Overview
Director of Operations Jobs in Lorain County, OH at Confidential
Title: Director of Operations
Company: Confidential
Location: Lorain County, OH
Position Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for multiple manufacturing, sequencing, warehousing, and logistics operations.
- Maintain full accountability for safety, quality, delivery, cost, customer satisfaction, and financial performance across assigned locations.
- Partner with customers to build strong relationships while ensuring contractual commitments and service expectations are consistently exceeded.
- Develop and execute operational strategies that improve productivity, profitability, quality, and employee engagement.
- Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify trends and implement corrective actions.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis, and Standardized Work methodologies.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, customer requirements, OSHA regulations, and quality standards.
- Collaborate with Operations, Materials, Quality, Finance, Human Resources, IT, and Business Development to achieve organizational objectives.
- Develop annual operating budgets, manage expenses, and identify opportunities for cost reduction and operational efficiencies.
- Foster a culture of accountability, safety, continuous improvement, and employee development.
Position Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations Management, or related field preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive operations leadership experience within automotive manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, or 3PL environments.
- Minimum of 5 years leading multiple facilities, business units, or large-scale operations.
- Demonstrated success managing customer-facing operations supporting OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.
- Strong financial acumen with experience managing P&L, budgets, forecasting, and cost control initiatives.
- Experience leading large salaried and hourly workforces in multi-shift operations.
- Proven success implementing Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, and operational excellence initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of warehouse management systems (WMS), ERP systems, inventory control, and logistics operations.
- Excellent leadership, communication, coaching, conflict resolution, and change management skills.
- Ability to travel up to 30%.
