Director of Operations
- Windsor, ON, Canada
Salary Range: $150,000-$190,000 · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- Salary Range: $150,000-$190,000
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 15+ years of progressive manufacturing experience, including multi-site leadership roles
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Summary
The Director of North American Operations is responsible for the operational performance of all manufacturing facilities across North America. This role requires a hands-on manufacturing leader with deep operational experience who actively engages with plant leadership, production teams, and support functions to drive safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people performance. The Director translates corporate strategy into executable operating plans and ensures consistent execution across all sites.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Leadership (Hands-On)
Safety
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The Director of North American Operations is responsible for the operational performance of all manufacturing facilities across North America. This role requires a hands-on manufacturing leader with deep operational experience who actively engages with plant leadership, production teams, and support functions to drive safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people performance. The Director translates corporate strategy into executable operating plans and ensures consistent execution across all sites.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Leadership (Hands-On)
- Maintain regular on-site presence at manufacturing facilities to directly assess operations, performance, and risks.
- Lead plant leadership teams in daily and weekly operational reviews, problem-solving, and corrective actions.
- Provide direct operational support during production disruptions, quality escapes, safety incidents, or customer escalations.
- Drive standardized operating practices across all North American sites.
- Hold full accountability for safety performance and regulatory compliance across all facilities.
- Ensure adherence to OHSA, OSHA, CSA, EPA, and customer-specific requirements.
- Lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions for safety and quality incidents.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
- Standardize KPIs, visual management, and operating rhythms across plants.
- Lead productivity, efficiency, and cost-reduction initiatives without compromising quality or safety.
- Own operational budgets, cost control, and labor efficiency across North America.
- Review and approve capital expenditures, staffing plans, and major operational investments.
- Partner with finance on forecasting, margin improvement, and operational cost modeling.
- Lead, coach, and develop Plant Managers and senior operations leaders.
- Establish performance expectations and accountability for leadership behaviors and results.
- Drive succession planning, leadership development, and workforce stability initiatives.
- Collaborate with supply chain teams to ensure material availability, inventory optimization, and supplier performance.
- Act as an executive escalation point for key customers regarding delivery, quality, and operational performance.
- Support customer audits, visits, and performance reviews.
Safety
- Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR)
- Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR)
- Completion and effectiveness of corrective actions
- Customer PPM / Defect Rates
- Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
- Customer complaints and warranty claims
- On-Time Delivery (OTD)
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
- Schedule attainment and throughput
- Manufacturing cost per unit
- Labor efficiency and overtime rates
- EBITDA contribution and margin improvement
- Leadership turnover and succession readiness
- Employee engagement scores
- Absenteeism and retention rates
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, or Business; MBA is an asset
- 15+ years of progressive manufacturing experience, including multi-site leadership roles
- Proven hands-on operational leadership in high-volume or complex manufacturing environments
- Strong background in Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
- Experience operating in regulated or safety-critical manufacturing environments preferred
- Visible, decisive, and action-oriented leader
- Strong business and financial acumen
- Ability to lead through complexity and change
- High accountability, integrity, and operational discipline
- Strong communication and cross-functional influence
- Extensive travel across North American facilities
- On-site presence required, not a remote role
- Availability to support operations outside standard business hours as needed
JOB ADS: Please use the following statement on job ad’s on indeed, linkedin, jazz hr and internal postings
“Redoe, PES, Pangeo Corp welcomes and encourages applicants with disabilities, we have an accommodation process in place and provides accommodations for any candidate with disabilities as per the AODA.”
INTERVIEW REQUESTS: Please use the following statement on an interview request
“ Redoe, PES, Pangeo Corp provides accommodation for candidates with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or a medical need, please let us know and we will make appropriate accommodations for your interview”
JOB OFFER: Please use the following statement on job offers
“Redoe, PES, Pangeo Corp has an accommodation process in place and provides accommodations for employees with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or medical need that you have not yet informed us about, please let us know so that arrangements can be made for the appropriate accommodations to be in place before you begin your employment”
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Director of Operations oversees the operational performance of all North American manufacturing facilities, focusing on safety, quality, delivery, and cost. This role involves translating corporate strategy into executable plans and providing hands-on leadership to plant teams.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Business and over 15 years of progressive manufacturing experience in multi-site leadership. Proven expertise in Lean manufacturing and operating within regulated or safety-critical environments is essential.
Skills
- Operational Leadership
- Multi-site Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Financial Acumen
- Budget Management
- Strategic Planning
- Root Cause Analysis
- Regulatory Compliance
- Talent Development
- Supply Chain Management
- KPI Standardization
- Change Management
- Cross-functional Influence
- Performance Management
- Cost Reduction
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Categories
- Manufacturing
- Management & Leadership
- Engineering
- Logistics
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Lean
- Six Sigma
- OHSA
- OSHA
- CSA
- EPA
- TRIR
- LTIFR
- PPM
- COPQ
- OTD
- OEE
- EBITDA
- Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
- Capital Expenditures
- Succession Planning
- Visual Management
- Corrective Actions
- Inventory Optimization
- Throughput
- Labor Efficiency