Director, Operations

• ◆Directs and oversees all Medical Component and Technical Textile manufacturing operations, including Prototyping, Yarn Preparation (Warping and Twisting), Drawing and Entering, Weaving, Knitting, Braiding, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant operations.
• ◆Provides leadership and direction to site Manufacturing Engineering, driving the expansion of manufacturing capabilities, implementation of new technologies, process optimization, automation initiatives, and successful introduction of new products.
• ◆Oversees capital projects for the site and provides project management support across business functions.
• ◆Champions the Daily Management System by leading Tier Management meetings and performance reviews, ensuring timely communication, escalation and resolution of issues related to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People (SQDCP).
• ◆Establishes accountability and drive continuous improvement throughout the organization.
• ◆Ensures effective utilization of personnel, equipment, facilities, and materials through optimized scheduling, capacity planning, standardized work, and production controls to achieve customer

and business objectives.

• ✓Develops and implements operational strategies, policies, procedures, and performance standards that support organizational goals and maximize productivity, efficiency, quality, and profitability.
• ✓Monitors and drives performance against key operational metrics, ensuring achievement of monthly, quarterly, and annual objectives related to safety, quality, delivery, inventory, productivity, and cost reduction.
• ✓Supports and maintains compliance with the Company's Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring adherence to ISO 13485, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), customer requirements, and all applicable regulatory and safety standards.
• ✓Ensures products are manufactured, documented, released, and shipped according to established production plans and customer requirements.
• ✓Utilizes operational metrics and data analytics to identify trends, address performance gaps, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• ✓Collaborates with Materials Management activities and collaborate with Procurement to ensure the cost-effective and timely sourcing of raw materials.
• ✓Optimize inventory management processes to support production

while maintaining inventory levels consistent with company objectives.

• ✓Identify, justify, and prioritize capital equipment and facility investments required to support business growth, operational excellence, and technology advancement.
• ✓Develop and manage capital expenditure plans and equipment replacement programs, collaborating with Operational Excellence and Facilities Management
• ✓Partner with Research & Development and Engineering teams to support product development, process validation, manufacturability assessments, and successful commercialization of new products.
• ✓Drives root cause investigations and corrective actions related to scrap, waste, yield losses, production inefficiencies, and quality concerns.
• ✓Implement sustainable solutions that improve operational performance and reduce costs.
• ✓Oversee product costing activities and collaborate with Finance to ensure accurate standard costs, cost analysis, operational forecasting, and achievement of financial objectives.
• ✓Support customer interactions, audits, regulatory inspections, and CAPA activities by ensuring effective preparation, participation, response management, and timely resolution of findings.
• ✓Collaborate closely with Quality Assurance to ensure compliance, product traceability, specification management, risk mitigation, and prioritization of quality activities that support manufacturing operations and customer satisfaction.
• ✓Evaluate and improve manufacturing methods and processes utilizing expertise in product design, materials, fabrication techniques, automation, tooling, equipment capabilities, assembly methodologies, and quality systems.
• ✓Develop annual operating budgets and manage departmental spending to achieve financial targets.
• ✓Monitor and control operating expenses, capital expenditures, resource utilization, and p