Hiring: Director of Operations, North America Company: CTS Corporation Location: Lisle, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:21:14 Target Skills & Keywords : Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma About the job Experience: •12 to 15 years of progressive manufacturing operations experience, including leadership of complex plant operations. •15 years of progressive manufacturing operations experience, including leadership of complex plant operations. •5 years of multi-site operations leadership experience preferred, with accountability for regional performance across multiple plants or business units. Required Skills: •Lead the North America manufacturing operations network, establishing clear priorities, standard work, operating cadences, and performance expectations across assigned sites. •Own regional operational performance and operational excellence across safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, productivity, customer responsiveness, and employee engagement metrics. •Partner with business unit leadership, plant managers, supply chain, quality, engineering, finance, HR, and commercial teams to align operating plans with customer demand and business objectives. •Establish and reinforce standardized operating processes across the region while allowing appropriate site-level flexibility based on product, customer, and regulatory requirements. •Drive a disciplined daily, weekly, and monthly management system to review performance, identify gaps, assign accountability, and ensure timely corrective actions. •Translate operational actions into financial outcomes by improving margin performance, controlling costs, optimizing resources, and partnering with finance on budgeting and forecasting. •Provide leadership, coaching, and development for plant managers and site leadership teams, building a strong succession pipeline and culture of accountability. •Champion a zero-harm safety culture and ensure compliance with company EHS standards and applicable regulatory requirements. Qualifications: •Strong multi-site manufacturing leadership experience with demonstrated ability to deliver results through plant leadership teams. •Deep knowledge of Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, structured problem solving, visual management, standard work, and daily management systems. •Strong business acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, P&L management, productivity analysis, labor planning, capital investment justification, and margin improvement. •Demonstrated ability to standardize processes across sites while adapting execution to local operating realities and customer requirements. •Demonstrated ability to lead through influence across operations, supply chain, quality, engineering, finance, HR, and commercial functions. •Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage shop-floor teams, plant leadership, executives, and customers. •Demonstrated capacity to prioritize competing objectives, manage risk, lead through change, and make timely decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. •Demonstrated success in building high-performing teams, developing leaders, improving retention, and creating succession plans for critical operations roles. •High integrity, sound judgment, and commitment to safety, quality, compliance, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement. •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or a related field required; master’s degree or MBA preferred. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!