Associate Director, BU Technical Services (Manufacturing)

Location: Alpharetta, Georgia, USA; hybrid schedule with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote; travel up to 50% domestically and internationally.

Salary: $131,300–$316,700 annually, depending on applicable U.S. pay zone and work location, plus eligibility for incentive plans.

Company

hirify.global develops consumer products and operates complex manufacturing and supply chain networks.

What you will do

• Lead business-unit technical strategy, product and process innovation, manufacturing technology, and technical programs.
• Direct manufacturing readiness, commercialization, scale-up, reformulation, packaging innovation, supplier qualification, and operational loss elimination.
• Own the business-unit capital portfolio, including long-range planning, prioritization, business cases, governance, resource allocation, and project execution.
• Lead and develop multi-site technical teams through performance management, talent development, and succession planning.
• Partner with Operations, R&D, Supply Chain, Quality, Procurement, HSE, Planning, Commercial, and external technical partners.
• Drive reliability, process improvement, risk management, operational excellence, and integration of digital manufacturing and predictive-maintenance tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field; a Master’s degree or MBA is preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in CPG, food and beverage, household products, personal care, or a similarly complex manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading multi-site engineering or technical teams, capital programs, third-party engineering services, regulatory compliance, and digital manufacturing initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance strategies, spare-parts management, mechanical systems, supply chain interdependencies, financial analysis, and structured root-cause problem solving.
• Ability to influence stakeholders from frontline teams to senior executives and deliver complex initiatives on time and within budget.
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 50%, domestically and internationally.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or MBA.
• Digital manufacturing systems experience, including MES and historians.
• Six Sigma or Lean certification and change-leadership experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, values-based culture focused on employee growth and wellbeing.
• Comprehensive health plans and inclusive fertility and adoption benefits.
• Market-leading 401(k) program with company match.
• Flexible time off, including half-day summer Fridays depending on location.
• Hybrid work arrangement with a combination of onsite and remote work.