Demo

Senior Director Manufacturing Operations

Fortune Brands
London, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 3/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/9/2025

As the Senior Director of Operations you will foster a culture of collaboration innovation and continuous improvement across four Fiberon sites. Your leadership will ensure that teams feel empowered engaged and supported in delivering operational excellence. With a focus on associate wellbeing safety quality and efficiency you will guide multisite manufacturing operations to drive longterm success for Fortune Brands Innovations and our customers

As a transformational leader you will champion people process and technology ensuring that teams have the resources and support to thrive. Your ability to inspire collaboration communicate with clarity and lead with empathy will be essential in driving meaningful change and creating a lasting impact.

We value individuals who can Think Fast using datadriven insights and creative problemsolving to enhance processes and elevate performance; Work It Together cultivating strong partnerships and fostering trust to align teams around shared goals; and Make the Hard Call making thoughtful peoplecentered decisions that balance operational priorities with longterm sustainability.

Position location : This role is based in the New London North Carolina area and will oversee multiple sites including three plants in New London and one plant in Meridian Idaho. Some travel to the Meridian ID facility will be required.

What you will be doing

  • Lead with vision guiding Fiberons operational strategy to create a thriving peoplecentered workplace.
  • Champion safety quality and efficiency ensuring teams feel supported in delivering their best work.
  • Foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement inspiring innovation and shared success.
  • Develop and implement thoughtful capacity planning and manufacturing strategies that support longterm growth.
  • Empower and support plant leaders providing guidance and resources to help them succeed.
  • Build strong partnerships across teamsincluding Engineering Quality R&D Sales Finance and HRto align operations with business goals.
  • Prioritize smart investments ensuring capital projects enhance operational impact.
  • Drive innovation in manufacturing working closely with Product Design R&D Marketing and Innovation teams.
  • Lead strategic productivity initiatives creating sustainable improvements that benefit both the business and employees.
  • Nurture future leaders by providing meaningful opportunities for growth mentorship and development.

Qualifications :

  • Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Supply Chain Management or a related field.
  • 10 years of progressive operational experience in a global manufacturing environment.
  • Previous experience in plastic extrusion manufacturing including process optimization and quality control.
  • Demonstrated experience in continuous improvement safety health and environmental requirements within manufacturing with a proven ability to drive value creation across multiple plant operations.
  • Expertise in Six Sigma Lean and Continuous Improvement methodologies leading successful improvement initiatives in multiplant manufacturing environments.
  • Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 30.
  • PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

  • MBA or advanced degree.
  • Experience with consolidations mergers and acquisitions.
  • Additional Information :

    Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is $200000 $262900 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range or be above or below the range based on factors including but not limited to education training experience professional achievement business need and location. In addition to base salary employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a rolebased sales incentive plan.

    At Fortune Brands Innovations we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates unique needs. This includes robust health plans a marketleading 401(k) program with a company contribution product discounts flexible time off benefits (including halfday summer Fridays per policy) inclusive fertility / adoption benefits and more. We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to support inclusivity and our associates feeling of belonging at work.

    Fortune Brands Innovation (FBIN) is built on industryleading brands and innovation within our operating segments : water outdoors and security. We have an impressive track record of strong financial results market outperformance and growth which translates into career and professional growth opportunities for associates. Please visit our website at fbin to learn more.

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    FBIN is an equal opportunity employer. FBIN evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex gender identity or expression national origin ancestry age disability / handicap status marital status protected veteran status sexual orientation genetic history or information or any other legally protected characteristic.

    We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. To support our efforts we invite you to voluntarily share your gender ethnicity and veteran status. This information is confidential and helps us ensure an inclusive hiring process and improve our diversity initiatives.

    Reasonable Accommodations

    FBIN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If because of a medical condition or disability you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process please contact us at and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

    LIAM1

    Remote Work : Employment Type :

    Fulltime

    Key Skills

    Computer,Fitness,Facilities Management,Account Development,Maintenance Engineering,Asic

    Department / Functional Area : Manufacturing

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

    Salary : $200,000 - $262,900

    If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
    Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

    What is the career path for a Senior Director Manufacturing Operations?

    Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Senior Director Manufacturing Operations career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
    Income Estimation: 
    $167,747 - $216,827
    Income Estimation: 
    $212,951 - $279,449
    Income Estimation: 
    $193,803 - $280,327
    Income Estimation: 
    $260,995 - $378,251
    Income Estimation: 
    $351,772 - $489,656
    Income Estimation: 
    $249,408 - $397,210
    Income Estimation: 
    $212,951 - $279,449
    Income Estimation: 
    $260,995 - $378,251
    Income Estimation: 
    $232,065 - $358,206
    Income Estimation: 
    $121,698 - $159,889
    Income Estimation: 
    $167,747 - $216,827
    Income Estimation: 
    $168,677 - $237,258
    Income Estimation: 
    $167,747 - $216,827
    Income Estimation: 
    $212,951 - $279,449
    Income Estimation: 
    $193,803 - $280,327
    View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

    Job openings at Fortune Brands

    Fortune Brands
    Hired Organization Address Deerfield, WI Full Time
    The Senior Financial Analyst plays a critical role in supporting financial reporting planning and analysis processes. Th...
    Fortune Brands
    Hired Organization Address Deerfield, WI Full Time
    The primary function of the Director Strategy is to identify evaluate and pursue growth opportunities in partnership wit...
    Fortune Brands
    Hired Organization Address Deerfield, WI Full Time
    Fortune Brands Innovations has a new opening for a Senior Project Manager with our Product Development team. This positi...
    Fortune Brands
    Hired Organization Address Deerfield, WI Full Time
    As the VP of IT Supply Chain and Manufacturing you will play a key role in leveraging technology to drive strategic inno...

    Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Senior Director Manufacturing Operations jobs in the London, OH area that may be a better fit.

    Manufacturing Operations Director

    Shiloh Industries, Valley, OH

    Wellness Director

    Capital Senior Living, Mansfield, OH

    AI Assistant is available now!

    Feel free to start your new journey!