Job Summary:

Responsible for leading all production operations within the EMV manufacturing department, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality output. Accountable for achieving departmental KPIs in safety, scrap reduction, productivity, on-time delivery, and cost control, while developing a high-performing operations team. Drives performance through Lean manufacturing, KPI management, and strong team leadership. Partners with maintenance to ensure equipment uptime and availability.

Key Responsibilities:

Operational Leadership

• Lead daily EMV production operations to meet output, quality, and delivery targets.

• Execute production schedules and ensure alignment with customer requirements and inventory accuracy.

• Monitor and improve KPIs: safety, scrap, efficiency, throughput, cost.

• Collaborate with maintenance to ensure equipment uptime and rapid issue resolution.

Quality and Continuous Improvement

• Reduce scrap and rework through root-cause analysis and corrective actions.

• Ensure compliance with EMV, security, and regulatory requirements.

• Implement Lean manufacturing, standard work, and process optimization initiatives.

Cost & Performance Management

• Manage departmental budget and drive cost-reduction initiatives.

• Provide monthly performance and P&L insights to leadership.

People Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and production staff.

• Ensure training, cross-training, and skill development to support operational flexibility.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Maintenance to resolve issues and improve performance.

• Support new product introductions and process changes.

Accountabilities:

• Quality of finished goods.

• Meeting production and shipping schedules.

• Compliance with and attainment of departmental KPIs.

• Maintaining and achieving scrap reduction goals.

• Safety & Environmental Compliance.

• Workforce training and development.

• General maintenance and performance of the department.

Job Specifications:

• Work performed in a light industrial setting.

• Exposure to shop noise.

• Occasionally required to lift up to 40 lbs.

• Regularly required to sit, stand, reach, and move about facilities.

• Travel, including international.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Management, or related field.

• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing/operations leadership experience.

• Strong analytical skills, including statistical reasoning.

• Experience with operational controls, manufacturing processes, logistics, safety, and quality systems.

• Demonstrated leadership experience developing teams and driving performance.

• Experience with Lean manufacturing and GMP principles.

• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• High standards of personal integrity.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the plastic card, EMV, or secure card manufacturing industry.

The pay range for this position is $125,000-$145,000 and is eligible for an annual bonus. Benefits offered to eligible employees include, medical (PPO and HDHP with HSA), dental, vision, paid time off, paid holidays, 401K w/ employer match, short/long term disability, life insurance, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending, EAP, commuter benefits, education assistance, pet insurance, legal, and more.