Director of Manufacturing
Kensington 360 · Burnsville, NC
- Level
- Director+
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A director-level manufacturing role at Kensington 360 (industrial) in Burnsville, NC. A high-growth manufacturer is hiring a Director of Manufacturing to lead operations and scale capacity for ultra-precision small metal parts supporting medical technology.
- They ask for
- 10+ years
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in North Carolina: typical posted base $128k–$150k.
Median of the low and high ends of 14 live postings that list pay, out of 48 manufacturing engineer openings in North Carolina, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
North Carolina plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 47 other live manufacturing postings in North Carolina.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Typical $97k–$143k, from 12 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 50%
- ✓ Lean 40%
- New product launch 33%
- Root cause 29%
- Team leadership 29%
- Automation 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Kensington 360
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
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Full description from Kensington 360As posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Medical device / precision metal
A high-growth manufacturer is hiring a Director of Manufacturing to lead operations and scale capacity for ultra-precision small metal parts supporting medical technology. You’ll run manufacturing performance across safety, quality, throughput, and cost – while partnering closely with R&D and Engineering to develop, qualify, and sustain high-precision, multi-step batch processes (including chemistry-based processes).
Operational leadership & performance
- •Own manufacturing KPIs and deliver excellence across safety, quality, efficiency, and delivery
- •Build scalable plans to anticipate future capacity needs in a fast-growth environment
- •Strengthen operational robustness to improve assurance of supply
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Process development, control & continuous improvement
- •Establish, optimise, and sustain multi-step, high-precision batch manufacturing processes
- •Ensure process changes are controlled, validated, and properly approved
- •Drive Lean / Six Sigma / continuous improvement across operations
People & cross-functional leadership
- •Lead and develop technicians/operators to produce to specification while operating equipment safely and efficiently
- •Maintain strong working relationships with R&D/Engineering; communicate challenges and wins openly
- •Collaborate with commercial/sales teams to ensure optimal customer outcomes
Broader operations scope
- •Manage supply chain, facilities, and related support activities for manufacturing
- •Continuously optimise for safety, quality, throughput, and cost
Skills you need
- •8–10 years’ progressively broader manufacturing leadership (e.g., medical devices, pharma, MIM, or process-intensive manufacturing)
- •Strong technical foundation in high-precision, multi-step batch processes (chemistry-based experience strongly valued)
- •Proven success with Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methods
- •Track record leading teams, scaling operations, and delivering KPI performance
- •Excellent communication and ability to influence cross-functional partners
How to apply
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