Director US Production

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Job Function:
Supply Chain Manufacturing
Job Sub Function:
Plant Management
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America
Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for a Director, US Production.

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Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that's reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients.

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The Director of US Production is a key leadership role responsible for driving operational excellence across all US-based manufacturing facilities. This position advises on organizational standards within a matrix environment, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The Director will manage plant business plans, develop processes that support business goals, and oversee production output, quality, and on-time delivery.

Additionally, this role plays a critical part in scaling production capabilities to meet future growth demands while supporting new product introductions and maintaining strong partnerships with engineering and product development teams.

Reporting directly to the Global Manufacturing and Planning Leader, the Director will lead strategic initiatives, facilitate supply chain roadmaps, and serve as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders. Success in this role requires exceptional communication skills, operational expertise, and the ability to influence and develop high-performing teams.

Tasks/Duties/Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for all US production needs, leading and overseeing operations to ensure efficiency, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Drive production objectives related to cost, quality, and delivery while meeting planned budgets and maintaining employee engagement.
• Lead significant product line, lean and scale-up initiatives, to support long-term growth and capacity planning.
• Partner with cross-functional teams on major scale-up projects, aligning capacity, new product development, and organizational needs with a 5+ year outlook.
• Optimize factory capacity, efficiency gains, and space requirements in collaboration with Operational Excellence, Production Engineering, and Plant Managers.
• Establish and maintain quality performance metrics in compliance with company standards.
• Recruit, manage, and develop staff while fostering a trusting and collaborative work environment.
• Drive continuous improvement across all departments, monitor progress through consistent metrics, and recognize significant accomplishments.

Other Duties

• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements at federal, state, and local levels.
• Escalate business-related issues and opportunities to senior management as appropriate.
• Maintain strategic communication to provide visibility into initiatives, activities, and achievements that deliver positive outcomes.
• Provide hands-on leadership, working directly with operators to guide, influence, and learn from the team.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or related field required
• 10+ years experience in technical mfg operations position…