Director of Operations

Acuity

. Help manufacturing sites in the United States, Canada, and France perform at their best .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeAtlanta • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in driving safety, quality, delivery, cost, and service objectives across multiple manufacturing sites while embedding continuous improvement and root-cause problem solving into daily operations. Proficient in establishing KPI frameworks and facilitating cross-site collaboration to optimize material flow and distribution efficiency.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Bilingual Fluency In English And FrenchContinuous ImprovementRoot-Cause Problem SolvingKPI Framework DevelopmentCross-Site Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Operations ManagementSupply Chain OptimizationPlant Execution CoordinationPerformance Metrics DevelopmentInventory Management

Soft Skills

Leadership DevelopmentCoachingCollaborationAdaptabilityDecision-Making

Industry Keywords

ManufacturingMulticultural Team ManagementSafety ObjectivesQuality StandardsCost Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Help manufacturing sites in the United States, Canada, and France perform at their best
Work alongside site leaders to connect teams, remove barriers, share effective practices, and enable continuous improvement
Report to the Senior Director of Operations
Work closely with Focus Factory Managers to translate Operations priorities into practical execution
Drive safety, quality, delivery, cost, and service objectives across multiple sites
Embed continuous improvement and root-cause problem solving into daily operations
Facilitate cross-site collaboration and standardize best practices
Coordinate plant execution, warehousing, and distribution to meet customer lead times and inventory goals
Establish site-level KPI frameworks, routines, and performance metrics
Partner with Supply Chain to optimize material flow, supply continuity, and distribution efficiency
Align demand, production, and inventory priorities across Sales, IBP, and Supply Chain
Resolve operational gaps while balancing service levels, capacity, cost, and risk mitigation
Translate executive priorities into multi-site execution plans with Engineering, Quality, and Finance
Coach Focus Factory Managers and empower site-level accountability and decision-making
Build a unified, collaborative culture across multicultural teams
Strengthen leadership succession, talent development, and critical knowledge retention across locations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bilingual fluency in English and French, written and spoken
Combination of technical and management skills
Ability to adapt to a constantly evolving, international environment
Ability to drive safety, quality, delivery, cost, and service objectives across sites in the US, Canada, and France
Experience embedding continuous improvement and root-cause problem solving into daily site operations
Ability to coordinate plant execution, warehousing, and distribution
Ability to translate operational strategy into site-level KPI frameworks, routines, and performance metrics
Ability to optimize material flow, supply continuity, and distribution efficiency
Ability to align demand, production, and inventory priorities across Sales, IBP, and Supply Chain teams
Ability to resolve operational gaps while balancing service levels, capacity, cost, and risk
Ability to partner with Engineering, Quality, and Finance
Ability to coach Focus Factory Managers and develop leadership succession and talent

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal opportunity employer
Reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans
French-language training for incumbents in permanent positions in Quebec who do not have a good knowledge of French