Director of Manufacturing

National Ramp is hiring a Director of Manufacturing to lead and mature our manufacturing operations through the next stage of growth. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who thrives in an entrepreneurial, hands-on environment and knows how to build manufacturing systems, processes, and teams from the ground up.

The ideal candidate brings strong metal manufacturing experience, preferably in fabrication, and has operated within an OEM manufacturing environment. This person must be both strategic and tactical: able to design the right operating model, implement work-center-level discipline, and roll up their sleeves to solve issues on the floor.

This role is best suited for a manufacturing leader who is analytical, process-driven, culturally strong, and comfortable creating structure in an immature and fast-evolving environment.

The Director of Manufacturing will be responsible for improving the performance, consistency, and scalability of our manufacturing operation. They will help move the organization from reactive execution to structured, measurable, repeatable manufacturing excellence.

Key responsibilities include:

• Build, improve, and standardize manufacturing processes across work centers
• Create systems to manage work center performance, throughput, utilization, and efficiency
• Streamline operations to improve gross profit
• Lead safety, quality, productivity, and operational performance initiatives
• Identify and reduce rework, non-conformance, and customer-impacting defects
• Partner cross-functionally with operations, procurement, distribution, engineering, and leadership
• Develop teams, supervisors, and frontline manufacturing talent
• Create accountability through metrics, dashboards, daily management, and operating rhythms
• Balance strategic planning with tactical floor-level execution

Performance will likely be measured through:

• Safety
• Efficiency
• Labor utilization
• Work center performance
• Hours of rework
• Non-conformance rates
• Customer complaints or customer-impacting defects
• OEE / overall equipment effectiveness
• Gross profit improvement
• Throughput and schedule adherence

Requirements

• 5-7 years' experience in metal manufacturing leadership
• Fabrication experience strongly preferred
• Manufacturing experience within an OEM environment
• Strong cultural leadership and ability to build trust on the floor
• Analytical mindset with the ability to understand, build, and improve processes
• Experience creating processes and systems from scratch
• Comfort working in an immature, evolving, or underbuilt manufacturing environment
• Ability to be both strategic and hands-on
• Proven record improving operational efficiency, quality, and cost performance

Additional valuable experience includes:

• Welding experience
• Robotic welding or robotic automation experience
• Aluminum manufacturing or fabrication experience
• Procurement exposure
• Prior broader operations experience
• Distribution or logistics exposure

Benefits

Our commitment to you goes beyond the usual. You'll enjoy a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package after 30 days of employment. This includes health, dental, and vision insurance, a matching 401(k), life and disability insurance, and a wealth of other resources to support your personal and professional life. With 3 weeks of Paid Time Off, 1 week of sick time and additional days for sick day statutory holidays, we ensure you have the time to recharge and enjoy life.

More than that, we offer a work environment where you're encouraged to excel and innovate. At National Ramp, your work is more than a job – it's a passion fueled by a community that values your contributions and celebrates your achievements.

At National Ramp, we work hard, we are accountable, and we are results driven. We recognize that these attributes may not be valued by everyone, and that’s OK!
Our Core Values are:

• We WOW – We go the Extra Mile. We exceed expectations. We work hard and have fun. We are obsessed with our customers, we love our business, and we love what we do. We are “World Class” in everything we do.
• We NOW – We GSD (Get Stuff Done) and we get it done fast. Freedom NOW. We are urgent, driven, energetic, and fast-paced. We believe in “production, then perfection”.
• We Own It – We are accountable. No excuses, no jerks. We take responsibility for our actions, our job, our life, and our word by seeing things through to completion. We are nice, but we are driven for results.
• We Innovate and disrupt. We are growth-minded, for us and for our customers. We never stop learning. We adapt quickly and thrive on new challenges. We constantly seek ways to disrupt the status quo and improve.
• We Care . We care about people. About each other, about our customers, about our customer’s customers, about our families, and about the world. We are invested in National Ramp and behave like it’s our own business to help everyone win. We stay safe to ensure everyone goes home the way they came, every day.

Join us in our mission to create accessible spaces for everyone. At National Ramp, your work changes lives, including your own.

Location: Valley Cottage, NY (On-Site)

Salary: The salary range for this position, based in Valley Cottage, NY, is $175,000 $200,000 per year, plus incentives. The final salary will be based on the candidate's qualifications and experience.

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