, owns the annual budget including capital projects and improvement savings, and coaches leaders while building succession plans for critical roles.

Formica describes its workplace as a collaborative community of independent thinkers and offers tools for career growth. Candidates in Ohio and the Cincinnati region are preferred, though strong candidates from other areas are welcome.

Requirements

• 10–15 years of progressive experience leading operations in a medium- to large-sized manufacturing organization.
• Demonstrated track record of leading change, improving a site or operation, changing its culture, and sustaining results.
• Hands-on leadership experience across safety, quality, maintenance, and production.
• Deep, practical experience with Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• History of staying with organizations, building capability, and seeing work through.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or in Business with an Operations Management focus.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading an organized labor workforce, including union contract negotiations.
• Background in process manufacturing or building products.
• Candidates in Ohio and the Cincinnati region are preferred; strong candidates from other areas are welcome.

Responsibilities

• Develop and carry out the site strategy and operating plan to move Evendale toward best-in-class performance.
• Build a culture of accountability, ownership, urgency, and follow-through across the facility.
• Drive safety, quality, and operational performance toward targets of zero recordable injuries, 98% first-pass yield, OEE above 80%, and OTIF above 96%.
• Lead Lean and continuous improvement, including 5S, visual management, Gemba walks, Kaizen, 80/20, and Six Sigma.
• Develop and implement a maintenance strategy to continually improve equipment reliability.
• Own the annual budget, including capital projects and improvement savings.
• Coach and develop leaders and build succession plans for critical roles.
• Lead day-to-day operations across health, safety and environment; quality; production; maintenance; engineering; production planning; and warehousing.

Benefits

• Competitive package including base salary and an annual incentive opportunity.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• 401(k) with company match of up to 4%, immediately vested.
• 15 days of PTO from the start date.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Company-paid short-term disability insurance.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Tools for growing careers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director