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Director NPI
Johnson Controls. Lead manufacturing readiness and operational launch for new products within AHU (Air Handling Unit) and Silent-Aire .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in manufacturing readiness and operational launch for new products, with a strong focus on process capability, equipment, and capacity planning. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and improve launch speed and predictability through structured methodologies.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Manufacturing ReadinessLean MethodologyCross-Functional Team LeadershipNPI Operating System DevelopmentEvidence-Based Decision Making
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Hard Skills
Manufacturing PlanningProcess CapabilityQuality ControlsProduction RampCost ManagementSupplier Risk ManagementStandard Work DevelopmentStage-Gate ProcessRoot-Cause AnalysisVisual Management
Soft Skills
CoachingCollaborationFeedbackProblem SolvingPerformance Leadership
Industry Keywords
Air Handling UnitNew Product IntroductionManufacturing ExecutionOperational LaunchGemba-Based Problem SolvingCapacity PlanningMaterial AvailabilityManufacturing ModelsContinuous ImprovementStakeholder Alignment
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead manufacturing readiness and operational launch for new products within AHU (Air Handling Unit) and Silent-Aire
- Lead a dedicated NPI team and direct extended manufacturing teams supporting product development and launch
- Define and deliver the manufacturing plan for each new product, including process, equipment, capacity, investment, and make-or-buy decisions
- Define manufacturing requirements for each RCLP gate and make or escalate manufacturing go/no-go recommendations
- Ensure supplier capability and material availability for prototype, validation, launch, and ramp requirements
- Ensure receiving plants have the manufacturing process, equipment, materials, systems, standard work, staffing, and NPI-specific training required before launch
- Deliver first production, ramp, and stable operating performance against safety, quality, delivery, cost, and capacity expectations
- Resolve launch issues and complete handoff to normal operations when performance expectations are met
- Build a disciplined, repeatable NPI operating system using visual management, standard work, tiered accountability, Gemba-based problem solving, root-cause countermeasures, and lessons-learned reuse
- Build the capacity, capability, and culture of extended teams through resource planning, coaching, development, feedback, and recognition
- Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and plant leadership
Requirements
What you’ll need- Demonstrated ownership of manufacturing readiness and launch outcomes for multiple new products or comparable complex industrial programs
- Deep knowledge of manufacturing planning, including process capability, equipment, capacity, quality controls, standard work, cost, and production ramp
- Experience making evidence-based manufacturing readiness decisions within a structured stage-gate, product development, or equivalent launch process
- Proven ability to align Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, Supply Chain, and plant teams around launch commitments without relying on direct authority
- Experience identifying and resolving supplier, material, capacity, or continuity risks that could prevent a successful launch or ramp
- Demonstrated use of Lean or an equivalent business system to improve execution, solve systemic problems, and sustain results
- Strongly preferred: demonstrated success improving launch speed, predictability, or ramp performance across a portfolio of new product introductions
- Strongly preferred: experience launching complex engineered products across multiple plants, regions, suppliers, or manufacturing models
- Strongly preferred: experience establishing or significantly improving a repeatable NPI operating system across manufacturing and cross-functional teams
- Strongly preferred: experience building the capacity and capability of extended NPI teams through resource planning, role clarity, coaching, development, and performance leadership
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive Bonus plan taking into account individual, group, and corporate performance
- Competitive benefits package