VP of Operations – Baked Goods Category
Newark, New Jersey
C-Suite
Bakery
89256
Kinsa is recruiting for a: VP of Operations – Baked Goods Category
Location: Multiple plant locations in New York or New Jersey
Mission:
Our client, a producer of premium retail and foodservice dessert items, is looking for a VP of Operations to add to their team. In this role, you will drive the growth and success by ensuring exceptional product quality and customer service while surpassing performance and profitability goals.
Successful candidates MUST HAVE experience in a food processing plant environment (and/or other singular qualifier under Competencies/Culture below).
Compensation/Benefits:
- Compensation: 190-200k, 25% bonus
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Paid Vacation/Holidays
- Retirement Benefits
- Relocation Assistance
What you’ll be responsible for:
- Responsible for driving operational excellence
- Ensure that all levels are complying with the annual plan
- Identify operational inconsistencies and develop solutions
- Develop and implement a comprehensive manufacturing strategy
- Oversee process, capacity planning and resource allocation
- Assess bakery operations to identify opportunities to streamline operations and implement new technology to automate processes
- Develop, plan and execute capital investment projects to support strategic objectives and automation opportunities
- Develop and implement CI and Lean principles
- Review safety initiatives and change accordingly
Competencies/Culture:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Manager or related field
- 10+ Years of Sr Operations Leadership experience in a food processing environment
- Experience with foodservice and retail
- Experience in the desserts/baked goods category
- Experience as a change agent
- CI and Lean Manufacturing experience
- Bilingual Spanish/English
Referrals are our best source for the top talent our clients need so if you know of anyone with these skills in the food and beverage industry, please pass me their name and email/phone number, or share this job posting with them. Kinsa pays referral bonuses if someone you refer gets hired by our client!
Check out our other food and beverage industry career opportunities at https://kinsa.com/food-beverage-industry-jobs/.
Recruiter Information:
Rob Navarro
RobN@kinsa.com
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