Director of Manufacturing
3 days ago
Cypress
About the Company: Mission Microwave Technologies was founded in 2014 to revolutionize the next generation of Solid-State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) and Block Upconverters (BUCs). We utilize advanced GaN transistors, unique power combining technology, and novel full-system designs to create the industry’s most efficient, lightweight, and compact high-power SSPAs. Our management team has more than 100 years of combined experience supplying high-performance, high-reliability SSPAs to commercial, military, and space customers. We’ve achieved significant growth in only 10 years and are currently owned by a private equity firm. We are proud to be listed as #23 in Fortune Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production, and certified a Great Place to Work since 2022. Mission Microwave’s headquarters are located at 6060 Phyllis Drive, Cypress, CA 90603. Overview: Mission Microwave Technologies is seeking a hands-on Director of Manufacturing Operations to lead the next phase of manufacturing maturity for a growing, highly technical business. This role is designed for a leader who can build structure, discipline, and scalability into a high-mix / low-volume factory while keeping the organization practical, responsive, and close to the floor. This role will partner closely with the COO and peer leaders across Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to improve manufacturing execution, work instruction discipline, system accuracy, visibility, and on-time delivery. What Success Looks Like: • First 6 months: brings greater structure, accountability, and visibility to daily manufacturing execution; strengthens floor discipline; and advances standardized work and production tracking., • By 12 months: positions the factory for its next stage of scale through stronger operating rigor, more consistent training and repeatability, improved cross-functional execution, and measurable improvement in delivery performance. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Lead day-to-day manufacturing execution across the production floor in a high-mix / low-volume environment., • Build and implement scalable manufacturing processes, including process sheets, standard work, visual instructions, and repeatable training methods., • Standardize critical manufacturing knowledge into practical, usable documentation, work instructions, and repeatable training tools., • Partner with Supply Chain and Planning to improve material flow, schedule adherence, floor readiness, and inventory / system accuracy., • Partner with Quality to strengthen process compliance, defect visibility, corrective action follow-through, and manufacturing discipline., • Partner with Engineering to improve manufacturing readiness, build transfer, and practical execution on the floor., • Establish and manage a disciplined KPI cadence for the factory, including on-time delivery, throughput, bottlenecks, process compliance, and other core manufacturing performance indicators., • Advance manufacturing visibility and decision-making through stronger process structure, data discipline, and practical digital tool adoption., • Drive shop-floor organization, manufacturing accountability, and execution follow-through in a way that is rigorous but practical., • Act as a visible, hands-on leader who can identify problems, remove barriers, coach the team, and keep work moving. Required Qualifications: • 10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience in a technically complex environment., • Strong experience in high-mix / low-volume manufacturing; electronics, aerospace, defense, RF, satcom, or similar engineered-product environments are especially relevant., • Track record of strengthening manufacturing discipline, standardized work, and process documentation in growing or evolving operations., • Experience improving factory data accuracy, production visibility, metrics, and execution cadence., • Ability to collaborate effectively with Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain in a peer-based leadership model., • Hands-on, floor-oriented leadership style with enough strategic range to build systems and scale capability., • Exposure to ERP / MRP, digital work instruction tools, MES-lite, or home-grown systems is strongly preferred., • Lean, continuous improvement, demand flow, cellular manufacturing, or similar process-improvement experience is preferred. Physical Demands, Working and Environmental Conditions: • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions., • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus., • The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions., • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate., • This role requires to be on-site during assigned hours 100% of time; less PTO, FML/STD/LTD. EEO Statement: MMT provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants for employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, and all team members will be treated with respect to their employment, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status. For further details please view the Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP.