Associate Director, OPEX (Manufacturing)

Location: Marion, North Carolina, United States. Applicants must be authorized to work for an employer in the U.S.; visa sponsorship is not available.

Salary: $152,000–$209,000 annually.

Company

hirify.global develops healthcare products and solutions focused on saving and sustaining lives.

What you will do

• Develop and execute the site’s Operational Excellence strategy in alignment with global business priorities.
• Lead Lean, Six Sigma, continuous improvement, and digital transformation initiatives across manufacturing, supply chain, and support functions.
• Improve productivity, quality, capacity, process reliability, equipment effectiveness, and workflow efficiency through waste elimination and process redesign.
• Establish KPIs, dashboards, governance routines, performance reviews, and project portfolio tracking.
• Manage productivity and cost optimization initiatives, financial business cases, savings validation, and return on investment.
• Build, coach, and mentor Operational Excellence teams while supporting leadership development and employee engagement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in engineering or science; a master’s degree is preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, supply chain, project management, Operational Excellence, or quality.
• At least 5 years of experience in a Lean or continuous improvement role and 5 years in people leadership are preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Lean, Kaizen, value stream mapping, and other improvement tools, with detailed manufacturing operations experience.
• Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Advanced computer skills in MS Access, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.

Nice to have

• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, aseptic manufacturing, or comparable regulated environments.
• Black Belt or Master Black Belt certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage beginning on the first day.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and family and medical leave.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching and an employee stock purchase program.
• Tuition reimbursement and educational assistance.
• Additional benefits include disability and life insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuting benefits, childcare benefits, and an employee assistance program.