Fox Factory · 10 hours ago
Sr Director, Operations
Duluth, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/ExecutiveFox Factory is a company that designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets performance-defining products and systems for various vehicles. They are seeking a Sr Director of Operations to oversee vehicle production and upfit systems, drive operational efficiency, and ensure compliance with OEM requirements and quality standards.
E-CommerceShoppingSporting Goods
Responsibilities
Collaborates in the planning, development, and governance of organizational policies and operating practices specific to vehicle production and upfit operations, ensuring full alignment with OEM compliance requirements, regulatory standards, quality systems, and internal control expectations
Oversees the end-to-end design, operation, and continuous improvement of vehicle production and upfit systems, including body, paint, assembly, quality inspection, rework, and final release processes, to ensure safe, compliant, scalable, and repeatable execution
Leads and continuously optimizes manufacturing and operational processes to drive efficiency, throughput, and first-time quality, applying lean manufacturing principles, standard work, takt-based flow, and waste reduction across production lines and support functions
Provides operational leadership and analytical oversight to assess production performance, capacity utilization, quality metrics, cost drivers, and delivery performance, translating data into actionable improvements across manufacturing, paint, quality, logistics, and supply chain operations
Directs the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of short- and long-term operational strategies, including production plans, capacity models, labor strategies, capital investments, budgets, and continuous improvement roadmaps that support profitable growth and OEM commitments
Evaluates operating results across all production and support functions—including inventory levels, storage of goods, material flow, supplier performance, rework, warranty exposure, logistics costs, and throughput—to ensure operational targets, financial objectives, and customer commitments are consistently met
Drives a culture of quality, accountability, and operational discipline, ensuring robust quality management systems, clear ownership at the station level, rapid escalation of issues, structured root cause analysis, and permanent corrective actions to minimize defects, rework, and warranty risk
Guides, develops, and leads cross-functional management teams across production, quality, paint, supply chain, logistics, and engineering, ensuring alignment to operational priorities, consistent execution of standard work, and strong leadership accountability throughout the organization
Oversees capital expenditure planning and asset deployment related to manufacturing equipment, tooling, facilities, and production infrastructure, ensuring investments support throughput improvement, cost reduction, quality enhancement, and long-term scalability of vehicle upfit operations
Ensures effective coordination across supply chain, logistics, and storage operations, optimizing material flow, inbound and outbound logistics, inventory turns, space utilization, and transportation efficiency to support predictable production schedules and on-time delivery
Maintains strict alignment with OEM requirements and audit standards, ensuring production processes, documentation, quality controls, and change management practices meet or exceed OEM compliance expectations while supporting continuous improvement and operational flexibility
Qualification
Required
Collaborates in the planning, development, and governance of organizational policies and operating practices specific to vehicle production and upfit operations, ensuring full alignment with OEM compliance requirements, regulatory standards, quality systems, and internal control expectations
Oversees the end-to-end design, operation, and continuous improvement of vehicle production and upfit systems, including body, paint, assembly, quality inspection, rework, and final release processes, to ensure safe, compliant, scalable, and repeatable execution
Leads and continuously optimizes manufacturing and operational processes to drive efficiency, throughput, and first-time quality, applying lean manufacturing principles, standard work, takt-based flow, and waste reduction across production lines and support functions
Provides operational leadership and analytical oversight to assess production performance, capacity utilization, quality metrics, cost drivers, and delivery performance, translating data into actionable improvements across manufacturing, paint, quality, logistics, and supply chain operations
Directs the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of short- and long-term operational strategies, including production plans, capacity models, labor strategies, capital investments, budgets, and continuous improvement roadmaps that support profitable growth and OEM commitments
Evaluates operating results across all production and support functions—including inventory levels, storage of goods, material flow, supplier performance, rework, warranty exposure, logistics costs, and throughput—to ensure operational targets, financial objectives, and customer commitments are consistently met
Drives a culture of quality, accountability, and operational discipline, ensuring robust quality management systems, clear ownership at the station level, rapid escalation of issues, structured root cause analysis, and permanent corrective actions to minimize defects, rework, and warranty risk
Guides, develops, and leads cross-functional management teams across production, quality, paint, supply chain, logistics, and engineering, ensuring alignment to operational priorities, consistent execution of standard work, and strong leadership accountability throughout the organization
Oversees capital expenditure planning and asset deployment related to manufacturing equipment, tooling, facilities, and production infrastructure, ensuring investments support throughput improvement, cost reduction, quality enhancement, and long-term scalability of vehicle upfit operations
Ensures effective coordination across supply chain, logistics, and storage operations, optimizing material flow, inbound and outbound logistics, inventory turns, space utilization, and transportation efficiency to support predictable production schedules and on-time delivery
Maintains strict alignment with OEM requirements and audit standards, ensuring production processes, documentation, quality controls, and change management practices meet or exceed OEM compliance expectations while supporting continuous improvement and operational flexibility
Benefits
Competitive wages
Great benefits
Employee discounts
Company
Fox Factory
FOX Factory, Inc., doing business as Fox Racing Shox, designs and develops shock absorbers and racing suspension products.
Founded in 1974
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2013-08-08IPO
Leadership Team
L
Larry L. Enterline
CEO & Director
Recent News
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