Operations Director
AMETEK · Collegeville, PA
- Level
- Director+
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 27 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A director-level production role at AMETEK (industrial) in Collegeville, PA. A metals or manufacturing industry (preferred) plant background in a custom job shop environment with expertise in the development and production of high tolerance, precision, engineered materials.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Casting
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Pennsylvania: typical posted base $145k–$200k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 37 production engineer openings in Pennsylvania, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 36 other live production postings in Pennsylvania.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 7+)
Typical $127k–$165k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 7+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 49%
- Lean 43%
- EHS / safety 27%
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Stands out: this posting asks for Casting, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: AMETEK in Collegeville
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Full description from AMETEKAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Significantly improve safety performance as demonstrated in incident prevention.
- ◆Deliver consistent results across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people through disciplined execution of the operating plan.
- ◆Lead continuous improvement efforts that improve productivity, reduce waste, and strengthen process capability.
- ◆Work closely with BU leadership on strategy, capital investments, and sharing best practices.
- ◆Represent the site effectively with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
- ◆Establish operating management philosophy and practice, with clear expectations, measurable goals, visual management that leads to predictable results.
- ◆Successfully deliver the Plant’s financial targets and operating plan, consistent with the corporate culture which emphasizes accountability and results. This includes meeting revenue, profitability, cost, and return-on-asset metrics, as well as added operating metrics and strategic growth objectives.
- ◆Ensure that the right people are in place to allow the Plant to operate to its full potential. This will include a thoughtful and objective evaluation of the existing leadership team, the development of team members, and enhancing the team, as appropriate.
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The role requires a proven manufacturing leader who brings strong technical and operational credibility and a track record of delivering results in a performance‑driven environment. The Director of Operations will have demonstrated success leading complex, engineered operations and driving disciplined execution. This is a high‑impact site leadership role with regular visibility to Business Unit and Division leadership.
for Consideration
- •A metals or manufacturing industry (preferred) plant background in a custom job shop environment with expertise in the development and production of high tolerance, precision, engineered materials.
- •At least 10 years of total business experience with a track record of a succession of more responsible Plant Management roles.
- •An undergraduate degree in engineering or business and an MBA or master’s degree in engineering.
- •A background with strength in Plant operations and general financial knowledge for asset management, budgeting, and profit plan attainment.
- •Demonstrated experience with manufacturing resources planning and an integrated capital appropriations/budget plan.
- •Hands-on experience with the development and implementation of Lean Initiatives, visual management and shop floor reporting systems.
- •Proven verbal and written communication skills to enable the incumbent to provide effective and meaningful presentations to location employees, customers, SMP leadership.
Competencies
- •Sound analytic skills and decision-making capabilities; Strong results orientation and execution capability; Excellent strategic thinking and conceptual skills.
- •The proven ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and consistently meet deadlines and achieve desired results.
- •Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and coach people in varying disciplines to achieve performance goals; Solid team building skills.
- •Business and financial acumen, including a solid understanding of budgeting and forecasting, are essential.
- •Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to communicate as effectively on the shop floor as in the executive suite.