Director, Power Products Operations

Description Position at McKinstry Thermal Systems, LLC Build the future, spark innovation and align your career with purpose. McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the built environment and creating lasting impact. Together, we're building a thriving planet. Buildings are a leading contributor to the climate crisis, generating nearly 40% of total global energy-related carbon emissions. We're making a lasting impact on our industry and within our communities by addressing the climate, affordability and equity crises through:

• renewables and energy services
• engineering and design
• construction and facility services

To get where we're going, we need big thinkers, problem solvers and collaborative mindsets. Does that sound like you? The Opportunity with McKinstry We are seeking a Director, Power Products Operations to join our growing Offsite Manufacturing division in Spokane, WA. The Director, Power Products Operations provides operational leadership for McKinstry's Power Products business -the company's strategic expansion into modular electrical solutions. Reporting to the Sr. Director, Power Products, this leader owns the day to-day production system: standing up manufacturing capability, managing the skilled production workforce, enforcing quality and safety standards, and ensuring Power Products delivers on its commitments to internal partners and external clients. This role is the execution core of the Power Products business. While the Sr. Director leads strategy and commercialization, the Director, Power Products Operations translates that strategy into a functioning production environment - building the standard work, quality gates, labor deployment model, and operational reporting infrastructure that will underpin Power Products' long-term manufacturing performance. A core responsibility of this role is building and operating a high-performing Power Products manufacturing operation and environment for McKinstry's Modular Products business. This includes standing up the production system -from standard work documentation and QA gate implementation to UL listing compliance - and managing day-today operations once the system is running.Working in close coordination with the Sr. Director, Power Products and cross-functional partners across operations, engineering, and supply chain, this leader translates product designs into repeatable manufacturing processes, builds the operational infrastructure to support capacity growth, and ensures production performance meets client delivery and quality expectations. A foundational design principle for this role is the deliberate continuation of McKinstry's coexistence model with theMcKinstry construction electrical team. What You Need to Succeed at McKinstry Experience

• 12+ years of progressive leadership in manufacturing operations, electrical fabrication, or industrial prefab environments
• Demonstrated success standing up or scaling a panel shop, electrical fabrication facility, or similar manufacturing operation - not just managing an existing one
• Deep knowledge of UL listing requirements for electrical manufacturing (UL 891, UL 508A preferred); experience managing a UL-compliant production facility
• IBEW/affiliated labor environment experience - CBA fluency, MSA/Task Order dispatch model, and jurisdictional boundary management between affiliated and non-affiliated workforces in manufacturing contexts
• Track record building and sustaining strong safety culture in a craft-intensive manufacturing environment
• Modular construction, prefabrication, or DfMA manufacturing environment experience strongly preferred
• Multi-site or hub-based manufacturing operations experience a plus

Technical & Business Skills

• Production management expertise: scheduling, capacity planning, labor utilization, and throughput optimization
• Standard work development and quality systems design - CAPA processes, inspection gates, first-article qualification
• UL certification compliance and facility listing management
• ERP operationalization in a manufacturing environment (Acumatica or comparable MES/ERP system)
• BOM development, work instruction writing, and materials and inventory management
• Labor cost modeling, job costing, and earned value fundamentals
• Familiarity with DfMA principles and modular/prefab product manufacturing environments

Leadership Attributes

• Disciplined operator - builds systems, sets standards, and holds teams accountable to them consistently
• Effective

... For full info follow application link.The McKinstry group of companies are equal opportunity employers. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, race, color, creed, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to employment, advancement, assignment, and training.