About this opportunity
Embarcaderomediagroup lists this Director of Operations opportunity in burnsville, Minnesota. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
This is not a maintenance role. It's a builder's and a doer's role. The person who takes this seat owns end-to-end operational performance across all four of our US sites from day one (plant layout, workflow design, and production scheduling) with a continuous improvement mindset, while building strong site managers who can own their own sites with real autonomy. Being close to the work and developing the people doing it aren't in tension; the best operators do both. This role partners closely, as a peer, with our Supply Chain Director to keep capacity planning and the SIOP cycle tightly integrated with floor-level realities.
W H A T Y O U ' L L O W N
Operations, Warehousing & Production — The Core of This Role
Own end-to-end operational performance across all four US sites (MN, NC, CA, AL) from day one
warehousing, distribution, work order execution, and light manufacturing/assembly
Personally engage in plant floor design, facility layouts, workflow optimization, and equipment uptime across the network
Ensure 97%+ on-time performance (OTSIF) and adherence to quality, cost, and safety standards network-wide
Optimize labor planning and capacity utilization at the site level — this is a role that spends real time on the floor, not just in dashboards
Production Scheduling
Convert the supply plan into daily and weekly work sequences at each site
Prioritize orders to protect OTIF performance, driving OTSIF, late shipments, inventory position, and operating cost KPIs
Operational Excellence — Lean / CI / Standard Work
Build a continuous improvement culture and practice across the team — coaching site managers and their teams to lead root cause analysis and structured problem-solving themselves
Harmonize processes across all four sites and reduce waiting and rework, driving safety, OTSIF, and quality KPIs
Evaluate and implement systems, capital investments, and automation opportunities that strengthen operational scalability
Strategic & Forward-Looking Leadership
Act as the operational engine behind where HOEM is headed — translating the company's growth and strategic priorities into the floor-level capability, capacity, and discipline required to deliver them, both today and as the business scales
Lead cross-functional alignment across Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and Sales to ensure integrated planning and execution
Partner with the President on operational KPIs, reporting rhythms, and the performance standards that define what "good" looks like across sites
Capacity Planning & SIOP (Partnership with Supply Chain)
Model bagging/kitting/assembly throughput and signal when labor or equipment capacity must change
Actively participate in the full, monthly SIOP cycle — aligning forecast, supply, capacity, finance, and operations into a single, unified plan
Jointly own SIOP-driven KPIs with the Supply Chain Director: forecast accuracy, inventory position, OTSIF, and revenue plan adherence
Leadership & Talent
Build and develop a high-performing team with clear accountability, succession depth, and a culture of safety, engagement, and operational ownership
W H A T W E ' R E L O O K I N G F O R
15+ years of progressive operations leadership in value-added distribution, light manufacturing, or assembly-oriented environments — multi-site preferred
Demonstrated recent, direct floor-level leadership — regularly present on the production/warehouse floor, personally engaged in plant layout and workflow design, not solely directing through layers of site management
A track record you can point to: OTD improvement, labor efficiency gains, cost reduction, throughput
Comfort leading in close partnership with a Supply Chain function, rather than owning day-to-day supply chain execution personally
Strong ERP background (D365 preferred) and lean/CI implementation experience
A developer of people, not just processes — someone who builds trust across functions and levels, and grows strong, autonomous site leaders
Lean/Six Sigma certification a plus; sealing, rubber, or industrial products experience a bonus
W H A T W E O F F E R
Health & Wellbeing
Three PPO medical plan options (Florida Blue), Dental with preventive care covered at 100% (Principal), and Vision at no cost to you (EyeMed)
FSA for healthcare and dependent care expenses (HealthEquity)
Company-paid Short-Term Disability and Basic Life & AD&D ($50,000) — at no cost to you
EAP (LifeCare), supplemental accident, critical illness, hospital, and cancer plans available
Retirement
401(k) through Empower with company match up to 4% (50% match on first 6%, 25% match on 7–10%), Roth option, and auto-enrollment starting at 6%
Time Away
Generous PTO, 8 company holidays, and a floating holiday
The way we work
Flexible work environment with direct access to leadership and real autonomy to get things done
Our colleagues consistently tell us: the people are the reason they stay, and the work feels meaningful
CORE values — Courage, Ownership, Respect, Excellence — aren't wall art. They shape how decisions get made
A B O U T H E R C U L E S O E M
We're a value-added distributor and technical solutions provider for global manufacturers, part of Diploma PLC (FTSE 100) through its North America Seals sector. We have a strong value proposition built on engineering depth and customer experience from spec to fulfillment.
We run lean, move fast, and operate with real autonomy.
Hercules OEM is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.
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Worksite address
burnsville, MN, 55337, US
Who can apply
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