Operations Director

4 hours ago


Reston, Virginia, United States Plastic Executive Recruiters Full time

Director of Operations, Plastics

We are seeking a seasoned Director of Operations with extensive experience in managing high-volume plastics plants. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of plastics processing, including injection molding, thermoforming, blow molding, films, or profile extrusion.

This is a leadership role that requires a team-builder and mentor with a servant-leadership style. The goal is to instill a culture of positivity and high performance across operations.

The company is profitable and growing, and we are looking for someone committed to continuous improvement. The Director of Operations will be responsible for ensuring safety, productivity, staffing, utilization, and scrap levels are at appropriate levels in all facilities.

Responsibilities:

  • Assume operational responsibility for operations, ensuring safety, productivity, staffing, utilization, and scrap levels are at appropriate levels.
  • Closely involved in all financials, owning overall operational P&L's and mentoring plant operations leaders on financial management.
  • Establish budgets and strategic plans to accomplish corporate objectives for growth and profitability.
  • Establish metrics for key areas of measurement and hold teams accountable to achieve or exceed these goals.
  • Drive both safety and continuous improvement as a way of life in operations, including constantly improving metrics in key areas.
  • Manage the P&L, driving all operations to meet or exceed budgets and strategic plans.

Qualifications:

  • 4-year degree
  • 10 years of experience as Plant Manager, GM, or Director in a plastics manufacturing operation making molded or extruded products.
  • Experience implementing and promoting formal continuous improvement as a way of life in operations.
  • Extremely strong financial acumen, metric-driven personality, and methodology, and must drive the business for continual improvement of key metrics.
  • Strong financial knowledge with strong budgeting skills, Proven P&L experience, and strong Strategic Planning experience.
  • Team-based, mentoring management style with the ability to influence the culture of operations in that direction.
  • Proactive manager with a sense of urgency in everything they do.


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