Operations Manager

Little Leaf Farms; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Little Leaf Farms in McAdoo, PA is seeking an Operations Manager to oversee production for a 10-acre greenhouse, ensuring consistent, efficient output to meet quality standards and on-time shipments. This role leads a large team and drives KPI reporting to guide business trends.

You will manage SOPs, GMPs, and coordination with maintenance and sanitation, while thriving in a fast-paced growth environment and maintaining product quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent.
• Direct management of 50+ individuals in a manufacturing setting.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma certifications are beneficial.
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a ~100-person team to deliver high-quality product at lowest production cost.
• Identify and address operating challenges to continuously improve operations.
• Coordinate with maintenance, sanitation and other personnel to meet performance.
• Accountable for production cost, labor utilization, waste, line efficiencies, materials.
• Ensure SOPs and GMPs are implemented and adhered to consistently.
• Keep accurate records (time sheets, downtime, attendance, etc.).
• Enforce all company policies in a fair and consistent manner.
• Produce and report daily/weekly KPIs to illustrate business trends.
• Be on-call and respond to emergencies, schedule issues, or staffing needs.
• Maintain sanitary conditions and ensure product quality is maintained.
• Foster a positive work atmosphere with customers, clients, co-workers, and management.

Skills

Team management

Lean Six Sigma

P&L management

GMP compliance

Bi-lingual English/Spanish

Operations analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management or Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Description

Operations Manager will oversee and manage entire production for a 10-acre greenhouse located at our McAdoo, PA facility. Key priority is ensuring that products are produced consistently and efficiently to specified quality and operational standards to be shipped to customers on time and in full.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage ~100-person team to deliver the highest quality product at the lowest possible cost of production.
• Identify and address key operating challenges to continuously improve the operations.
• Coordinates with maintenance, sanitation, and other personnel as needed to achieve desired operational performance
• Accountable for production cost, labor utilization, waste, line efficiencies, raw material usages.
• Ensure that standard operating procedures and GMPs are implemented and adhered to consistently.
• Keep accurate and up-to-date records (i.e., time sheets, downtime records, absentee records, etc.).
• Enforces all company policies in a fair and consistent manner.
• Produce and report daily/weekly KPIs to illustrate business trends
• Willingness to be on-call and respond to emergency situations as needed. This may include scheduling issues, potentially covering a vacant shift, facility issues and/or human resources requirements.
• Expected to adhere to safe work practices, , maintain sanitary conditions, and ensure that product quality is maintained.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere to get along with customers, clients, co-workers, and management.

Requirements

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.
• Direct management of 50+ individuals in a manufacturing setting.

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS:

• Master’s Degree in Business Management, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• In-depth knowledge & understanding of Lean, Six Sigma, certifications.
• Exposure to agriculture and/or food & beverage manufacturing and/or lab processing.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with experience managing a P&L.
• Can-do attitude and ability to adapt quickly; business is experiencing tremendous growth so previous operational experience in growth environment is preferred.
• Adapts and thrives in a demanding, start-up/scale-up, fast-paced environment.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills (verbal, non-verbal, written), with the ability to build relationships at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Possesses a high level of critical thinking.
• Operates with a high level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information.
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish