Director of Manufacturing
Job Description
Salary: $190,000–$225,000 + 25% bonus potential, with additional upside based on company performance
- Lead the startup, ramp-up, and stabilization of the Fort Worth manufacturing facility, establishing processes, staffing structures, operating standards, and performance expectations.
- Build and develop the manufacturing organization, including an engineering team of approximately 50–60 engineers across three management teams.
- Oversee high-volume manual assembly operations, new equipment implementation, process development, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with engineering, quality, supply chain, operations, and other functions to drive safety, quality, productivity, capacity, and delivery.
- Serve as a senior customer-facing leader, including direct interaction with high-level customer executives and support of customer-specific manufacturing requirements.
- Transition the facility from rapid growth and startup activities into a stable, scalable, sustaining manufacturing environment.
- Report directly to the General Manager.
- 15+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
- Proven experience ramping up a new manufacturing facility.
- Strong background in manual assembly and high-volume production.
- Experience implementing new manufacturing equipment and processes.
- Demonstrated success building and scaling manufacturing teams.
- Strong customer interfacing experience, including executive-level customers.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
- Experience with server racks, storage systems, switches, or similar complex assemblies.
- Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement experience.
- Experience supporting customer-specific manufacturing programs.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Meet Your Recruiter
Team Lead and Principal Recruiter
Ric is a Team Lead and Principal Recruiter at Sterling Engineering with more than a decade of technical recruiting experience, including over eight years with Sterling. In his role, he leads recruiting efforts while also working hands-on with clients and candidates throughout the full hiring process.
From sourcing hard-to-find technical talent to navigating offer negotiations, Ric focuses on creating strong, lasting matches that benefit both the individual and the organization. His approach is built on understanding technical environments, listening closely to hiring needs and career goals, and aligning the right people with the right opportunities.
Ric enjoys recruiting because of the meaningful impact it can have on someone’s career. Whether helping a candidate pursue a growth opportunity, improve work-life balance, or step into a leadership role, he is driven by the opportunity to support people through important career decisions. At the same time, he takes pride in helping companies build high-performing teams that move their business forward.