Director of Operations – Easton
Originally posted 30 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Director of Operations will provide senior leadership for the Easton Garnet manufacturing operation, with primary accountability for the successful execution of the Easton expansion, operational readiness, and production ramp.
What you'll do
- Provide overall leadership and accountability for manufacturing operations at Easton.
- Own operational performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, yield, capacity, and schedule attainment.
- Ensure facility, equipment, staffing, training, qualification, and production-readiness activities remain aligned with business requirements.
- Drive improvements in throughput, yield, cycle time, equipment utilization, labor productivity, and manufacturing cost.
- Maintain strong manufacturing discipline and partnership with Quality and Engineering to improve process capability and product consistency.
- Serve as the senior operations interface for key cross-functional partners and maintain alignment with Garnet business priorities.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- 7+ years diversified leadership, planning, communication, organization and people motivation skill.
- Experience leading manufacturing expansions, production ramps, equipment installation, technology transfer, or facility startup.
- Experience leading multi-site manufacturing organizations or transitioning new technologies into volume production.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, capacity planning, quality systems, cost management, capital execution, and continuous improvement.
- Strong financial and business acumen with experience managing operating budgets and capital investments.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in Engineering, Operations, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Experience in crystal growth, optical materials, semiconductor materials, photonics, epitaxy, or advanced-material manufacturing.
This role has been open 15 days — well below the 53-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3784
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$126k
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| Metric | Coherent Corp | All employers we track in this specialty (3784 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 43 | 3784 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 137 | 9907 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 65 d | 53 d (+12 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
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How we counted: 3784 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 83 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.