Director, Operations
Dynapower · Burlington, KS
- Level
- Director+
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $200k–$215k
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A director-level production role at Dynapower (industrial) in Burlington, KS.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Base pay
- $200k–$215k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Kansas: typical posted base $93k–$154k. This one lists $200k–$215k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 15 production engineer openings in Kansas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Kansas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 14 other live production postings in Kansas.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 67%
- EHS / safety 40%
- Lean 40%
- FDA / GMP 33%
- Six Sigma 27%
- SAP 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- 1
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- 2
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- 3
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requirements
into state-of-the-art manufacturing strategies and processes, resulting in cost-effective processing and profitable manufacturing of company products Directs and assigns resources to meet organizational objectives Oversee and motivate individuals and teams to achieve breakthrough improvements at all levels in the organization Provide a safe and conducive working environment that promotes creativity and innovation Accountable for quality and delivery of products Drives activities with management team to implement cost effective systems of control Oversee customer commitments with production staff to assure top quality and on-time delivery Develops operations-related plans, budgets, and policies and procedures Drive organizational environmental, health and safety goals and lead effort in manufacturingExperience / QualificationsA university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience. Ability to lead, coach, and develop team members Holds self and others accountable to achieving goals and standards Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to handle multiple competing tasks and demands Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) Strong interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customersTotal Base Pay:$200,000- $215,000
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