Director of Operations

Taylor Farms; Tracy (CA); Vor Ort; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Taylor Farms is seeking a Director of Operations to lead the plant's Operations organization, including Production Managers across shifts, Production Planning, Maintenance, and other functions. You will own the production plan and ensure safe, efficient production to specification, while improving equipment reliability, labor performance, and cost control.

You will collaborate with Warehouse, Procurement, Quality Assurance, Sanitation, Safety, Training, HR, Finance, Sales, Systems, and other

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of Operations Manager-level or senior manufacturing leadership experience.
• Prior manufacturing experience; food manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience leading multiple managers, departments, shifts, or major operating functions.
• Experience with short shelf-life, perishable, fresh-cut, value-added, commissary, or similar high-velocity food production strongly preferred; produce experience is highly desirable.
• Experience in a make-today/ship-today or similarly time-sensitive production environment preferred.

Aufgaben

• Ensure safe work practices and PPE compliance with GMP/HACCP and sanitation standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Own overall production performance across all areas and shifts, including plan completion, customer service, labor, yield, efficiency, downtime, quality, and cost.
• Develop and execute the production plan based on demand, capacity, labor, materials, equipment, changeovers, maintenance needs, and priorities.
• Lead, coach, and hold Production Managers and department leaders accountable for results and development.
• Maintain strong floor presence and understanding of operating conditions.
• Understand and influence plant P&L through labor, yield, material usage, downtime, and capacity.
• Use ERP systems, Power BI, production data, maintenance data, and financial reporting to identify trends and opportunities.
• Drive problem solving across Operations with QA, Warehouse, Procurement, Sanitation, HR, Finance, Sales, and others.
• Lead continuous improvement and ensure root cause corrective actions are completed.
• Set expectations for equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, and production-maintenance partnership.
• Plan for future capacity, staffing, equipment, automation, processes, and infrastructure growth.

Kenntnisse

Operations leadership

Manufacturing leadership

Food manufacturing experience

Leading multiple managers

Time-sensitive production experience

Jobbeschreibung

Position Summary

The Director of Operations leads the plant's Operations organization, including multiple Production Managers across areas and shifts, Production Planning, Maintenance, and other assigned functions. The role owns both development and execution of the production plan and is responsible for safe, efficient production of finished goods to specification, equipment reliability, labor and cost performance, customer service, leadership development, and continuous improvement.

This leader directly oversees Production Planning and Production execution and works closely with Warehouse, Procurement, Quality Assurance, Sanitation, Safety, Training, HR, Finance, Sales, Systems, and other departments. The Director must combine strong floor leadership with business acumen, data-driven decision-making, and the ability to build a capable management team.

Key Responsibilities

• Put human safety and food safety first by ensuring safe work practices and required PPE are followed, GMP, HACCP, and sanitation standards are maintained, and applicable OSHA, USDA, FDA, and other regulatory requirements are met.
• Own overall production performance across all areas and shifts, including completion of the production plan, customer service, labor, yield, efficiency, downtime, quality, and cost.
• Own development and execution of the production plan. Ensure Production Planning builds a realistic plan based on demand, capacity, labor, materials, equipment, changeovers, maintenance needs, and customer priorities, and ensure Production executes it effectively across areas and shifts.
• Lead, coach, and hold multiple Production Managers and other department leaders accountable for results, leadership, employee performance, and development of supervisors and Crew Leads.
• Maintain strong floor presence and a clear understanding of actual operating conditions across areas and shifts.
• Own assigned portions of the plant P&L and understand how labor, yield, material usage, downtime, capacity, and other operational drivers affect financial performance.
• Use ERP systems, Power BI, production data, maintenance data, and financial reporting to identify trends, gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Drive problem solving across Operations and with QA, Warehouse, Procurement, Sanitation, HR, Finance, Sales, and other cross-functional partners.
• Lead continuous improvement and make sure recurring problems are driven to root cause, assigned clear actions, and followed through to lasting correction.
• Set expectations for equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, downtime response, and partnership between Production and Maintenance.
• Plan for future capacity, staffing, equipment, automation, processes, and infrastructure needed to support customer and business growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Operations Manager-level or comparable senior manufacturing leadership experience.
• Prior manufacturing experience required; food manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience leading multiple managers, departments, shifts, or major operating functions.
• Experience with short shelf-life, perishable, fresh-cut, value-added, commissary, or similar high-velocity food production strongly preferred; produce experience is highly desirable.
• Experience in a make-today/ship-today or similarly time-sensitive production environment preferred.