Director of Manufacturing Engineering (McHenry, MS)

Akkodis is recruiting for a Director of Manufacturing Engineering for a defense manufacturer in the McHenry, MS area. This is an onsite direct hire position with a pay range of $190K annually to $210K annually, depending on education, experience and location. Relocation available.

Ideal candidates should come from highly regulated industries such as automotive, aerospace & defense, medical devices, or high-tech manufacturing.

• Focused on building prototype rockets and rocket motors
• Leads ~30–35 employees (mix of production techs engineers).
• 20 technicians
• Oversees manufacturing engineering production operations.
• Manages 8–10 high-risk projects simultaneously.
• Acts as both:
• Engineering leader
• Portfolio/program manager
• Manage new facility equipment commissioning.
• Drive process development, automation, and scaling.
• Guide site in it’s transition from low-rate to full-rate production
  

Required Skills

• Masters degree or higher in an Engineering Discipline
• Capable of achieving security clearance
• Current Director/VP-level leader (not a first-time director).
• Previous experience transitioning site from low-rate to full-rate production
• Background in:
• Highly regulated industries (aerospace, automotive, medical device, pharma)
• Automation/robotics
• Process scaling (prototype ? mass production)
• Strong in:
• Safety & compliance
• Equipment/process commissioning
• Leading large engineering portfolios
  

Preferred Skills

• Scaling manufacturing
• Managing large engineering portfolios
• Automation/process engineering
• Production process build (safety, producibility, efficiency, and repeatability)
• Tooling
• Automation
• Spare part strategy
• Preventative maintenance schedules
• Optimize uptime
• Four primary pillars to role
• Leadership (low team morale, forming the team, etc)
• Commissioning - this role needs to be primary leader for commissioning activity and success
• Uptime optimization
• Expansion (new commissioning)
  

If interested, forward resume to tina.johnsonkelley@akkodisgroup.com or click apply now.

Pay Details: $190,000.00 to $210,000.00 per year

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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Requirements

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
  
  

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