Director of Operations

Position Summary:

The Director of Operations is responsible for leading and executing all aspects of manufacturing and operational performance at Carlton Forge Works. This role has full accountability for safety quality delivery productivity cost and employee engagement across forging and supporting operations.

The Director of Operations translates business and strategic objectives into executable operating plans and drives disciplined execution through strong leadership datadriven management and continuous improvement. Success in this role requires the ability to lead a complex capitalintensive manufacturing operation while developing people improving processes and ensuring compliance with aerospace defense and PCC standards.

Scope of Responsibility:

• Forging operations and supporting manufacturing processes
• Production scheduling and execution
• Manufacturing support functions (maintenance tooling facilities)
• Continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Safety quality delivery cost and financial performance

Key Responsibilities:

Operational Leadership

• Lead daily manufacturing operations to ensure achievement of Safety Quality Cost and Delivery objectives
• Own and drive operational KPIs with disciplined review cadences and credible recovery plans when targets are missed
• Ensure execution of the business plan across daily weekly monthly quarterly and annual horizons
• Provide clear direction accountability and prioritization across the operations organization

Safety & Compliance

• Serve as a visible role model and sponsor of safety with a zeroinjury mindset
• Ensure compliance with EH&S OSHA environmental export control (ITAR/EAR) and PCC policies
• Empower employees to identify and escalate safety risks without hesitation
• Partner closely with EH&S to continuously improve safety performance and culture

Continuous Improvement

• Champion Lean Manufacturing TOC Six Sigma and PCC toolbox methodologies
• Lead and sponsor continuous improvement events focused on yield throughput flow cost and capacity
• Drive improvements in asset utilization
• Foster a mindset of relentless improvement across all levels of the organization

Quality & Customer Performance

• Ensure robust process control and adherence to work instructions and procedures
• Partner with Quality to maintain AS9100 and customer audit readiness
• Drive zerodefect culture with strong root cause and corrective action discipline

Financial & Business Management

• Own manufacturing cost structure and productivity improvement initiatives
• Support budgeting forecasting and longrange planning
• Ensure integrity of production and cost data (labor materials inventory variances)
• Identify and justify capital investments; lead development of Capital Authorization Requests (CARs)

People Leadership & Development

• Lead coach and develop operations managers supervisors and technical leaders
• Build a strong succession pipeline and depth of talent
• Conduct performance reviews provide regular feedback and enforce policies consistently
• Promote employee engagement ownership and accountability

Strategic Collaboration

• Partner with Engineering on process improvements new product introduction and manufacturability
• Work closely with Supply Chain on material flow scheduling and supplier performance
• Collaborate with Commercial teams on capacity planning and growth opportunities
• Communicate effectively with senior leadership on performance risks and opportunities

Measures of Success:

• Zero injuries and sustained worldclass safety performance
• Ontime delivery and schedule adherence
• Improved yield throughput and asset utilization
• Cost reduction and margin expansion
• Strong audit compliance and ethical performance
• Engaged capable and developed operations leadership team

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Operations or Business (MBA or MS preferred)
• 710 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience
• Demonstrated success leading complex manufacturing operations
• Strong financial and operational acumen
• Proven experience driving measurable improvement through Lean / CI methodologies

Preferred Experience:

• Forging metals aerospace or defense manufacturing environments
• PCC tools systems and performance culture
• AS9100 NADCAP and customer audit environments

Leadership Attributes:

• Decisive disciplined and executionfocused
• Datadriven with strong problemsolving skills
• High integrity and ownership mindset
• Comfortable operating under pressure and competing priorities
• Respected leader across all levels of the organization

Reporting Relationship:

• Reports to: General Manager
• Direct reports: Operations and Maintenance leaders

Relocation:

Relocation is authorized for this position.