Vice President of Plant Operations

We are seeking a dynamic, strategic, and hands-on Vice President of Operations to lead the overall operational performance of a key production facility within the Culinary division. This executive will have full accountability for plant operations, operational transformation, financial performance, leadership development, workforce optimization, and scalability across a ~70,000 sq. ft. facility.

The VP of Operations will play a critical role in transforming the operation from its current single-shift model into a highly efficient, multi-shift operation capable of supporting significant growth. This is a highly visible executive leadership position with direct responsibility for operational performance, P&L management, talent development, process improvement, and execution of the company's broader growth strategy.

The ideal candidate will combine strong operational leadership with financial acumen, executive presence, and the ability to build and develop high-performing teams.

• Provide overall strategic and operational leadership for the Brooklyn culinary production facility.
• Develop and execute the site's operational strategy in alignment with broader company growth objectives.
• Serve as a senior leader within the organization, partnering with executive leadership on growth, capacity planning, capital investments, and operational strategy.
• Establish clear performance expectations, accountability structures, and operating rhythms across the organization.
• Lead the organization through significant transformation, change management, and continued growth.
• Identify opportunities to improve scalability, profitability, productivity, and overall organizational effectiveness.
• Assume full P&L responsibility for the facility
  , with accountability for revenue, labor, cost of goods, overhead, EBITDA, and overall profitability.
• Develop, manage, and execute annual operating budgets and financial forecasts.
• Establish and monitor key financial and operational KPIs to drive accountability and performance.
• Partner with Finance to analyze financial performance, identify variances, and develop corrective action plans.
• Drive labor productivity, cost reduction, margin improvement, and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Evaluate capital expenditures and investments based on ROI, capacity requirements, and long-term business objectives.
• Translate financial results into actionable operating strategies for the leadership team.

• Have executive oversight of all day-to-day plant operations, including production, warehouse, supply chain, quality, safety, maintenance, and workforce management.
• Oversee production across 8+ production lines
  , ensuring quality, consistency, safety, throughput, and on-time performance.
• Lead the transition from the current one-shift operation toward a two- to three-shift environment as demand increases.
• Develop capacity plans and operational infrastructure to support future growth.
• Optimize workflows, facility utilization, production scheduling, labor deployment, and overall plant productivity.
• Establish and maintain operational excellence standards across the facility.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, employee safety, quality, regulatory, and company standards.
• Evaluate and expand product capabilities and production capacity.
• Optimize the labor model across both W2 and contract employees.

• Build, develop, and retain a high-performing plant leadership team capable of supporting a rapidly growing operation.
• Establish a strong culture of accountability, ownership, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Coach and mentor senior leaders and frontline managers, creating clear development…