Multi-Plant Operations Director - Safety & Lean Excellence

Catena Solutions; Minnesota; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Catena Solutions in Minnesota seeks a Plant Director to lead manufacturing across multiple facilities, ensuring safe, efficient operations, and consistent high-quality output aligned with business objectives.

The role builds high-performing teams, fosters accountability, advances continuous improvement, and drives operational excellence through daily management systems, data-driven decision making, OEE optimization, TPM and Lean initiatives, and a strong safety culture across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline; Master’s degree preferred.
• 7+ years of direct plant leadership experience.
• Experience managing co-manufacturing customer relationships is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily manufacturing operations across multiple facilities, ensuring consistent production of high-quality products while maintaining rigorous food safety and quality standards.
• Drive safe, efficient manufacturing operations by developing and reinforcing policies, procedures, and best practices that support a world-class safety culture.
• Lead daily management systems focused on operational performance, including OEE, schedule attainment, productivity, and output targets.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by implementing and sustaining manufacturing execution systems and structured daily operating cadences.
• Utilize data and performance metrics to identify operational losses, uncover improvement opportunities, and drive corrective actions.
• Partner with Continuous Improvement leadership to deploy TPM and Lean manufacturing strategies, optimizing processes, reducing waste, and improving overall site performance.
• Ensure operational procedures and standards are effectively implemented, consistently followed, and continuously improved.

Skills

Plant leadership

Operational excellence

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional leadership

Education

B.S. in Engineering or Science

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

MES

Job description

Catena Solutions in Minnesota seeks a Plant Director to lead manufacturing across multiple facilities, ensuring safe, efficient operations, and consistent high-quality output aligned with business objectives.

The role builds high-performing teams, fosters accountability, advances continuous improvement, and drives operational excellence through daily management systems, data-driven decision making, OEE optimization, TPM and Lean initiatives, and a strong safety culture across the site.