Senior Director, Plant Operations
Core
Lead end-to-end site performance for manufacturing, engineering, and site support functions to ensure safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives for cardiovascular medical devices.
Role type
Senior Director, Plant Operations (Manufacturing & Engineering Leadership)
Builds
Medical device manufacturing sites and production capabilities
Domain
Medical Devices / Cardiovascular / Manufacturing Operations
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Manufacturing leadership, Engineering leadership, Financial acumen, Operational strategy, Workforce development, Regulatory compliance, Continuous improvement (Lean/Six Sigma), Change control, Risk management, Capital planning
Preferred skills
MBA or Master's in Engineering Management, Regulated industry experience, Medical device industry experience, Metals processing experience, Cross-functional organization leadership, Lean/Six Sigma/EPS expertise, Strategic initiative leadership, Scaling environment leadership
Technologies
Lean, Six Sigma, EPS, BEx, TOPP
Responsibilities
Lead overall plant operations ensuring safe and compliant manufacturing execution; Own delivery of core metrics including Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Inventory, and Capacity; Drive execution of production plans and schedule adherence; Establish daily management systems for operational issue resolution; Lead both operations and engineering organizations as an integrated system; Ensure strong execution of RCA, CAPA, validation, and change control processes; Build technical depth across operators, technicians, and engineers; Lead site-level portfolio of strategic initiatives including site relocation and NPI introduction; Own plant financial performance including cost management and capital planning; Build and lead a high-performing organization across operations and engineering; Ensure full compliance with regulatory, quality, and EHS requirements.
Seniority
Senior Director, strategic leadership with hands-on oversight
