Senior Director of Operations

Paying up to $260,000 + bonus + stock options

Relocation Available

The Senior
Director of Operations is responsible for overseeing all aspects of operations at our facility in New Jersey. You will drive a culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement within an OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) and FDA-regulated environment.

A key focus of the role is on deploying Lean principles to ensure world-class performance, operational discipline, and sustainable growth. This position will manage all site functions, including P&L, manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, quality, and EHS.

This role is full-time, onsite in New Jersey

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Operations, or a related field. An advanced degree is preferred.
• Experience:
  
  10+ years of leadership experience in chemical or FDA-regulated manufacturing environments
• Demonstrated expertise in OSHA PSM compliance.
• Experience managing multifunctional operations teams including production,
• maintenance, engineering, and quality.
• Experience managing unionized facilities.
• Proven success in Lean transformation and cultural change leadership.
• Strong technical background in chemical, pharmaceutical, biotech process manufacturing.
• Proficiency in performance management, strategic planning, and cross-functional
• execution.
• Ability to lead diverse teams and influence across all levels of the organization.
• Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and decision-making skills.
• High integrity and results-driven with a bias for action and accountability.
• Deep understanding of regulated manufacturing environments including OSHA PSM and FDA.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills; adept in data-driven decision-making.
• Ability to inspire and motivate teams in a high-demand, fast-paced production setting.
• Competence in ERP systems, Lean tools, and operational dashboards.

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the site, ensuring high performance in safety, quality, cost, delivery, and employee engagement.
• Lead the site in full compliance with OSHA PSM, EPA, FDA, and relevant health and safety regulations.
• Overseeing P&L, production, engineering, maintenance, and support functions to meet daily, weekly, and long-term performance targets.

If you have strong leadership experience, solid P&L responsibility knowledge, and a proven track record of turning around a facility in a union environment, this is the right opportunity for you. For more information, please email me at