Foxconn Industrial Internet

Designs and manufactures intelligent manufacturing solutions

Plant Operations Director

Manufacturing & Production OperationsPosted on Nov 11

Full-timeHouston, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or a related field is required.
At least 15 years of manufacturing or operations leadership experience within electronics or enterprise hardware environments is required.
At least 5 years leading site-level or large-scale manufacturing organizations is required.
Proven experience with server, storage, networking, AI infrastructure, or similar complex hardware products is required.
A strong background in new product introduction (NPI), production ramp, manufacturing engineering, quality systems, and operational excellence is required.
Experience managing customer relationships and collaborating with global teams, suppliers, and manufacturing sites is required.

Responsibilities

Lead all site operations and drive performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
Develop manufacturing, capacity, workforce, and capital investment plans to support business growth.
Ensure successful new product introduction (NPI), ramp, and high-volume production execution for electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and joint design manufacturing (JDM) programs.
Oversee AI server, system, and rack integration manufacturing, testing, burn-in, and shipment readiness.
Drive operational excellence through yield improvement, cost reduction, automation, and lean manufacturing initiatives.
Lead customer operations reviews, audits, and resolution of major quality, delivery, or supply chain issues.
Partner with Supply Chain teams to manage critical component availability, inventory risk, and production continuity.
Support global production transfers, capacity expansion, and manufacturing scale-up initiatives.
Ensure compliance with EHS, security, business continuity, and customer requirements.
Develop leadership capabilities and succession plans across the operations organization.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with AI/GPU server platforms, rack integration, liquid cooling systems, or hyperscale cloud infrastructure products.
Experience in electronics manufacturing services (EMS) or joint design manufacturing (JDM) environments.
Experience supporting factory startups, production transfers, or large-scale capacity expansions.

Summary
Lead overall site operations for AI server manufacturing, including Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Materials Planning, Production Planning, Facilities, and EHS. Responsible for safety, quality, delivery, cost, capacity, and successful execution from NPI through volume production.

Key Responsibilities

Lead all site operations and drive performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
Develop manufacturing, capacity, workforce, and capital investment plans to support business growth.
Ensure successful NPI, ramp, and high-volume production execution for EMS and JDM programs.
Oversee AI server, system, and rack integration manufacturing, testing, burn-in, and shipment readiness.
Drive operational excellence through yield improvement, cost reduction, automation, and lean manufacturing initiatives.
Lead customer operations reviews, audits, and resolution of major quality, delivery, or supply chain issues.
Partner with Supply Chain teams to manage critical component availability, inventory risk, and production continuity.
Support global production transfers, capacity expansion, and manufacturing scale-up initiatives.
Ensure compliance with EHS, security, business continuity, and customer requirements.
Develop leadership capabilities and succession plans across the operations organization.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
15+ years of manufacturing or operations leadership experience within electronics or enterprise hardware environments.
5+ years leading site-level or large-scale manufacturing organizations.
Proven experience with server, storage, networking, AI infrastructure, or similar complex hardware products.
Strong background in NPI, production ramp, manufacturing engineering, quality systems, and operational excellence.
Experience managing customer relationships and collaborating with global teams, suppliers, and manufacturing sites.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with AI/GPU server platforms, rack integration, liquid cooling systems, or hyperscale cloud infrastructure products.
Experience in EMS/JDM manufacturing environments.
Experience supporting factory startups, production transfers, or large-scale capacity expansions.

Why Join Us

Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
Basic life insurance and short-term disability coverage provided by employer.
Supplemental life insurance and long-term disability coverage options available.
401K with employer contribution.
Personal, Vacation, and Holiday paid time off for all full-time employees.

Our company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

About the Company

Foxconn Industrial Internet

Designs and manufactures intelligent manufacturing solutions

Foxconn Industrial Internet designs and manufactures technology infrastructure for large tech firms, focusing on intelligent manufacturing and the industrial internet. It combines hardware design and production with software-enabled solutions, including AI and automation platforms like Lighthouse Factory, the FII Cloud (with Tencent Cloud), and Fog Cerebellum, to help clients digitize data and optimize production lines. It differentiates itself through large-scale integration as a design-to-manufacture partner, exclusive assembly of premium Nvidia GB200 AI servers, and a strong push into higher-margin cloud, networking, and industrial AI services backed by Foxconn. Its goal is to move from traditional contract manufacturing to high-value technology services, expanding its AI-server, data-center, EV, and semiconductor test automation businesses with scalable intelligent manufacturing solutions.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Shenzhen, China
Founded: 2015

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