Director of Operations, Engineered Bearings
Dover · The Woodlands, TX
- Level
- Director+
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A director-level production role at Dover (industrial) in The Woodlands, TX.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Lean
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Texas: typical posted base $107k–$153k.
Median of the low and high ends of 16 live postings that list pay, out of 85 production engineer openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Texas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 84 other live production postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Typical $106k–$145k, from 15 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 44%
- ✓ Lean 36%
- Root cause 29%
- New product launch 22%
- Six Sigma 22%
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requirements
(i.e. safety, quality, financial, etc.).
- ✓Review current and historical data to understand efficiency & capacity, including equipment conditions, maintenance logs, spare parts and detailed production numbers
- ✓Excellent fact-gathering and analytical skills, including business process mapping and quantitative analysis
- ✓Lead manufacturing performance improvement turnarounds and transformations
- ✓Champions process improvement and lean manufacturing activities; lead the implementation of best practices across manufacturing operations
required qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field and/or equivalent work experience required
- ✓10+ years of management experience
- ✓Experience in lean manufacturing environment preferred
- ✓Experience with ISO or TS quality standards
- ✓This position requires eligibility fo
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Dover precision components
Dover Precision Components ‘DPC’ (‘the Company’) is part of Dover Corporation’s (‘the Parent Company’) Pumps and Process solutions segment. DPC holds market leading positions globally and delivers performance-critical solutions across the oil & gas, power generation, marine, industrial, chemical and general processing markets. We design and manufacture mission-critical equipment components to deliver more affordable, cleaner energy solutions and enable manufacturers to operate more efficiently.
We deliver customer success
Dover Precision Components delivers products and services that enhance performance, improve safety, reduce carbon emissions, and accelerate clean energy adoption, through collaborative customer relationships, expert engineering, and an innovative culture. Our strong Company portfolio is comprised of long products and services offered under Cook Compression, Cook Mechanical Field Services, Waukesha Bearings, Waukesha Magnetic Bearings, Inpro/Seal, Bearings Plus, and FW Murphy Production Controls. Our global footprint reaches more than twelve locations in the Americas and more than six locations in Europe and China.
BUILDING POTENTIAL. SUSTAINING PERFORMANCE. BOOSTING FUTURES.
We are diligent in recognizing our employees’ needs and providing an enriching experience through professional developmental opportunities. Our authentic, collaborative company culture, combined with a competitive suite of health and welfare offerings, emulates who we are. We are Dover Precision Components, #LifeAtDPC
Dover precision components
Dover Precision Components ‘DPC’ (the Company’) is part of Dover Corporation’s (the Parent Company’) Pumps and Process solutions segment. DPC holds market leading positions globally and delivers performance-critical solutions across the oil & gas, power generation, marine, industrial, chemical and general processing markets. We design and manufacture mission-critical equipment components to deliver more affordable, cleaner energy solutions and enable manufacturers to operate more efficiently.
We deliver customer success
Dover Precision Components delivers products and services that enhance performance, improve safety, reduce carbon emissions, and accelerate clean energy adoption, through collaborative customer relationships, expert engineering, and an innovative culture. Our strong Company portfolio is comprised of long products and services offered under Cook Compression, Cook Mechanical Field Services, Waukesha Bearings, Waukesha Magnetic Bearings, Inpro/Seal, Bearings Plus, and FW Murphy Production Controls. Our global footprint reaches more than twelve locations in the Americas and more than six locations in Europe and China.
Building potential. sustaining performance. boosting futures
We are diligent in recognizing our employees’ needs and providing an enriching experience through professional developmental opportunities. Our authentic, collaborative company culture, combined with a competitive suite of health and welfare offerings, emulates who we are. We are Dover Precision Components, #LifeAtDPC
Summary
The Director of Operations will lead operational performance and strategy execution across OEM facilities which align with the Engineered Bearings (EB) business unit. This position will be instrumental in driving governance and consistency across multiple plants, identifying and deploying best practice methods while improving gross margin performance.
Leadership
- •Collaboratively lead a team of Plant Managers across all aspects of operational readiness to ensure exceptional performance
- •Works effectively in a matrix organizational structure with the ability to create and maintain productive relationships
- •Experience in coaching and the development of leaders - champions training and growth initiatives
- •Be visible and make connections across all levels of the workforce (i.e. operations leadership to the employees) to gain valuable insights into areas of strength and opportunities
Multi-Site Operational Performance
- •Own multi-site P&L ensure continued growth in productivity and efficiency, with demonstrated ability to drive product margin and overall profitability
- •Identify potential cost improvement opportunities through lean improvements
- •Drive consistent multisite performance; reduce variability
- •Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory
Strategy Deployment
- •Proven experience in strategy and change management; with the ability to drive it across multiple sites.
- •Identify key risks and mitigation strategies and develop transformation plans to drive proposed changes
- •Specific experience designing and leading the execution of both internally and externally focused strategies
- •Develop and implement site systems and processes, drawing on internal expertise and external best practices.
- •Embed lean principles and a continuous improvement mindset across operations and support functions.
- •Demonstrated success in leading projects from initiation to completion—on time, within budget, and to high performance standards.