
Senior Director, MN Operations
Entegris · Chaska, MN
- Level
- Director+
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $220k–$280k
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 18 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A director-level production role at Entegris (industrial) in Chaska, MN.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma
- Base pay
- $220k–$280k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Minnesota: typical posted base $105k–$195k. This one lists $220k–$280k.
Median of the low and high ends of 12 live postings that list pay, out of 16 production engineer openings in Minnesota, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Minnesota plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 15 other live production postings in Minnesota.
- Base pay
- About 117% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 8+)
Typical $105k–$125k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 69%
- ✓ Lean 38%
- EHS / safety 38%
- ✓ Six Sigma 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Entegris in Chaska
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Full description from EntegrisAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
The Role
Our site in Chaska, MN is seeking a Senior Director, Operations to join our team. This role will lead a fast-paced, high-energy, and professionally rewarding environment while driving the organization towards a safe, customer quality focused, continuously improving and operationally mature culture.
The Senior Director of Operations will report to the Advanced Purity Solutions Vice President of Operations (North America) and will be located in Chaska, MN and have responsibility for the Bloomington, MN manufacturing site as well.
This position will require building strong working relationships across the organization and developing partnerships on a local and global level. This critical role leads the safe operations of the site and enable the site operations teams to execute technical solutions related to manufacturing cycle time, optimize manufacturing cost, ensure superior quality product are manufactured and while driving strong product yield, for the Fluid Handling business.
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Job Title
Senior Director, MN Operations
What You’ll Do
- •Responsible for the Chaska, MN site security and safety of operations, personnel and regulatory compliance;
- •Overall accountability for the safety, quality, cost, and delivery of Fluid Handling manufacturing operations in Chaska and Bloomington, operating on a 24x5 schedule now and an expectation of ramping to 24/7 in the future.
- •Provide direction and prioritization to personnel regarding site planning & -scheduling, purchasing, manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, quality, inventory control and distribution/logistics activity;
- •Lead cross-functional teams to resolve customer supply and quality issues and drive sustainable process improvements;
- •Develop and execute performance objectives to drive operational excellence;
- •Guide and support new product transition activities from engineering to high volume manufacturing (HVM);
- •Develop the leadership capability of the Operations Leadership team in addition to shift supervisors, and team leads.
- •Strong ability to connect with shop floor employees to drive employee engagement, including a flexible work schedule to allow for facetime with your night and weekend shift employees
- •Coordinate and align with internal and external stakeholders including production engineering, maintenance, quality lab, material engineering, Business Unit, EH&S, and others on critical operational, supply chain, and commercial requirements.
- •Engage the workforce through being present across the facility, this includes, but is not limited to, frequent visits to the production floor, skip level meetings, town hall meetings, attendance in shift change meetings, etc.
What We Seek
- •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical), with an advanced degree in Business or Management preferred.
- •10+ years plant manufacturing or operations experience, with a track record of achievement.
- •Experience in industrial manufacturing preferred, with a strong emphasis on backgrounds in the semiconductor or pharmaceutical industries.
- •Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) activities, product scale-up, and product commercialization strongly preferred.
- •Ability to exceed customer expectations in safety, quality and on time performance for all products produced;
- •Dedicated to excellence and a demonstration of creativity and innovation with notable progress in foundational elements of operational excellence.
- •Financial acumen, including plant budgeting/cost management work experience.
- •Lean and or Six Sigma certification desirable.
Outstanding Candidates Will Have
- •Ability to exceed customer expectations in safety, quality and on time performance for all products produced;
- •Ability to meet and exceed business objectives in safety, quality and financial performance;
- •Ability to effectively develop leaders and manage teams through an intentional continuous improvement process;
- •Demonstrated commitment to be a highly trusted and collaborative member of the Fluid Handling business teams, as evidenced by productive relationships across the organization;
- •Dedication to excellence and a demonstration of creativity and innovation with notable progress in foundational elements of operational excellence.
What We Offer
At Entegris, we invest in providing opportunity to our employees and promote from within. The new hire in this role will have the potential to grow and create relationships across the organization and be recognized for demonstrated success and adherence to company PACE values.
Our total rewards package goes above and beyond just a paycheck. Whether you’re looking to build your career, improve your health, or protect your wealth, we offer generous benefits to help you achieve your goals.
- •Generous 401(K) plan with an impressive employer match
- •Excellent health, dental and vision insurance packages to fit your needs
- •Flexible work schedule and 11 paid holidays a year
- •Paid time off (PTO) policy that empowers you to take the time you need to recharge
- •Education assistance to support your learning journey
- •Values-driven culture with colleagues that rally around People, Accountability, Creativity and Excellence.
