Operations Director

Maverick Power•Garland, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Operations Director is responsible for leading day-to-day manufacturing execution across assigned Maverick Power production operations, ensuring safe, predictable, and scalable performance that supports growth, on-time delivery, and margin objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Industrial Management, or a related field preferred.
Minimum of 10 years of progressive manufacturing or operations leadership in discrete manufacturing environments.
Demonstrated success leading plant, value-stream, or multi-department operations teams in high-mix, engineered-product, ETO/CTO, or similar manufacturing settings.
Experience improving on-time delivery, throughput, labor productivity, and operating discipline without compromising safety or quality.
Strong understanding of manufacturing execution, production flow, Lean principles, and continuous improvement.
Experience using operational KPIs to manage performance, including throughput, labor productivity, backlog, schedule attainment, and quality indicators.
Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems, production scheduling, and manufacturing reporting tools.
Strong people leadership skills, including coaching, accountability, conflict management, and cross-functional collaboration.
Ability to move between floor-level detail and broader operational priorities in a fast-paced growth environment.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree or equivalent operations leadership development is a plus but not required.
Experience in electrical equipment, power distribution, industrial systems, capital equipment, or closely related industries strongly preferred.
Prior experience in a high-growth environment with changing priorities, scaling processes, and capacity constraints preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead daily and weekly manufacturing execution across assigned operations, ensuring production plans, safety expectations, and quality standards are achieved.
Translate company and functional priorities into clear expectations, operating rhythms, and measurable targets for supervisors, managers, and site leaders.
Drive accountability for schedule attainment, labor productivity, throughput, and recovery actions when performance falls behind plan.
Escalate material risks, staffing constraints, quality concerns, and capacity issues early with recommended actions and tradeoffs.
Coach and develop frontline and mid-level operations leaders to improve decision-making, follow-through, and consistency of execution.
Establish and maintain a common operating cadence, including tier meetings, production reviews, KPI visibility, and disciplined follow-up on commitments.
Reinforce standard work for production leadership, including shift startup, issue escalation, handoffs, and end-of-day performance review.
Promote a culture where problems are surfaced professionally, root causes are addressed, and teams solve issues without blame or last-minute heroics.
Improve production flow, cycle time, labor efficiency, and execution stability through practical process discipline and structured problem solving.
Partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Planning to remove bottlenecks and improve line readiness, material flow, and work sequencing.
Support production ramps, new product introductions, and capacity changes by helping teams stabilize processes while protecting safety, quality, and inventory discipline.
Champion Lean behaviors and continuous improvement efforts that simplify work, reduce waste, and make performance more predictable.
Model and enforce a safety-first mindset in all operating decisions, with zero tolerance for shortcuts that increase risk.
Partner closely with Quality to ensure workmanship standards, issue containment, and corrective actions are integrated into daily execution.
Work cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Engineering, Planning, and customer-facing teams to align production priorities with customer commitments.
Support annual planning, capacity discussions, and staffing plans with grounded operational input from the floor and site level.
Build a high-accountability, team-oriented environment that reflects Maverick Power’s core values: Deliver 'WOW!', Get the Job Done, Win as a Team, and Bring Your Best.
Develop leaders who can balance urgency with judgment, hold standards, and communicate clearly through change.
Recognize and reinforce behaviors that improve safety, execution reliability, and collaboration across shifts, departments, and sites.