Site Operations Director, Screen Manufacturing

At RiteScreen, one of North America’s largest producers of window and door screens, we build products that matter—and we’re proud of the people who make them. In Fargo, North Dakota, our fast-moving plant serves national customers and continues to grow. We run primarily Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend overtime as business needs arise, and we invest in the development and wellbeing of every team member.

Your Day, Your Plant

As the Site Operations Director leading our Fargo manufacturing operation, you’ll own the plant’s performance end-to-end while fostering a people-first culture. Mornings might start with a floor walk and safety huddle, aligning teams to the production plan. You’ll confirm material flow with supply chain partners, validate equipment readiness with maintenance, and remove roadblocks so the lines hit output, quality, safety, and cost targets.

Midday brings coaching moments—developing supervisors and team leads, giving clear feedback, and celebrating wins. You’re equally comfortable at a workcell solving a quality escape through root cause analysis as you are in a meeting reviewing inventory, labor, and overhead against plan. You champion lean methods to drive continuous improvement across every line. Before day’s end, you’ll finalize KPI updates, shape corrective actions, and ensure the next shift’s schedule is dialed-in to customer demand.

How You’ll Lead

• Guide daily manufacturing operations to meet and exceed production, quality, safety, and cost objectives.
• Advance continuous improvement using lean principles; standardize and sustain better ways of working.
• Build production schedules aligned to customer demand and business goals; adjust rapidly as priorities shift.
• Elevate equipment reliability through proactive maintenance planning and execution.
• Partner closely with supply chain to maintain steady material flow and effective inventory management.

People and Culture

• Recruit, develop, and retain a top-performing production team in a competitive market.
• Create a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous learning on the plant floor.
• Hold meaningful performance conversations, providing real-time coaching and feedback.
• Grow supervisors and team leads to expand their leadership capabilities.
• Foster an inclusive environment where every employee is respected and has equal opportunity to contribute and grow.

Safety and Quality

• Champion a zero-incident safety culture—lead safety observations, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
• Ensure full compliance with OSHA regulations, company policies, and state/local requirements.
• Own the plant-level quality management system; drive root cause and corrective action for quality escapes.
• Collaborate with the quality team to achieve and sustain customer satisfaction targets.

Financial Stewardship

• Manage the plant budget across labor, materials, overhead, and capital.
• Identify and deliver cost reductions without sacrificing quality, safety, or culture.
• Report weekly and monthly KPIs to senior leadership with clear analysis and action plans.
• Partner with finance on budget management and forecast accuracy.

About You

• 5+ years in plant or operations management within manufacturing.
• History of building and developing high-performing production teams.
• Hands-on expertise in lean, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Experience overseeing plant-level budgets and driving cost improvements.
• Working knowledge of employment law and OSHA compliance.
• ERP system experience required.
• Outstanding communication skills—effective on the floor and in the boardroom.
• High EQ with a servant-leadership mindset.
• Bachelor’s in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or related field preferred.

Why FlexScreen / RiteScreen

Join a stable, growing organization with a strong national footprint and a culture that rewards hard work. Our core schedule is Monday–Friday, with weekend overtime as needed. Benefits begin on the first of the month following your hire date. Leaders stay here because we invest in them—if you want to build a strong operation and lead a team that takes pride in their craft, this is the right place.

RiteScreen is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion in our workforce and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.