XPEL
Director of Manufacturing
San Antonio, TX · Director
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About the role
- The Director of Manufacturing is XPEL's senior technical leader for how our paint protection film (PPF) products are produced.
- Provide technical leadership over roll-to-roll coating, lamination, slitting and converting processes for XPEL's paint protection film products, with a focus on TPU-based films.
- Serve as XPEL's technical authority on the PPF film structure, including self-healing and protective topcoats, pressure-sensitive adhesives, primers and release liners.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical oversight of XPEL's network of coating, converting and manufacturing partners to ensure processes, quality and capacity support company growth.
- Drive Lean, Six Sigma, SPC and related continuous improvement practices to reduce variation and improve yield, scrap, throughput, OEE and on-time delivery.
- Build and develop a team of process and manufacturing engineers and serve as a technical mentor across XPEL and its partner network.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science, Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field.
- 5+ years leading technical or multi-functional teams at the manager or director level.
- Experience working with contract manufacturers, toll coaters, converters or key suppliers.
- Track record of delivering measurable improvements in quality, yield and throughput.
- Working knowledge of SPC, DOE, structured root-cause analysis (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone) and FMEA.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001 and/or IATF 16949 quality systems and EHS practices for coating operations.
- Experience with ERP/MES systems and production data analytics.
- Ability to travel up to 50%, including internationally.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of polymer films (TPU preferred), adhesive systems and coating chemistries.
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