M5M5 — Senior Director
Manufacturing Management / Operations Leadership Director+
The Director of Manufacturing (Multi-Focus) plays a strategic role in overseeing the entire manufacturing process across multiple disciplines and product lines.
What this level means
Leads multiple functions or a large department; drives multi-year strategy.
- Scope
- Multiple functions or a large department
- Autonomy
- Owns multi-year strategy for the area
- Complexity
- Org-level trade-offs and investment
- Impact
- Multi-function results
- Decision rights
- Owns investment and org design across functions
- Leadership
- Leads directors and managers
- Typical experience
- 12–18 yrs
What you'd do
- Develop and execute long-range manufacturing strategies
- Oversee day-to-day manufacturing operations
- Implement and enforce robust quality control measures
- Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Develop manufacturing strategies
- Oversee operations
- Implement quality measures
- Ensure compliance
- Drive improvements
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Leadership
- Strategic planning
- Quality control
- Regulatory compliance
- Continuous improvement
- Problem-solving
- Decision-making
- People management
- Manufacturing processes
- Quality management systems
- Regulatory standards
- Lean manufacturing principles
- Business strategy
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities
- Strategic thinking with a business mindset
- Quality assurance and control
- Regulatory compliance
What good looks like
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Management, or a related field
- 8–10+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing operations
- An advanced degree (e.g., MBA or Master’s in Engineering) preferred
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt certification preferred
Common titles
Manufacturing Management / Operations Leadership Director+
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 13-0000 — Business & Financial Operations Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.