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Leidos’ Defense Manufacturing Team is seeking a Senior Director, Plant Manager – Effectors Integration Facility to lead a growing team that provides critical hardware to the warfighter.  This position will be responsible for performing a key function of providing overall site leadership for complex assembly, integration, and testing of multiple effector products.  The responsibilities will encompass leading an organization in a dynamic and high growth area that will execute multiple simultaneous and diverse manufacturing activities.

The primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Promote a safe work environment
• Promote a teamwork environment that fosters employee development
• Direct and coordinate daily operations of the manufacturing facility
• Oversee all levels of staff activity and performance
• Ensure that Quality and Compliance standards are consistently met
• Manage financial performance of the facility
• Develop processes to increase productivity and improve performance
• Lead a cross-functional manufacturing team to consistently meet customer requirements
• Foster an environment of continuous improvement and problem solving
• Drive performance of KPI’s and metrics associated with higher-volume manufacturing
• Conduct operational performance reviews/meetings
• Lead and coordinate equipment preventative maintenance plan
• Assess and fill staffing needs as required

The candidate selected for this position will lead a cross-functional support team (Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Production Control, Quality Assurance, Safety) that will lead the execution of multiple simultaneous manufacturing programs.

Basic Qualifications for this position include:

• BS in a technical or business discipline with 12+ years of experience OR Masters in technical or business discipline with 10+ years of experience.
• Candidate must have (7+) years’ of cumulative experience in manufacturing, operations, and/or program management including supervising or leading teams and projects.

• Candidate must have at least 7 years of direct personnel management or organizational leadership experience.
• Candidate must be capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-functional teams.
• Candidate must have demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment.
• Candidate must be self-directed and able to work in a fast-paced environment to meet customer and management deadlines as well as meet financial goals.
• Candidate must have experience with interviewing, assessing, and hiring new personnel.
• Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.

Preferred Qualifications Include:

• Leadership experience and technical experience in integration and test of complex electro-mechanical assemblies
• Technical or operational experience with kinetic effectors and associated environmental stress screening or acceptance testing
• Demonstrated experience leading manufacturing engineering, production control, and quality assurance support teams.
• Experience with DoD programs at multiple classification levels
• Experience running operations via an electronic MES and MRP systems
• Familiarity with Deltek Costpoint ERP software
• Direct experience transitioning a team from prototyping to Low Rate and/or Full-Rate Production. 
• Experience with AS9100 and AS6500 standards
• Expertise in Lean principles, Visual Management, 5S tools, and FOD programs
• Manufacturing leadership experience in the Aerospace, Defense, or Automotive industries.

Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance or meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.

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Original Posting:

February 26, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $139,100.00 - $251,450.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.