Director, Operations

Dynapower, a Sensata Technologies company, is seeking an accomplished Operations Leader to oversee our manufacturing, supply chain, and facilities functions. This role provides both strategic and hands-on leadership across production, equipment maintenance, procurement, logistics, and contract manufacturing partnerships—ensuring quality, delivery, and cost competitiveness across a global network. The successful candidate must have demonstrated expertise driving growth, innovation, and operational excellence in power electronics, specifically in rectifiers, inverters, and high-voltage systems, with applications in clean energy, defense, or industrial markets.
As a key member of the leadership team, this individual will translate market and customer needs into scalable manufacturing and supply chain strategies that strengthen operational resilience, efficiency, and competitiveness. The ideal candidate brings proven leadership experience within the power electronics industry and a strong command of Lean and continuous improvement methodologies to drive measurable gains in performance, cost, and quality. This position offers the opportunity to lead transformation at the intersection of manufacturing and technology—building a high-performing, continuously improving organization that delivers excellence in execution and results.

General Responsibilities

• Drives the long-range strategic planning process for operations by overseeing and managing all manufacturing operations, including manufacturing itself, production control, product engineering, manufacturing engineering, equipment engineering, inventory control, potential materials functions, such as purchasing, and shipping/receiving activities
• Oversees the translation of customer requirements into state-of-the-art manufacturing strategies and processes, resulting in cost-effective processing and profitable manufacturing of company products
• Directs and assigns resources to meet organizational objectives
• Oversee and motivate individuals and teams to achieve breakthrough improvements at all levels in the organization
• Provide a safe and conducive working environment that promotes creativity and innovation
• Accountable for quality and delivery of products
• Drives activities with management team to implement cost effective systems of control
• Oversee customer commitments with production staff to assure top quality and on-time delivery
• Develops operations-related plans, budgets, and policies and procedures
• Drive organizational environmental, health and safety goals and lead effort in manufacturing
 

Experience / Qualifications
• A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Ability to lead, coach, and develop team members
• Holds self and others accountable to achieving goals and standards
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to handle multiple competing tasks and demands
• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation
• Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results
• Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Strong interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customers

• Total Base Pay: $200,000- $215,000

This position requires eligibility to obtain authorization under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Non-US Persons, as defined in the ITAR and EAR, may not be eligible to obtain authorization.

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