Director of Manufacturing

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic and operational guidance across nine manufacturing locations.

• Enhance safety, drive overall business performance, profitability, and operational excellence.

• Manage manufacturing as a business, effectively balancing personnel, processes, resources, costs, quality, and customer commitments.

• Advocate for health and safety through appropriate behaviors, metrics, and diligence.

• Analyze data and information, draw conclusions, explore alternatives, and propose effective solutions.

• Oversee employees, assign and direct tasks, conduct evaluations, provide training and development, take corrective actions, make hiring and termination recommendations, and manage the workforce equitably.

• Clearly communicate information and ideas both in writing and verbally.

• Collaborate effectively and apply emotional intelligence in daily operations and change management.

• Tackle abstract issues across various business functions and evaluate fundamental challenges by assessing intangible variables.

• Make decisions to avert significant impacts on manufacturing operations.

• Ensure manufacturing facilities adhere to the company's quality management system.

• Define objectives, strategies, and actions to meet organizational and departmental goals.

• Establish and maintain measurable performance metrics for manufacturing processes.

• Report on manufacturing progress and corrective measures to management.

• Assess risks and implement risk mitigation strategies.

• Collaborate with Engineering from initial design concepts through prototype development, providing insights to address manufacturability and cost concerns.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must possess a progressive operational leadership background, with insights and behaviors suitable for a growing and forward-thinking organization.

• A degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Industrial Management, or equivalent experience is preferred.

• Set objectives, prioritize tasks, manage resources, develop concepts and approaches, review project progress and outcomes, and make management decisions.

• Ability to work independently, coupled with strong teamwork and organizational skills.

• Proficient in computer skills, including intermediate Excel, with excellent writing and grammar abilities.

• Capacity to engage a cross-functional team towards achieving desired outcomes.

• Strong change management skills, including practical experience in Lean Manufacturing implementation.

• Proven experience in mastering Manufacturing Principles and Concepts.

• Skilled in problem analysis and resolution at both strategic and functional levels.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and analytical abilities.

• Capable of effectively organizing and planning the use of time and personnel.

• Must be able to frequently sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch.

• Must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

• This is a remote position; preference will be given to candidates residing in the central region of the United States of America.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual Bonus Eligibility

• Employee referral bonus program

• PTO + 2 floating holidays

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (FSA & HSA options)

• Educational assistance

• Life insurance, short-term & long-term disability

• 401(k) with employer match & immediate vesting

• Employee heating pellet program

• Lignetics SWAG gear, including an annual pair of work boots & other PPE