Director of Manufacturing

About the role

THIS IS AN ONSITE ROLE LOCATED IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

Job Overview

Alliance Machine Systems Int is seeking a Director of Manufacturing to lead manufacturing performance and operational scale across its North American production sites.

This is a considerable leadership role for an experienced manufacturing leader who understands the complexity of producing industrial automation equipment and engineered systems.

The Director of Manufacturing will be responsible for improving the connection between engineering, production, quality, supply chain, and customer delivery.

The successful candidate will lead a manufacturing environment where products may include complex electrical, mechanical, robotic and controls. The role will involve managing high-mix production, engineered-to-order or configure-to-order manufacturing, and the delivery of technically sophisticated equipment to major industrial customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing operations across the company’s production facilities.
• Set standards for safety, quality, on-time delivery, productivity, and cost.
• Improve the transfer of products and projects from engineering into manufacturing.
• Increase capacity while maintaining quality, delivery, and customer performance.
• Improve on-time delivery, lead times, throughput, and gross margin.
• Strengthen production planning, scheduling, capacity planning, and work-in-progress control.
• Manage critical components, suppliers, and long-lead materials with procurement and supply chain teams.
• Establish scalable processes for complex, high-mix, engineered-to-order automation products and systems.
• Support new product introduction and design-for-manufacture initiatives.
• Improve collaboration across sales, engineering, project management, procurement, and manufacturing.
• Lead recovery plans for delayed or strategically important projects.
• Establish clear manufacturing and performance-management KPIs.
• Develop plant managers, production managers, and operational teams.
• Support facility expansion, automation investment, capital planning, and potential upcoming new-site development.
• Partner with the executive team on manufacturing strategy, capacity, organizational design, and long-term growth.

Requirements

• 12+ years’ experience in manufacturing, operations, or plant leadership within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• At least 7 years in manufacturing leadership, with direct responsibility for manufacturing performance.
• Experience within industrial automation, robotics, machinery, electrical equipment, motion control, or engineered capital equipment manufacturing.
• Direct leadership of manufacturing operations, rather than engineering or project delivery alone.
• Experience with complex, high-mix, engineered-to-order, configure-to-order, or project-based production.
• A proven record of improving delivery, quality, productivity, capacity, cost, and gross margin.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across production, quality, planning, and supply chain.
• Strong understanding of the transition from engineering and product design into manufacturing.
• Experience leading managers and developing scalable operational structures.
• Working knowledge of ERP, MRP, production planning, scheduling, and manufacturing-performance systems.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills across engineering, sales, project management, supply chain, service, and executive leadership.
• Willingness to travel to US manufacturing sites, suppliers, and customers as required.

Compensation

$150,000-180,000 base salary

Benefits

• Alliance offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, 401K with employer match, PTO, paid holidays and a bonus program.
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At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions.

Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.