Vice President Operations

Adecco; Lebanon (Lebanon County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Search is seeking a Vice President of Manufacturing Operations to lead multi-site food manufacturing operations, driving reliability, standardization, and operational discipline across the production network.

The ideal candidate will bring 15+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership, a strong Lean/continuous improvement background, and a track record of improving safety, quality, and cost while leveraging data-driven performance management. Travel is required.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
• 5+ years leading multi-site manufacturing operations (food manufacturing preferred).
• Strong Lean manufacturing and CI background.
• Proven track record improving plant performance, reliability, productivity, and cost.
• Experience building or improving operating systems, daily management routines, and leadership accountability.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing operations across multiple facilities, creating consistency and strong execution.
• Develop and coach plant and operations leadership teams.
• Drive standardization of operating practices, daily management systems, leader standard work, visual management, and performance reviews.
• Improve safety, quality, service, cost, productivity, labor efficiency, yield, waste, downtime.
• Partner with maintenance to improve equipment reliability, uptime, asset utilization, and maintenance planning.
• Support shift from reactive to preventive/predictive maintenance.
• Collaborate with CI leadership to prioritize opportunities and sustain gains.
• Strengthen use of data, ERP/CMMS, dashboards, and plant-floor analytics for decision-making.
• Support audit readiness, regulatory compliance, FSQA performance.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Data-driven decisions

Leadership

Continuous improvement

Operations excellence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Operations

Tools

CMMS

ERP systems

Job description

Vice President of Manufacturing Operations

Multi-Site Food Manufacturing | Travel Required | Confidential Search

A growing food manufacturing organization is seeking a Vice President of Manufacturing Operations to lead multi-site manufacturing operations and drive stronger performance, reliability, standardization, and operational discipline across its production network.

This is a senior operations leadership role for someone who can connect enterprise strategy with plant-level execution. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in food manufacturing, Lean/continuous improvement, equipment reliability, plant leadership development, and data-driven performance management.

This leader will work closely with executive leadership and cross-functional partners across maintenance, continuous improvement, supply chain, food safety/quality, finance, and HR to build a safer, more reliable, scalable, and profitable manufacturing platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing operations across multiple facilities, creating consistency, accountability, and strong execution across sites
• Develop and coach plant and operations leadership teams
• Drive standardization of operating practices, daily management systems, leader standard work, visual management, and performance reviews
• Improve safety, quality, service, cost, productivity, labor efficiency, yield, waste, downtime, and
• Partner closely with maintenance leadership to improve equipment reliability, uptime, asset utilization, and maintenance planning
• Support the shift from reactive maintenance to a more planned, preventive, and predictive maintenance cu
• Partner with continuous improvement leadership to prioritize improvement opportunities, support kaizen activity, and sustain operational gains
• Strengthen the use of manufacturing data, ERP/CMMS systems, production dashboards, and plant-floor analytics for decision-making
• Partner with food safety and quality leadership to support audit readiness, regulatory compliance, and strong FSQA performance
• Work with finance and executive leadership to identify cost reduction, productivity, margin improvement, and EBITDA-impacting opportunities
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, leadership development, and continuous improvement

Ideal Background

• 15+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience
• 5+ years leading multi-site manufacturing operationsFood manufacturing experience required
• Strong Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement background
• Demonstrated success improving plant performance, reliability, productivity, and cost
• Experience building or improving operating systems, daily management routines, and leadership accountability
• Strong ability to use data, systems, and operational metrics to drive decisions
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or related field preferred

Preferred Experience

• Food manufacturing experience
• TPM, RCM, CMMS, reliability, or maintenance transformation experience
• Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean certification, or similar CI background
• Private equity, M&A, or high-growth manufacturing environment experience
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus

This is an opportunity to step into a high-impact leadership role with broad visibility and the ability to shape manufacturing performance across a multi-site organization.