Director of Industrial Management

Loft Orbital

Posted on 12 Dec

Experience

12 - 15 Years

Job Location

Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates

Education

Bachelor of Technology/Engineering(), MBA/PG Diploma in Business Mgmt

Nationality

Any Nationality

Gender

Not Mentioned

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities
  • Strategic & Transverse Leadership
  • Act as the chief integrator across OPS (AIT, QA, Facilities, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Eng, Test Eng), ensuring alignment between daily execution and long-term strategic objectives.
  • Translate high-level company milestones into OPS strategies, execution roadmaps, and capacity models.
  • Anticipate operational bottlenecks, risks, and resource needs before they materialize, designing mitigation strategies proactively.
  • Serve as a trusted deputy to the VP of OPS, able to step in as acting lead when needed.
  • Execution & Program Management
  • Lead and coordinate operations programs, ensuring all functions deliver to cost, schedule, and quality targets.
  • Manage the flow of material, tooling, and workforce capacity to support a high-mix, mid-volume production environment.
  • Ensure digital manufacturing and data-driven tools are implemented and adopted effectively across the org.
  • Drive OPS readiness reviews to ensure facilities, people, materials, and processes are prepared ahead of program needs.
  • People & Organizational Development
  • Directly manage and grow a small cross-functional OPS program team (planner, project engineer, industrial engineer).
  • Coach functional leaders in execution discipline, planning rigor, and continuous improvement.
  • Build a culture of accountability, autonomy, and systems thinking across the organization.
  • Influence without authority across senior engineering, manufacturing, and corporate teams.
  • Continuous Improvement & Scalability
  • Deploy lean and digital manufacturing initiatives to reduce cycle time and improve quality.
  • Standardize OPS processes and governance mechanisms to enable scale-up of production.
  • Champion lessons-learned and post-mortem reviews to drive organizational learning.
Skills & Attributes
  • Systems thinker with strong ability to zoom in/out (from floor-level detail to strategic planning).
  • Exceptional leadership presence: able to coach, challenge, and inspire across functions.
  • Strong command of capacity planning, industrial engineering, and material flow.
  • Adept at digital tools and modern manufacturing systems (ERP/MRP, PLM, digital data flows).
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.
  • Hands on experience in operational crises but able to remain calm, structured, and forward-looking.
Education
  • Bachelor s in Engineering or Operations-related field (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Aerospace).
  • Advanced degree (MBA, MSc, or equivalent) preferred.

Desired Candidate Profile

  • 12 15+ years in Operations/Manufacturing leadership roles in space, aerospace, avionics, or adjacent high-reliability industries.
  • Proven experience in mid-volume, high-mix production environments (satellites, avionics systems, or complex electromechanical hardware).
  • Strong background in operational management and planning, and cross_x0002_functional operational leadership.
  • Demonstrated success influencing and aligning across multiple technical functions without direct authority.
  • Track record of building teams and processes capable of scaling from startup mode to industrialized operations.

Company Industry

  • Defence
  • Military
  • Government

Department / Functional Area

  • Production
  • Manufacturing

Keywords

  • Director Of Industrial Management

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Loft Orbital

Orbitworks' mission is to make space simple for organizations that want to deploy physical and virtual missions to space. Building on Loft Orbital's heritage, Orbitworks will be the first commercial firm in the United Arab Emirates to mass-manufacture satellites. Orbitworks aims to manufacture tens of satellites annually and operates out of a 50,000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi.

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