Sr. Director of Plant Operations - Tallassee

Reporting to Neptune Technology Group’s COO, the Senior Director of Plant Operations for the Neptune Tallassee location will be responsible for driving strategic and operational leadership in a manufacturing environment across multiple shifts.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in an engineering or manufacturing discipline from an accredited institution.

You will also bring a minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience with progressive levels of accountability and responsibility in roles focused on Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance and/or related support functions in a manufacturing/production environment.

Reporting into this position will be Manufacturing Factory & Foundry Operations, Maintenance, and Manufacturing Services.

Key Responsibilities


* Partners with the COO to develop and execute strategic plans.


* Champion a workplace focused on Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) to drive a zero-incident safety culture.

Coordinates with HSE team to continuously reduce workplace risks and environmental impacts.


* Foster a Quality culture of early detection and escalations across the site to reduce cost, drive efficiency and ensure compliance.

Manage operational leadership teams and support the cross-functional staff including Quality, Finance, Health, Safety & Environmental, Human Resources, and Supply Chain.


* Act with analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to drive Key Performance Indicators.


* Emphasize utilization of Lean/Six Sigma manufacturing tools (Kaizen, VSM, 5S+) to lead cost improvement analysis and implement actionable, measurable plans.


* Partner with Human Resources to drive talent management, learning, communication, and development strategies.


* Maintains Employee Engagement at high levels, including all-employee meetings, communications, and training and support all corresponding development initiatives.


* Coordinates hiring/headcount plans with Local and Corporate HR teams.


* Coordinates with Corporate Finance team in achieving P&L targets.


* Participates in the SIOP process and forecast reviews for site and overall company.


* Prepares for and directs monthly business reviews of the operation with Senior Management teams.


* Establishes criteria to measure short and long-term KPI’s and regularly evaluates results against these performance standards.


* Takes action to correct unsatisfactory conditions that may arise in any phase of the business operation and directs necessary actions to accomplish forecasted objectives.


* Provides clear leadership on issues related to asset management, including management of inventory levels and OEE of critical assets within targets.


* Analyzes production capacity against demand projections to identify bottlenecks and proactively resolves them through utilization of Lean Concepts, procurement of additional assets, or both.


* Responsible for overseeing facilit...