Director of Manufacturing, High Purity
IDEX
Hartford, CT · $159k–$238k a year · Posted November 9, 2026
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Where Hartford, CT ranks
Where Hartford, CT placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities with the most hybrid jobs in New England27% · of 27
- #4Cities with the most hybrid jobs27% · of 100
- #4Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Northeast27% · of 69
- #4Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in New England29 jobs · of 14
- #4Best all-round cities for remote workers in New England66 / 100 · of 11
- #5Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in New England14% · of 15
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)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $198,200 a year. Across 32 open director of manufacturing listings that state pay, the middle half runs $162,000 to $198,500 and the median is $170,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 17% above the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among industrial production managers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for industrial production managers: 1% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
IDEX has filed 3 layoff notices in the last twelve months, covering 132 workers, most recently October 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
...within our global network of over 40 diverse businesses. As the Director of High Purity (Semiconductor) Operations, you’ll lead end‑to... ...end performance for Mott’s high‑purity and ultra‑high‑purity manufacturing operations that serve the semiconductor industry, owning...