Director, Manufacturing Systems & Applications
Toromont Cat · Hamilton, AL
- Level
- Director+
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $135k–$165k
- Experience asked
- 25+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A director-level manufacturing role at Toromont Cat (industrial) in Hamilton, AL. An experienced technology leader responsible for the day-to-day delivery, support, and continuous improvement of business and manufacturing systems across a complex industrial environment.
- They ask for
- 25+ years
- Tools it names
- Automation, Assembly lines, SAP, MES
- Base pay
- $135k–$165k
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Alabama: typical posted base $134k–$165k. This one lists $135k–$165k.
Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 38 manufacturing engineer openings in Alabama, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Alabama plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 37 other live manufacturing postings in Alabama.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (25+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 68%
- Tooling 61%
- Machining 47%
- Welding 45%
- FMEA 42%
- Lean 39%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Job Summary
An experienced technology leader responsible for the day-to-day delivery, support, and continuous improvement of business and manufacturing systems across a complex industrial environment. Working closely with plant operations, supply chain, finance, engineering, and business stakeholders, this role ensures critical systems remain reliable, integrated, and aligned with operational needs. The successful candidate will bring deep hands-on experience supporting manufacturing applications, ERP platforms, shop floor systems, system integrations, reporting solutions, and business process improvements. They will lead technology projects from
requirements
gathering through implementation and ongoing support, while also serving as a trusted partner to operations teams.
Pay Type - Full Time, Permanent
Location: Hamilton, North Carolina - travel required. Hamilton based preferred. Some flexibility with remote work.
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Lead the support, enhancement, and administration of ERP and manufacturing systems.
- ◆Manage ERP upgrades, migrations, and business transformation initiatives.
- ◆Partner directly with plant leadership to identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.
- ◆Oversee integration between ERP, MES, warehouse management, production, quality, and other operational systems.
- ◆Coordinate vendors, consultants, developers, and internal support teams to deliver projects on time and within budget.
- ◆Troubleshoot complex business and technical issues affecting production and operational processes.
- ◆Drive adoption of best practices for system governance, master data management, testing, and change management.
- ◆Develop reporting, analytics, and operational dashboards to support business decision-making.
- ◆Provide leadership to analysts, developers, and application support resources.
- ◆Ensure business systems remain secure, stable, scalable, and well-documented.
Job Specific
Qualifications
- ✓5+ years of experience supporting enterprise applications within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- ✓Proven experience with ERP implementation, migration, and support projects for Manufacturing companies.
- ✓Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, production planning, inventory management, supply chain, quality
- ✓Experience supporting ERP solutions such as SAP, D365, Infor or similar platforms.
- ✓Knowledge of manufacturing systems integration, APIs, data architecture, and reporting platforms.
- ✓Demonstrated ability to work directly with business stakeholders and translate operational
requirements
into technology solutions.
- ✓Strong problem-solving skills with a practical, hands-on approach to delivery and support.
We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
At AVL Manufacturing, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive hiring process and supporting candidates with disabilities. If you require any accommodations during recruitment or selection, please notify our Human Resources team so we can assist you appropriately.
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