Senior Director of Operations

About Us

Alliance Machine Systems International, LLC is a privately held company with over 35 years of history dedicated to providing corrugated box manufacturing machines and services to the changing industry. As the paperboard packaging industry's premier global supplier of productivity-enhancing process machinery and systems, we supply innovative designs, intelligent automation, and optimized workflow, coupled with highly responsive parts and service support. Our United States and Europe based engineering, manufacturing, sales and service operations provide a global support system covering the full product portfolio of Alliance, Serco, TEI, ASC, Pallmac, J&L and Tanabe machines. Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description

THIS IS AN ONSITE ROLE LOCATED IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

Job Overview

Alliance Machine Systems Int is seeking a Senior Director of Operations to lead manufacturing performance and operational scale across its North American production sites. This is a considerable leadership role for an experienced operational leader who understands the complexity of producing industrial automation equipment and engineered systems. The Senior Director of Operations will be responsible for improving the connection between engineering, production, quality, supply chain, and customer delivery. The successful candidate will lead a operational environment where products may include complex electrical, mechanical, robotic and controls. The role will involve managing high-mix production, engineered-to-order or configure-to-order manufacturing, supply chain, production planning and the delivery of technically sophisticated equipment to major industrial customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead execution operations across the company’s production facilities.
• Set standards for safety, quality, on-time delivery, productivity, and cost.
• Improve the transfer of products and projects from engineering into manufacturing.
• Increase capacity while maintaining quality, delivery, and customer performance.
• Improve on-time delivery, lead times, throughput, and gross margin.
• Strengthen production planning, scheduling, supply chain, capacity planning, and work-in-progress control.
• Manage critical components, suppliers, and long‑lead materials with procurement and supply chain teams.
• Establish scalable processes for complex, high‑mix, engineered‑to‑order automation products and systems.
• Support new product introduction and design‑for‑manufacture initiatives?
• Improve collaboration across sales, engineering, project management, procurement, manufacturing, continuous improvement and quality?
• Lead recovery plans for delayed or strategically important projects.
• establish clear operational performance-management KPIs.
• Develop plant managers, production managers, and operational teams.
• Support facility expansion, automation investment, capital planning, and potential upcoming new-site development.
• Partner with the executive team on manufacturing strategy, capacity, organizational design, and long‑term growth.

Requirements

• 15+ years’ experience in manufacturing operations, or plant leadership within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• At least 7 years in manufacturing operations leadership, with direct responsibility for manufacturing operational performance.
• Experience within industrial automation, robotics, machinery, electrical equipment, motion control, or engineered capital equipment manufacturing.
• Direct leadership of operations, rather than engineering or project delivery alone.
• Experience with complex, high‑mix, engineered‑to‑order, configure‑to‑order, or project‑based production.
• A proven record of improving delivery, quality, productivity, capacity, cost, and gross margin.
• Experience leading cross‑functional teams across production, quality, planning, and supply chain.
• Strong understanding of the transition from engineering and product design into manufacturing and operations.
• Experience leading managers and developing scalable operational structures.
• Working knowledge of ERP, MRP, production planning, scheduling, and manufacturing‑performance systems.
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills across engineering, sales, project management, supply chain, service, and executive leadership.
• Willingness to travel to US manufacturing sites, suppliers, and customers as required.

Compensation

$180,000-200,000 base pay, with long term and annual cash incentive programs.

Benefits

Alliance offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, 401K with employer match, PTO, paid holidays and a bonus program.

At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job.

If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying.

We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions.

Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.

Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V

This organization uses E-Verify.

Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.

Company: Alliance Throughout Barry-Wehmiller, we hold ourselves to a unique measure of success: by the way we touch the lives of people. It’s that vision that drives us in creating world‑class experiences and solutions for our customers and unites us around our common goal—to use the power of our business to build a better world.