Director of Manufacturing(Food Manufacturing)
Local candidates only.
Director of Manufacturing(Food Manufacturing) provides executive leadership for all manufacturing operations across the organization, ensuring safe, efficient, and high‑quality production of food products. This role directs plant leadership teams, oversees multi‑facility operations, and drives strategic initiatives that strengthen productivity, cost performance, food safety, and organizational scalability.
Are you looking to make a career change to a rapidly growing company? This exciting opportunity offers a competitive salary plus an excellent benefits package including medical insurance, dental insurance and paid PTO. Does this position match your future career goals? Then this opportunity could be the right fit for you
- Great Opportunity
- Excellent Benefits
- Growth Opportunities
- Great Pay
Core Responsibilities:
- Oversee all manufacturing operations, including production, engineering, maintenance, sanitation, and packaging across one or more facilities.
- Develop and execute long‑term operational strategies that support growth, capacity expansion, and continuous improvement.
- Establish and manage KPIs for safety, quality, throughput, labor efficiency, waste reduction, and cost performance.
- Ensure consistent execution of production plans to meet customer demand, service levels, and profitability targets.
- Lead capital planning, equipment upgrades, and facility improvements to support operational excellence.
- Ensure full compliance with FDA, USDA, GFSI, HACCP, SQF, and all relevant regulatory and certification requirements.
- Partner with Quality leadership to maintain robust food safety programs, audit readiness, and corrective action processes.
- Champion a culture of sanitation, quality, and continuous improvement across all manufacturing sites.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field; MBA preferred.
- 10–15+ years of progressive leadership experience in food manufacturing, CPG, or foodservice production.
- Prior experience as a senior operations leader (Director or VP level) with multi‑site responsibility.
- Strong knowledge of food safety, quality systems, and regulatory compliance.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR, and executive leadership.
- Proven success leading both strategic initiatives and hands‑on operational execution in a growth‑oriented environment.
- Expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, continuous improvement, and large‑scale operational optimization.
Jasleen Kaur
jasleen@ajuliaexecutivesearch.com
Ajulia Executive Search is a search firm specializing in Manufacturing, Finance, IT, Legal and Pharmaceutical positions. This is a confidential search for one of our preferred clients. It is a direct hire position that includes competitive compensation and full comprehensive benefit package.
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