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Director of Manufacturing – Operational Excellence
SJE Rhombus. Lead SJE’s manufacturing network and drive operating improvements supporting growth, quality, delivery, and profitability .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in leading manufacturing operations and continuous improvement initiatives, with a strong focus on Lean methodologies, automation integration, and cross-functional collaboration. Proven ability to drive operational excellence and implement standardized processes across multiple manufacturing sites.
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Lean ManufacturingManufacturing AutomationContinuous ImprovementOperations LeadershipElectrical Panel Manufacturing
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Hard Skills
Manufacturing TransformationCapacity PlanningRoot-Cause AnalysisOperational KPI ManagementValue-Stream ImprovementStandardized Operating SystemsEngineering-to-Production WorkflowsCapital Investment AssessmentsQuality ImprovementProductivity Improvement
Soft Skills
Influential LeadershipCoachingCommunicationEmployee EngagementOwnership
Tools & Technologies
EPLANSmart MountingSmart WiringModCenterDigital Manufacturing Tools
Industry Keywords
Manufacturing NetworkHub-and-Spoke RolesIndustrial ControlsEngineered-to-Order ManufacturingMulti-Site Responsibility
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead SJE’s manufacturing network and drive operating improvements supporting growth, quality, delivery, and profitability
- Build a standardized, scalable manufacturing model across SJE ECS sites
- Lead manufacturing network development, hub-and-spoke roles, site capabilities, work-share processes, and capacity planning
- Define local versus hub/shared-service manufacturing activities
- Lead the Ashland hub pilot and develop business cases for expanded hub capabilities in Birmingham and a future Florida regional operations center
- Align demand, capacity, scheduling, and customer commitments with Operations, Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain, Quality, and Commercial leaders
- Build and lead a continuous improvement system across manufacturing locations
- Standardize work instructions, routings, bills of material, quality requirements, visual management, 5S, and problem-solving methods
- Establish Managing for Daily Improvement routines connecting shop-floor issues to leadership action
- Lead Kaizen events and improvement projects focused on safety, quality, labor productivity, flow, lead time, rework, and on-time delivery
- Develop common manufacturing metrics, definitions, targets, and escalation thresholds
- Lead the manufacturing strategy and operating model for PanelConnex and other panel manufacturing businesses
- Improve panel manufacturing consistency, quality, throughput, and labor efficiency
- Standardize panel design-to-build processes, including engineering handoff, materials, manufacturing instructions, testing, and final acceptance
- Develop and execute the manufacturing automation roadmap, including EPLAN, Smart Mounting, Smart Wiring, ModCenter, wire processing, and related production technologies
- Identify automation opportunities and build capital requests and investment cases
- Partner with Engineering and IT to create a digital thread from design through manufacturing, testing, and reporting
- Establish common capacity-planning processes connecting bookings, backlog, labor, materials, engineering readiness, and manufacturing schedules
- Lead improvement plans for manufacturing constraints, including layout, staffing, shifts, equipment, material flow, and facility utilization
- Monitor and improve safety, first-pass yield, rework, on-time delivery, schedule adherence, manufacturing hours versus estimate, scrap, uptime, and test pass rate
- Support site leaders with recovery plans when performance falls below target
- Evaluate manufacturing footprint decisions, facility expansions, consolidations, make-versus-buy opportunities, and outsourced fabrication
- Build manufacturing and continuous-improvement leadership capability
- Coach site leaders, managers, engineers, and frontline teams in Lean methods, structured problem solving, standard work, and accountability
- Promote safety, respect, employee engagement, ownership, and continuous improvement
- Support organizational design, succession planning, and hiring
- Communicate priorities and progress across manufacturing sites and leadership forums
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Business, or a related field
- 12 or more years of progressive manufacturing or operations leadership experience, including multi-site responsibility
- Demonstrated success leading manufacturing transformation, Lean implementation, continuous improvement, and standardized operating systems
- Experience in electrical panel manufacturing, industrial controls, engineered-to-order manufacturing, automation, or a similar technical manufacturing environment strongly preferred
- Experience implementing manufacturing automation and digital manufacturing tools, including engineering-to-production workflows
- Strong knowledge of Lean manufacturing, 5S, visual management, value-stream improvement, root-cause analysis, capacity planning, and operational KPI management
- Experience leading capital investment assessments and delivering measurable productivity, quality, capacity, or cost improvements
- Ability to lead through influence across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, HR, and Commercial teams
- Willingness to travel regularly among SJE manufacturing locations
- Travel requirement of 30% - 50%
- Advanced degree preferred
Benefits
Comp & perks- Up six (6) weeks of Flex Time Off
- 8 paid holidays
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Dental programs
- Vision programs
- Other benefit options
- Competitive pay
- Collaborative culture that encourages creativity and problem-solving
- Professional growth opportunities