Director of Manufacturing Ops (Forged Metals)
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Huntsville, AL · $160k–$180k a year · Posted November 7, 2026
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Where Huntsville, AL ranks
Where Huntsville, AL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for aerospace and defense jobs555 openings · of 67
- #2Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Southeast$164k · of 33
- #2Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southeast701 openings · of 65
- #3Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Southeast74 / 100 · of 33
- #6Best cities for aerospace and defense pay after cost of living$151k · of 19
- #12Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Southeast61 / 100 · of 33
Rankings about operations jobs
- Best cities for operations jobs #1 New York (1,429 openings)
- Best cities for operations pay after cost of living #1 Reston ($177k)
- Most requested AI skills in operations jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (2.5%)
- AI tools named most often in operations jobs #1 Claude (0.28%)
- Employers with the most operations jobs #1 Amazon (1,480 roles)
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About the job
... Director of Manufacturing Ops (Forged Metals) Bauer Consulting Group, Inc. - Huntsville, AL, United States Tagged: CASTINGS, KANBAN, KAIZEN, 5-WHYS, HEAT TREATMENT, 5S, MACHINING, MIL SPEC, FORGING, LEAN MANUFACTURING, METALS, STAMPING, UNION, SIX SIGMA, FORGING OPERATIONS...