Managing Director

We are looking for a Managing Director to lead production, procurement, and operational performance for our Big Spring, Texas location. This role oversees planning activities, aligns resources across departments, and helps ensure manufacturing goals are met with consistency and efficiency. The ideal candidate brings strong business judgment, a hands-on leadership style, and the ability to balance cost control, delivery performance, and supplier reliability.Responsibilities:• Lead weekly and monthly production planning efforts to align output with customer demand, workforce availability, equipment capacity, and material supply.• Review open work orders, reprioritize schedules as business needs change, and help keep production flow on track.• Maintain accurate operational data in company systems and use performance metrics to improve delivery, cycle time, and asset utilization.• Direct procurement activities for key raw materials and machined components while supporting uninterrupted shop operations.• Oversee purchase order activity, evaluate supplier performance, and build backup sourcing options to reduce supply risk.• Analyze material pricing patterns and support actions that protect margins and overall budget performance.• Contribute to operating budgets, forecasts, and cost reviews for workshop activities, including reporting on actual results against plan.• Partner with engineering, quality, and production leadership to support documentation standards, compliance expectations, and operational execution.• Prepare recurring production and procurement reports that provide leadership with clear visibility into performance and priorities.• Proven experience leading manufacturing, production planning, procurement, or plant operations in an industrial environment.• Strong understanding of scheduling, capacity planning, inventory coordination, and supplier management.• Ability to interpret operational KPIs and use data to drive improvements in delivery, efficiency, and cost performance.• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, and margin analysis.• Demonstrated success working across engineering, quality, and production teams to achieve business goals.• Effective leadership, communication, and decision-making skills in a fast-paced operational setting.• Proficiency with ERP or related business systems used for production and procurement management.Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.Robert Half works to put you in the best position to succeed. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity - whenever you choose - even on the go. Download the Robert Half app and get 1-tap apply, notifications of AI-matched jobs, and much more.All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.© 2025 Robert Half. An Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans. By clicking “Apply Now,” you’re agreeing to Robert Half’s Terms of Use and Privacy Notice.