Senior Director of Operations - Food Manufacturing

Senior Director of Operations

Jonesboro, GA | $250,000 to $300,000 Per Year, Plus Bonus Potential

This well established food processing manufacturer, with over five decades of continuous operation, is hiring a Senior Director of Operations to take full ownership of day to day facility operations at its Georgia headquarters. This is a broad, high accountability role spanning manufacturing, quality, food safety, supply chain, distribution, and HR partnership, with 15 direct reports and approximately 300 employees under this leader's scope.

Relocation assistance is available. The role reports directly to the President.

Full time, on site at the Jonesboro, GA facility.

$250,000 to $300,000 per year base salary, plus bonus potential.

The Senior Director of Operations owns full day to day operations across manufacturing, quality, food safety, supply chain, logistics, and HR partnership, and drives site P&L performance including gross margin, EBITDA, and working capital targets. This person develops and executes annual operating plans, capital budgets, and long term initiatives suited to the business, and leads a senior leadership team across operations, quality, safety, and supply chain functions.

The role requires spending time on the production floor to understand operations firsthand and drive improvement from the ground up, making real time decisions, and holding the team accountable in a high mix, low volume operation running 10 or more changeovers per day. This person optimizes purchasing, production planning, logistics, freight, and labor utilization across the facility, partners with R&D leadership on new product development, commercialization, and product improvement, and builds organizational capability through hands on coaching, succession planning, and talent development.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or a closely related field
• 15 or more years of progressive director, vice president, or general manager level experience in food manufacturing
• Demonstrated success leading a manufacturing plant or business unit with full P&L accountability
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to make sound decisions independently
• Experience building, improving, or fixing operations in a lean support environment

• MBA, Master's degree, or related advanced certifications
• Experience operating in a high mix, low volume manufacturing environment
• Background partnering with R&D on new product development and commercialization

• Bonus potential
• Relocation assistance available
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k plan
• Paid time off