Director of Operations
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Director of Operations
ODL, Inc•Zeeland, MI
About The Position
The Director of Operations leads all manufacturing operations at ODL's Zeeland, Michigan headquarters plant. The role is accountable for safety, quality, cost, and on-time delivery; year-over-year margin improvement; and support of strong customer relationships. The position calls for a commercial mindset and creative problem solving, including understanding customer needs, business economics, and how plant decisions affect revenue and margin. The Director drives a zero-injury culture and compliance with safety and regulatory requirements; owns plant quality and on-time delivery performance; supports customer relationships and issue resolution; and collaborates with Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, and Engineering. The role aligns production with demand, pricing, and margin goals, delivers plant P&L results, leads lean initiatives and capital projects, and uses technology, automation, data, and practical AI applications to improve plant performance. It also develops talent at all levels, builds succession depth, and fosters accountability and engagement across shifts.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
- 10+ years of manufacturing experience, including 5+ years in plant leadership with P&L responsibility.
- Track record of improving safety, quality, delivery performance, and cost.
- Creative problem-solving ability to find new solutions to operational and commercial challenges.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen and comfort engaging with customers.
- Lean and continuous improvement experience.
- Ability to lead large, multi-shift teams.
- Ability to leverage technology, automation, and data across a plant to improve productivity, quality, and decision making.
- Ability to collaborate across functions, including Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, and Engineering.
Nice To Haves
- MBA or advanced degree.
- Experience in building products, glass, fenestration, or similar discrete manufacturing.
- Experience applying AI or advanced analytics in a manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Drive a zero-injury culture and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.
- Own plant quality performance, including first-pass yield, scrap, and PPM, and foster employee ownership of quality.
- Own on-time delivery performance by driving schedule adherence, capacity planning, and recovery plans.
- Support key customer relationships through plant visits, business reviews, and resolution of service or quality issues.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, and Engineering to align production with demand, cost, and product and process priorities.
- Align production with demand, pricing, and margin goals, considering product mix, capacity, and cost-to-serve tradeoffs.
- Deliver the plant P&L and improve year-over-year margin through productivity, yield, scrap reduction, and conversion cost.
- Lead lean initiatives and capital projects to reduce waste, improve OEE, and increase capacity.
- Leverage technology, automation, and data to improve plant visibility, productivity, and decision making.
- Identify practical AI use cases and build adoption across the plant.
- Develop plant talent at all levels, build succession depth, and foster accountability and engagement across shifts.
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Career Level
Director
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