About Us
Hydrafacial is a global category-creating company focused on bringing innovative products to market and delivering beauty health experiences by reinventing our consumer’s relationship with their skin, their bodies and their self-confidence.
Every person here is a key player in our success. We are firm believers in making the little things count each day so the big things will follow. If this sounds like you, come check us out! This is the perfect opportunity to work with some of the best leaders in the industry while you gain the global and strategic experience to add to your professional toolbox.
Job Description:
Director, Operations
The role:
The Director of Operations is responsible for leading internal manufacturing operations and strategic contract manufacturing partners to support the company’s growth, innovation, quality, service, cost, and operational objectives.
This leader owns the end-to-end operational performance of the manufacturing network, ensuring internal manufacturing and external partners have the capabilities, capacity, processes, and accountability required to deliver products safely, on time, at cost, and to quality expectations. The Director serves as the primary operational bridge across Engineering, Procurement, Quality, Supply Chain, Production, and Product Development, ensuring products are designed for manufacturability, successfully commercialized, and transitioned into stable, scalable production.
The role establishes operational governance and performance management across the manufacturing network while driving continuous improvement, capacity readiness, supply continuity, productivity, and organizational capability.
What You Will Do:
Lead all internal manufacturing operations with accountability for safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, capacity, and execution of the production plan.
Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement through strong team leadership, standard work, KPI management, root-cause problem solving, and development of manufacturing capabilities.
Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and process readiness activities.
Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for quality and operational issues.
Develop long-term manufacturing strategies that support business objectives, cost competitiveness, scalability, and risk mitigation.
Lead cross-functional teams to ensure new products are designed and developed for efficient manufacturing and scale-up.
Partner with Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Production and Product Development to establish manufacturing requirements and production processes.
Lead risk mitigation strategies for supply continuity and business resilience.
Collaborate with Quality leadership to ensure compliance with company standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.
Support Procurement in commercial negotiations and supplier development initiatives.
Drive productivity, working capital, inventory, and cost improvement opportunities within the contract manufacturing network.
Manage operational budgets and support annual business planning activities.
Collaborate with Procurement to evaluate supplier manufacturing capability and capacity.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or related field required.
10+ years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing, operations, supply chain, or contract manufacturing environments.
Proven experience identifying, qualifying, and managing contract manufacturing partners.
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams through product development, commercialization, and manufacturing scale-up.
Skills & Competencies
MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.
Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.
We mean it when we say you’ll LOVE this role.
Base Pay: $139,268.00 - 167,122.00 USD Annual + bonus
What else can you expect with Hydrafacial?
PERKS! Benefits include: Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, FSAs, HSAs, accident insurance, pet insurance, company-paid life and AD&D insurance, company-paid long-term and short-term disability insurance, 401(k) with employer match, paid time off (PTO), and paid holidays.
An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of Hydrafacial's total rewards package for our employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, long-term incentives based on level, paid time off, and region-specific benefits. Come grow and GLOW with us!
Hydrafacial is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by color, federal, state or local laws. We are committed to working with and providing accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.
Hydrafacial does not accept unsolicited assistance or resumes/CVs from third party search firms. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral or CV/resume submitted by a search firm to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement. If we need additional support, we will be sure to reach out directly to one of our preferred providers. Please no phone calls or emails.
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