Engineering Director of Automation
Medtronic
Director of Manufacturing
Dandy
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Utah
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💰 $127,900 - $197,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Oversee end-to-end processes associated with manufacturing dental restorations (e.g., dentures, night guards)
- Own the site’s overall performance, including successful development and production of new SKUs
- Set targets, drive execution, and hold the team accountable for deadlines, quality standards, and hiring targets
- Manage labor and operating costs in alignment with budgets and strategic plans
- Drive standardization and scale-up initiatives to meet growing volume demands
- Partner with R&D to ensure seamless implementation of new processes for innovative products
- Oversee insourcing of production previously managed by third-party providers, ensuring knowledge transfer and ramp-up
- Develop strategies for scaling production volumes while maintaining quality and efficiency
- Translate business goals from the Head of Manufacturing into actionable plans and leverage first-principle thinking to address complex challenges
- Foster an environment open to innovation and lead change by inspiring buy-in and action at all levels
- Coach, mentor, and develop leaders and direct reports and create a culture of regular coaching and professional development
- Work with Human Resources to continuously onboard, motivate, and develop employees
- Motivate front line employees to see the big picture and provide daily feedback to guide them toward the company’s vision
- Manage a team of 150+ technicians and ensure orders are fabricated at the highest quality standards and meet customer deadlines and company financial targets
Requirements
- 10-15 years of manufacturing experience, preferably currently holding a similar role or with increasing management responsibility
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related technical field from an accredited four-year institution
- Strong operational experience with scaling production processes and implementing new manufacturing workflows
- Experience collaborating with R&D or equivalent technical teams to integrate product innovations into operations
- Proven analytical, evaluative and problem-solving abilities, with keen attention to detail
- Proficient with Excel or similar
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent people manager who can motivate and create a positive employee experience
- Relentless drive for excellence and ability to create a culture that values high performance
- Is coachable - regularly solicits feedback and demonstrates agility by making clear behavioral changes
- Ability to be onsite at the facility daily Mon-Fri
- Work authorization: application form asks if authorized to work lawfully in the United States and about sponsorship (implies US work authorization requirements)
- Bonus/Preferred: MBA or advanced degree; Strong financial acumen; Experience in insourcing or transitioning manufacturing processes; Outstanding professional references; APICS, CQE, Six sigma or Continuous Improvement credentials; Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques including Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Kanban, Visual Management and JIT
