Global Manufacturing Director

Global Manufacturing Director – Finishing sites

Location: Remote (based in Europe or UK, ideally near a major airport)
Travel: Up to 50%

Can you lead global finishing operations across a complex multi-site manufacturing network?
Do you have the operational strength and leadership experience to drive safety, quality and performance across high-volume precision machining environments?
Are you ready to take full accountability for international site performance and transformation?

If so, this could be the next step in your career.

About the Role

We’re hiring a Manufacturing Director – Finishing for our Performance Carbon business. This is a global role with full accountability for finishing operations across multiple international sites including the US, UK, Mexico, South Africa, Europe and Asia. Reporting to the Operations and Supply Chain Director, you will play a key role in delivering our Sales and Operations Plan.

You’ll lead cross-functional teams across production, engineering, quality, CI, EHS and maintenance. You’ll drive operational performance, embed standards and lead change. Strong collaboration with our Materials Manufacturing Director and senior stakeholders is critical to success in this role.

What You’ll Do

• Lead global finishing site operations, ensuring delivery of volume, service level, margin and cost targets
• Drive performance using robust SIOP processes, ensuring alignment of production capability with commercial demand
• Embed a culture of health and safety and ensure compliance with all relevant EHS standards and practices
• Standardise quality and operational excellence practices across all sites, including Lean, CI and TPM
• Improve flow, reduce waste and optimise asset utilisation through strong leadership and structured KPIs
• Support the global implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365, ensuring alignment with site-level operations and ERP practices
• Collaborate across functions to ensure integration of HR, finance, engineering and supply chain
• Develop and support local leadership teams, building capability and succession for long-term success

What You’ll Bring

• Proven leadership experience across multi-site or global manufacturing operations
• Background in machining or finishing operations with strong process control and continuous improvement skills
• Understanding of SIOP as a tool to connect commercial, planning and operational performance
• Familiarity with ERP systems and business transformation, ideally including experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Degree in engineering, supply chain or operations (MBA or business degree an advantage)
• Comfortable working across functions, regions and cultures to align strategy and execution
• Fluent English. Additional languages an advantage
• Ability to travel internationally up to 50%

Why Morgan?
Morgan Advanced Materials is a global leader in advanced material science and high-performance manufacturing. Our Performance Carbon business supports critical sectors with complex engineered products. This role is central to the delivery of consistent, scalable and safe operations worldwide.

Apply Now
If you’re ready to lead global operations and deliver real impact across manufacturing performance, we’d like to hear from you. Apply through our careers site or reach out to our Talent Acquisition team for more information.

Morgan Advanced Materials is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer Ind-1

At Morgan Advanced Materials, our rich history and dedication to innovation define who we are. Since our establishment in the UK in 1856, we have expanded globally, now operating across 70 sites in 18 countries. Our goal is to create a more sustainable world and enhance quality of life. We actively pursue this purpose through the development and production of advanced materials. 

Within our business unit, we specialise in innovating cutting-edge carbon, graphite, and carbide products that deliver outstanding performance. We use our expertise to tackle complex challenges across many diverse industries to provide effective solutions for our valued customers. 

Our products are shaping a better future; from enabling electric cars to charge faster and drive longer distances to maximising the operational efficiency of wind turbines. We are proud to help generate power for billions of people, deliver water to drought-stricken regions, improve the efficiency of industrial pumps, and protect lives both on the land and in the air. 

Key Figures: Revenue £1,114.7m (2023), ~8,500 employees, manufacturing in 20+ countries, and a global customer portfolio. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK.  Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.