Senior Director of Operations

Confidential • Full-time • Cleveland, OH, US • $180,000 - $190,000 / year • 3d ago

We’re looking for a hands-on, results-driven Senior Director of Operations to lead our manufacturing and distribution facility.

This is a visible, hands-on leadership role with full accountability for site performance, team capability, and execution. The right candidate knows how to step into challenging environments, bring structure and accountability, and deliver results quickly and sustainably.

Responsibilities:

Lead all day-to-day operations for a high-throughput manufacturing and distribution facility
Stabilize production performance across product lines while supporting ongoing equipment improvements and upgrades
Build and execute a staffing, shift, and capability plan to support continuous operations
Establish and enforce standard work, processes, and operating discipline required for scale
Drive measurable improvements in throughput, uptime, quality, cost, and service levels
Own site-level financial performance, including labor, productivity, scrap, and cost-to-produce
Develop and hold accountable frontline leadership; upgrade talent where needed
Lead a strong culture of safety, accountability, and performance
Use data and systems to drive visibility, decision-making, and operational control
Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Procurement, and Commercial teams to align production with demand
Lead division-wide EHS, Quality, and Advanced Manufacturing Engineering to ensure scalable, consistent standards

Professional Qualifications

Proven senior operations leadership in a high-volume manufacturing environment
Demonstrated success in scaling, stabilizing, or turning around a manufacturing operation (greenfield, brownfield, or transformation)
Experience transforming operations to multi-shift environments
Strong operational and financial acumen, with ownership of plant-level performance
Deep experience with process discipline, throughput improvement, and operational execution
Track record of building and leading high-performing teams in demanding environments
Experience working through equipment, process, or system instability and driving to reliable performance
Strong data orientation; able to translate metrics into action
Advanced user of ERP systems, with the ability to drive operational rigor through systems
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or related field preferred