Director of Manufacturing - Sioux Falls
Viaflex
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Contract type: Full time
Job Details
Description
After more than 60 years of industry leadership, Viaflex is dedicated to utilizing years of expertise and has committed to the continuation of innovative thinking for years to come. Our team is currently over 400 team members strong and covers six locations. We are seeking passionate individuals to help us on our mission to create solutions that are thinner, lighter, and stronger – together.
The Viaflex team finds its passion in creating film and sheeting solutions that outperform and outlast. With a focus on preserving customer assets and protecting Earth’s resources, Viaflex creates liners, covers, and barriers that make a positive impact in the markets we serve. From design and manufacturing to on-site installation, our highly skilled team never stops striving to improve.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic & Operational Leadership
Physical Requirements: Required to sit, stand, walk, bend, and reach. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Working Conditions: Exposure to a normal office environment. Position may occasionally require entering a production environment, including exposure to noise, fumes, moving machinery, and varied temperatures.
Benefits To You
Not all benefits are created equal, but we have got you covered. Viaflex not only offers a wide range of benefits that encourage wellness and preventative care, but we also provide the right tools and programs to help you achieve it. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and disability insurance and 401k. We offer workplace flexibility policies to promote work/life balance in addition to paid time off (PTO) benefits. Team Members can also take advantage of additional benefit programs such as education assistance, our onsite fitness center or fitness center reimbursement, employee assistance program (EAP) and much more.
Eeoc Statement
Viaflex is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Description
After more than 60 years of industry leadership, Viaflex is dedicated to utilizing years of expertise and has committed to the continuation of innovative thinking for years to come. Our team is currently over 400 team members strong and covers six locations. We are seeking passionate individuals to help us on our mission to create solutions that are thinner, lighter, and stronger – together.
The Viaflex team finds its passion in creating film and sheeting solutions that outperform and outlast. With a focus on preserving customer assets and protecting Earth’s resources, Viaflex creates liners, covers, and barriers that make a positive impact in the markets we serve. From design and manufacturing to on-site installation, our highly skilled team never stops striving to improve.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic & Operational Leadership
- Lead all manufacturing operations across multiple production cells and shifts, ensuring delivery on performance, safety, quality, and cost metrics.
- Partner cross-functionally with Planning, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and CI to drive seamless execution.
- Own Tier 2 and Tier 3 production meeting structure and ensure meaningful escalation and follow-through on issues.
- Champion Lean manufacturing across the site; embed structured problem-solving and visual management into daily operations.
- Drive accountability for attainment to plan, yield, labor efficiency, and downtime reduction.
- Lead strategic improvement projects, capacity reviews, and shift structure optimization.
- Develop and coach frontline leaders and production managers across all shifts.
- Build a culture that prioritizes safety, quality, and team ownership.
- Lead with energy, urgency, and transparency—acting as a visible and motivating presence across the plant.
- Collaborate with the Director of Operations Planning to align schedules, staffing, and resources.
- Anticipate constraints and proactively adjust plans to meet customer and business needs.
- Monitor key operational KPIs and prepare data-driven updates for executive reviews.
- Ensure timely issue resolution and root cause identification with clear corrective actions.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field.
- 7+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership, ideally in a multi-shift, process-based environment.
- Strong background in Lean manufacturing, with proven CI success.
- Ability to lead change, influence cross-functional teams, and build strong followership.
- Analytical, hands-on, and able to balance strategic thinking with tactical execution.
Physical Requirements: Required to sit, stand, walk, bend, and reach. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Working Conditions: Exposure to a normal office environment. Position may occasionally require entering a production environment, including exposure to noise, fumes, moving machinery, and varied temperatures.
Benefits To You
Not all benefits are created equal, but we have got you covered. Viaflex not only offers a wide range of benefits that encourage wellness and preventative care, but we also provide the right tools and programs to help you achieve it. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and disability insurance and 401k. We offer workplace flexibility policies to promote work/life balance in addition to paid time off (PTO) benefits. Team Members can also take advantage of additional benefit programs such as education assistance, our onsite fitness center or fitness center reimbursement, employee assistance program (EAP) and much more.
Eeoc Statement
Viaflex is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
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