Multi-Site Manufacturing & Operations Leader

Vireo Resources LLC; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Vireo Systems and pH-D seeks a Senior Director of Manufacturing Operations to provide strategic and hands-on leadership for Tennessee and Nebraska facilities. You will oversee manufacturing, procurement, demand planning, supply chain, logistics, inventory, and performance to meet quality, service, cost, and growth goals.

Responsibilities include scaling operations, strengthening S&OP, budgeting, capital projects, and developing high-performing teams while ensuring regulatory compliance in a

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering, operations, supply chain, business, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of progressive manufacturing or plant-operations experience, including responsibility for teams, budgets, and operational performance.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-site or multi-shift manufacturing operations.
• Experience within a regulated consumer-products environment, such as dietary supplements, consumer health, personal care, pharmaceuticals, food, or chemicals.
• Working knowledge of cGMP, quality systems, FDA and OSHA requirements, and audit-ready manufacturing practices.
• Strong financial and operational knowledge, with demonstrated success improving safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
• Experience using ERP, MRP, inventory, or manufacturing systems to support planning and operational decisions.
• Strong executive-level communication, leadership, judgment, and change-management capabilities.
• Ability to work on-site near Nashville, Tennessee, or Omaha, Nebraska, and travel up to 50% between company facilities and other business locations.
• Experience building, scaling, or leading drug or similarly regulated manufacturing operations.
• Experience with facility expansion, automation, capital projects, SOP, new-product introductions, or supplier development.
• Advanced degree or professional certification in Lean, Six Sigma, APICS/ASCM, supply chain, or project management.
• Travel up to 50% (this position can be based in either Nebraska or Tennessee)

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing strategy and operational performance across the companys Tennessee and Nebraska facilities.
• Oversee manufacturing, procurement, demand planning, supply chain, logistics, inventory, and warehouse operations.
• Establish and monitor performance expectations related to safety, quality, service, cost, productivity, and workforce effectiveness.
• Strengthen production planning and SOP processes to support customer demand, inventory health, capacity, and on-time delivery.
• Ensure operations comply with cGMP, FDA, OSHA, quality-system, customer, and certification requirements.
• Drive continuous-improvement initiatives that increase throughput, productivity, yield, and efficiency while reducing waste and operating costs.
• Lead operational budgets, capital investments, facility expansions, equipment installations, and production ramp-up activities.
• Build and develop a high-performing, accountable leadership team across multiple facilities and shifts.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks involving labor, equipment, suppliers, materials, utilities, capacity, and business continuity.
• Partner with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to translate company growth plans into scalable operational strategies.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic planning

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Budgeting & cost control

Operational excellence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Advanced degree or professional certification in Lean, Six Sigma, APICS/ASCM, supply chain, or project management

Tools

ERP / MRP systems

Manufacturing systems

Data analysis tools

Job description

Vireo Systems and pH-D seeks a Senior Director of Manufacturing Operations to provide strategic and hands-on leadership for Tennessee and Nebraska facilities. You will oversee manufacturing, procurement, demand planning, supply chain, logistics, inventory, and performance to meet quality, service, cost, and growth goals.

Responsibilities include scaling operations, strengthening S&OP, budgeting, capital projects, and developing high-performing teams while ensuring regulatory compliance in a