Senior Director, Multi-Site Food Manufacturing

Hunter Shore Group; Indiana; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Shore Group is retained to recruit a Senior Director of Manufacturing for a leading multi-site food manufacturing organization based in Indiana. The role focuses on translating strategy into reliable on-floor execution across two high-speed facilities, partnering with Plant Managers and cross-functional teams to drive SQCDP and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will coach leaders, lead root-cause analysis, and strengthen changeover, SMED, 5S and HACCP compliance while

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing operations leadership within food manufacturing.
• Experience at Plant Manager, Director or multi-site level.
• Strong background in high-speed, continuous-motion food production.
• Proven ability to drive OEE, yield, reliability and operating discipline.
• Familiarity with HACCP, GMPs, FSMA/PCHF and third-party audits.
• Ability to coach and influence leaders without direct reporting authority.

Responsibilities

• Drive daily execution across safety, quality, cost, delivery and people (SQCDP).
• Lead and reinforce tiered daily management routines across both manufacturing sites.
• Monitor and improve key manufacturing metrics including OEE, yield, schedule attainment, downtime and cost performance.
• Coach Plant Managers, supervisors and frontline leaders on standard work, problem solving and operational discipline.
• Lead structured root-cause analysis and corrective actions around chronic performance losses.
• Partner cross-functionally with production, maintenance, quality, planning and warehouse teams to ensure schedule attainment.
• Strengthen changeover performance, SMED, 5S, autonomous maintenance and continuous improvement practices.
• Maintain a strong presence across shifts, reinforcing accountability, safety, food quality and execution.
• Identify performance gaps between sites and shifts and replicate best practices across the manufacturing network.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Plant management

Multi-site leadership

OEE improvement

Food production

Change management

Job description

Hunter Shore Group is retained to recruit a Senior Director of Manufacturing for a leading multi-site food manufacturing organization based in Indiana. The role focuses on translating strategy into reliable on-floor execution across two high-speed facilities, partnering with Plant Managers and cross-functional teams to drive SQCDP and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will coach leaders, lead root-cause analysis, and strengthen changeover, SMED, 5S and HACCP compliance while