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Director of Manufacturing

BMM.GEN.M5

M5M5 — Senior Directormedium0.70draftglobalv1

Responsible for entire plant operations.

Summary

Responsible for entire plant operations. Sets manufacturing strategy and ensures alignment with corporate goals.

Level — M5 — Senior Director

Leads multiple functions or a large department; drives multi-year strategy.

Scope
Multiple functions or a large department
Autonomy
Owns multi-year strategy for the area
Complexity
Org-level trade-offs and investment
Impact
Multi-function results
Decision rights
Owns investment and org design across functions
Leadership
Leads directors and managers
Typical experience
12–18 yrs

Core outputs

No core outputs recorded yet.

Adjacent roles

Nearest roles by structural coordinates (level + taxonomy). Distance 0 → 1; each carries its 3-state match band. How coordinates work →

M4
BMM.GEN.M4
Senior Manager
confident0.06
M6
BMM.GEN.M6
Senior Director/Vice President
confident0.06
M3
BMM.GEN.M3
Manufacturing Manager (Mid-Level)
confident0.11
M2
BMM.GEN.M2
Senior Supervisor/Team Lead
review0.17
M1
BMM.GEN.M1
Entry Supervisory
review0.23
M5
ADMI2.GEN.M5
Director of Administrative Services
no match0.35

Components

Responsibilities5

  • Lead cross-functional teamscommonlevel
  • Establish performance standardscommonlevel
  • Report to corporate/manufacturing executivescommonlevel
  • Develop manufacturing strategiescommonlevel
  • Ensure plant operations align with corporate objectivescommonlevel

Tasks3

  • Develop and implement manufacturing strategiescommonlevel
  • Mentor senior managerscommonlevel
  • Align operations with corporate goalscommonlevel

Skills5

  • Visionary planningcommonlevel
  • Business strategycommonlevel
  • Managerial mentorshipcommonlevel
  • Performance standard settingcommonlevel
  • Corporate reportingcommonlevel

Knowledge5

  • Manufacturing strategycommonlevel
  • Business alignmentcommonlevel
  • Leadership skillscommonlevel
  • Performance managementcommonlevel
  • Corporate objectivescommonlevel

competency5

  • Visionary leadershipcommonlevel
  • Business acumencommonlevel
  • Mentoring managerscommonlevel
  • Strategic alignmentcommonlevel
  • Operational excellencecommonlevel

qualification2

  • 15+ years experiencecommonlevel
  • Management of large teamscommonlevel

Title aliases

AliasTypeConfidenceApproved
Director of Manufacturingcommonmedium0.50—

Classification mappings

O*NET / SOC

  • code=13-0000title=Business & Financial Operations Occupationssource=inferred_from_superfunctionreviewStatus=needs_review