What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Operations position at Pacific International Executive Search?
Pacific International is partnering with a world-leading global chemical manufacturer ($25bn ) to identify a Director of Operations for one of its key manufacturing sites. This is a highly visible leadership role responsible for overseeing a complex chemical manufacturing operation of over 900 while driving safety, operational excellence, reliability, and continuous improvement across the site.
This opportunity is designed for a high-potential operations leader looking to accelerate their career within a large global organization. The successful candidate will have significant exposure to senior leadership and a clear pathway into broader site, regional, and business leadership positions as the organization continues to develop its future leadership pipeline.
Key Responsibilities:
- Will lead site manufacturing end to end including operations, engineering, capital projects, quality, and safety
- Driving key metrics such as safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.
- Develop and mentor a high-performing, cross-functional leadership team.
- Champion continuous improvement, operational excellence, and Lean manufacturing initiatives.
- Partner with senior leadership to execute long-term business and operational strategy.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support customer success and business growth.
- Manage site operating budgets and contribute to broader business performance and profitability goals.
- Sponsor capital investment, capacity expansion, and site growth projects.
- Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and employee engagement.
Qualifications:
- 10 years of experience in manufacturing; 7 years of experience in people leadership
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality or related technical field; Masters, or MBA prefered
- Experience in best practices (Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, Operational Excellence)
- Demonstrated success leading complex manufacturing operations, including multi-line, continuous, discrete, or semi-continuous environments.
- Extensive experience within complex manufacturing environments.
- Proven ability to develop teams, influence stakeholders, and drive organizational change.