Operations Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 15 or more years of operations leadership in high-hazard manufacturing environments.
• Direct experience in energetics or explosives manufacturing, such as propellants, detonators, or high explosives such as RDX or similar.
• Background in aerospace and defense or similarly regulated industries.
• Experience supporting DoD programs and contracts.
• Ability to obtain DoD security clearance.
• Working knowledge of energetic materials, including RDX, HMX, propellants, and detonators.
• Strong understanding of explosive safety, hazard analysis, and risk mitigation.
• Experience with ITAR, ATF, and DoD regulatory environments.
• Proven ability to lead teams in high-consequence environments where safety is critical.
• Track record of driving continuous improvement without compromising safety or quality.
• Experience building teams, developing leaders, and scaling operations through growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full site in a high-mix, low-volume, high-consequence manufacturing environment.
• Own site performance across safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Ensure strict adherence to explosive safety, process controls, and regulatory standards.
• Maintain compliance in a PSM-regulated environment with federal, DoD, and explosive-safety requirements.
• Build and develop teams with a safety-first, accountability-driven culture.
• Drive performance through EBAD’s operating system (EBOS) and lean execution discipline.
• Lead production ramp, capacity expansion, and operational readiness aligned to customer demand.
• Build the systems, culture, manufacturing capability, and leadership pipeline needed to support long-term growth.

Benefits

• Annual bonus.
• Comprehensive executive relocation support.
• Potential sign-on incentives and tailored rewards based on experience.
• Competitive compensation package with flexibility to reward top talent and extraordinary qualifications.