Area Operations Manager

Nom Nom; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nom Nom delivers delight to your dog’s day and is seeking an Operations Manager in Nashville to lead production, fulfillment, safety, and maintenance. You will partner with site and corporate leaders to implement policies, drive budgets, and push continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in management in food & beverage, budget oversight, and a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required or significant equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of experience as a Manager or equivalent.
• Experience in food & beverage manufacturing industry.
• Experience managing an operation budget.
• Ability to lead multiple disciplines and teams.
• Demonstrated safety culture and continuous improvement skills.
• Proven ability to scale a business and manage projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the entire operation of Nom Nom pet food production, including operations, fulfillment, food safety, maintenance and engineering at the site.
• Collaborate with Plant Director, Quality Manager and leaders to execute policies, procedures and strategic plans while ensuring safety and efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement across the manufacturing operation.
• Ensure production and fulfillment schedules are set and achieved to maximize utilization of people, processes and equipment.
• Align resources to meet annual plant objectives and lead capital and operating budgets.
• Hire, train, and supervise plant supervisory staff and line leaders.

Skills

People management

Budget management

Process management

Project management

Safety culture

Continuous improvement

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Nom Nom delivers delight to your dog’s day. We’re driven by a deep love for dogs and a commitment to their well-being, and are guided by a simple yet powerful philosophy: to provide pups with meals that mirror the devotion, attention, and care that they give us.

Our variety of real good, feel good meals burst with vibrant ingredients and tasty textures. They’re prepared, portioned, and packaged in our very own kitchens, and personalized all the way down to the calorie to meet the unique needs of every dog we serve. Board-certified veterinary nutritionists and world-class scientists have made sure of that, by ensuring maximum nutrition from all of our recipes while advancing dog health at large.

Join us on our journey to push boundaries and innovate relentlessly, in order to create the most exciting dog food ever. You’ll be part of a world where passion meets nutrition, and every tail wag is a testament to our dedication to dogs—and the people that love them.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee the entire operation of Nom Nom pet food production including Operations, Fulfillment, Food Safety, Maintenance & Engineering projects at the site.
• Work collaboratively with the Plant Director, Quality Manager and other Corporate leadership team members to execute policies, procedures & strategic plans while ensuring efficient operations & consistent team member & food safety.
• Promote and work towards continuous improvement throughout the manufacturing operation
• Ensures production & fulfillment schedules are established and achieved which most effectively utilize our people/process and equipment
• Align overall team resources to meet strategic operation goals in accordance with plant objectives.
• Lead, direct and control capital and operating budgets.
• Responsible for hiring, training, selecting, and supervision of plant supervisory and line leaders

REQUIREMENTS:

• 3 to 5 years of experience as a Manager or 5+ years’ experience as an Warehouse/Operations Manager
• Experience in food & beverage manufacturing industry
• Experience managing an operation budget
• Ability to lead multiple disciplines to execute Nom Nom’s policies, procedures & standards
• Demonstrated safety culture with people and products
• Proven experience to implement continuous improvement methodologies
• Proven ability to scale a business
• Demonstrated expertise in process management and project management
• Overall responsibility to own and deliver against annual plan metrics
• Experience in supporting (coaching, motivating and developing) High Performing Team Based systems a plus
• Demonstrated experience in business acumen
• Leads in a manner that engages employees and ensures a safe, inclusive, diverse work culture
• Bachelor’s Degree required or significant equivalent experience

Nom Nom embraces inclusion, diversity, and equal opportunity. We're committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Nom Nom is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.