Sr. Director Operations at Dover Corporation in Ball Ground

Job description

Since 1892, OPW customers have been able to count on us to revolutionize fluid-handling operations around the world. As a global leader in fluid-handling solutions, the mission of OPW is to be a developer of a comprehensive array of innovative fluid-handling solutions that our customers can consistently and reliably count on. These include loading and unloading systems for high-value hazardous and non-hazardous bulk products; railcar and transport tank-truck valves, gauging devices and tank-monitoring systems; automated storage-terminal controls and systems; and regulators, fittings, valves, vaporizers, vacuum-jacketed piping and gas-handling systems for the safe handling and distribution of cryogenics and industrial gases. OPW has more than 2,000 employees with manufacturing operations in North America, Europe and China, and sales offices around the world. OPW is part of the Clean Energy & Fueling segment of Dover (NYSE: DOV). Position Summary The Senior Director of Operations for OPW Clean Energy Solutions (CES) provides enterprise-level leadership for the manufacturing and operations network, ensuring alignment with Dover’s Operating Model and Operational Excellence (OpEx) framework. This leader is accountable for establishing disciplined operating systems that deliver sustained performance across safety, quality, delivery, and cost while building scalable capabilities to support long-term growth. Operating within Dover’s governance structure, the Senior Director will deploy policy, standard work, and performance management processes that reinforce accountability, enable transparency, and accelerate decision-making. This role ensures consistent execution of daily management and tiered accountability while advancing a culture rooted in continuous improvement, problem solving, and leader standard work. Reporting to the VP/GM, Clean Energy Solutions, this role is a critical member of the business leadership team responsible for translating strategy into operational execution across the CES manufacturing footprint. Key Responsibilities Lead the CES operations network using Dover’s Operating Model, ensuring disciplined execution through Daily Management Systems (DMS), leader standard work, and tiered accountability. Establish clear operating rhythms, performance reviews, and governance mechanisms that enable rapid escalation, root-cause problem solving, and sustainable countermeasures. Drive operational alignment across sites, reinforcing consistency in processes, metrics, and management expectations. Drive operational flow through the methodical deployment of Lean Tools, including, but not limited to: Daily Management, 5S, SMED, VSM, 3P, and PFEP. Champion Dover Operational Excellence by strengthening value stream management, standard work, visual management, and structured problem-solving. Advance organizational maturity through policy deployment, ensuring strategic priorities cascade into measurable operational objectives. Develop a pipeline of productivity improvements that expand margins, improve flow, and reduce variability. Ensure enterprise adherence to Dover Environmental, Health & Safety standards while embedding safety into leader standard work and daily operating routines. Promote a prevention-based safety culture supported by disciplined audits, risk identification, and corrective action processes. Lead enterprise capacity planning, footprint strategy, and capital deployment to optimize the manufacturing network. Evaluate automation, digitization, and advanced manufacturing opportunities that enhance throughput and labor productivity. Support integration of acquisitions through standardized operating practices, systems alignment, and governance structures. Partner with Engineering and Product Management to ensure value streams are structured for flow, manufacturability, and lifecycle support. Implement repeatable operational readiness frameworks for new product introductions, reducing launch risk and accelerating ti