Director, Enterprise Manufacturing Applications (MES/SCADA)

Location: Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Company

hirify.global develops products and solutions focused on improving eye health and operates more than 25,000 associates across global manufacturing sites.

What you will do

• Define the global strategy and long-term roadmap for MES, SCADA, CMMS, calibration systems, and related manufacturing OT platforms across 16+ sites.
• Own the design, capability development, compliance, performance, adoption, budgeting, and lifecycle management of global manufacturing applications.
• Lead deployments, upgrades, migrations, integrations, and optimization programs, ensuring quality, on-time delivery, and budget control.
• Drive workflow and data harmonization, predictive analytics, digital workflows, IIoT connectivity, and process automation.
• Develop standardized KPI dashboards and reporting for PPV, inventory, yield, OEE, schedule attainment, and other operational metrics.
• Lead a global team and partner with manufacturing, engineering, quality, supply chain, IT, cybersecurity, validation, compliance, and site leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent directly related experience; alternative experience combinations are accepted.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience and 6 years of demonstrated leadership.
• Fluent English communication skills in reading, writing, comprehension, and speaking.
• Experience with enterprise manufacturing applications, system architecture, governance, integrations, and global program delivery.
• Ability to work with regulatory and security requirements including FDA, EU MDR, GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, and data integrity.

Nice to have

• Experience in medical device, pharmaceutical, or highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of ISA-95, ISA-88, cloud-hosted architecture, IIoT platforms, and advanced analytics.
• Experience building business cases, managing vendors, and working with major MES, SCADA, and OT providers.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive environment focused on transparency, collaboration, innovation, and customer focus.
• Career growth and development opportunities.
• Health, life, retirement, flexible time off, and other benefits.