Shape production, quality, and delivery for custom machinery and fabricated components as Director of Operations. Lead a single high-mix manufacturing plant.

The Director of Operations owns activities from order through shipment, including scheduling, materials, purchasing, stores, quality, and people. This hands-on manufacturing leader will organise the shop floor, improve inventory accuracy, and deliver custom machine builds to scope, cost, and schedule. The position includes direct reports across shop-floor leads, planning, materials, and purchasing, with a stated path toward General Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

- Run plant scheduling, capacity, labour efficiency, scrap, and rework
- Establish 5S, visual management, safety, and defined material flow
- Enforce purchase orders, cycle counts, stores control, and inventory accuracy




- Own inspection, non-conformance, corrective action, and certifications
- Deliver machinery builds including controls, automation, testing, and commissioning

Requirements:

- Seven-plus years manufacturing operations experience
- Three-plus years directing production or plant operations
- Solid fabrication, welding, electrical, controls, and assembly knowledge
- Experience with project-based machine builds
- Degree or equivalent in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering

Bring visible plant leadership, fabrication expertise, quality ownership, and delivery discipline to custom equipment manufacturing operations.

📌 Plant Operations Director Custom Machinery (Niagara Falls)
🏢 AlgoEdge Labs
📍 Niagara Falls