Vice President of Manufacturing– Reading, PA
Hours are 8:00am – 5:00pm Monday through Friday
The Vice President of Manufacturing provides strategic and operational leadership across all production facilities of a global plastics manufacturing company serving industrial and medical markets. This executive ensures safe, compliant, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing operations, delivering products that meet strict regulatory standards and customer expectations.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Set and execute global manufacturing strategy aligned to company growth
- Partner with executive leadership on innovation, capacity, and market expansion
- Lead transformation initiatives (automation, digitalization, process improvement)
- Foster a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement
- Oversee multi-site manufacturing operations and daily production activities
- Drive efficiency, throughput, and cost per unit improvements
- Implement lean manufacturing and operational excellence practices
- Align production with customer demand and supply chain capabilities
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and customer requirements
- Maintain audit readiness, traceability, and manufacturing documentation
- Reduce scrap, rework, and non-conformance
- Champion workplace safety and environmental responsibility
- Manage budgets, capital planning, and cost control initiatives
- Track and improve key KPIs (yield, downtime, cost, on-time delivery)
- Lead, develop, and retain high-performing manufacturing teams
- Drive accountability, collaboration, and succession planning
- Implement advanced manufacturing technologies and automation
- Leverage ERP/manufacturing systems and data analytics to improve performance and visibility
Essential Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field; Master’s or MBA preferred
- 12–15+ years of manufacturing leadership, preferably in plastics or medical device production
- Expertise in lean manufacturing, operational excellence, and regulated manufacturing
- Experience leading multi-site operations and digital transformation initiatives
- Strong financial acumen, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Domestic and International travel is required.
Brentwood offers professional growth potential, pleasant work environment, and an excellent wage and benefits package including 401K w/employer match. Brentwood Industries, Inc., provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
At Brentwood, we have a passion for both our products and our people. Our goal as an employer is to help you excel as an individual and as part of a team by providing you with a satisfying, motivating and stimulating work experience. The varied nature of the environment at Brentwood allows you to work alongside industry professionals on a wide range of projects, contributing your knowledge and strengths to develop innovative, market-driven solutions.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field
- 12–15+ years of manufacturing leadership experience
- Expertise in lean manufacturing and operational excellence
- Experience in regulated manufacturing
- Experience leading multi-site operations
- Experience leading digital transformation initiatives
- Strong financial acumen
- Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Master’s degree or MBA
- Experience in plastics or medical device production
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally
What We Do
Brentwood Medical provides custom packaging and injection molded components for the medical device, pharmaceutical, and electronic industries. Brentwood Medical is proud to be a full-solution provider, offering thermoforming and injection molding, a team of in-house design and process engineers, and dedicated account managers, working hand-in-hand with you through each project stage from concept to validated product. Brentwood Industries, Brentwood Medical's parent company, has more than 50 years of experience in thermoplastic molding and processes. Established in 1965 as a small thermoforming facility, Brentwood has transformed into a vertically integrated corporation and experienced rapid domestic and international growth. This continuous progress has allowed Brentwood to engage developing markets and further establish its worldwide footprint. Our 30,000 square-foot ISO class 7 cleanroom in Reading, Pennsylvania, is equipped with state-of-the-art machinery, offering the latest advancements in process control and automation to provide industry-leading quality at a competitive cost.
