Director of Operations

The Judge Group, Inc. is currently in search of a Degreed Director of Operations for a food manufacturing facility located in Nebraska. The Director of Operations will define and recommend the strategic direction needed to achieve long-term operating and profit goals as well as directing the administration of policies to provide best in class processes within operations. They will also formulate short and long-term operating objectives in areas such as engineering, quality improvement, cost reduction, manufacturing/processing efficiency, and new product development. The Director of Operations develops and implements plans to achieve appropriate production volumes and profit projections while ensuring that product quality and safety standards are met within budgetary limits. Lastly, the Director will provide financial reports to management to review progress against goals and consultations to management for continuous improvement initiatives. Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

-Operations lead on new product/offering commercialization projects for assigned product groups. Coordinate and support cost build-up, CIR development, material readiness, and scale-up efforts

-Operations support on cost improvement efforts for assigned product groups, ensuring annual target achievement and steering team effectiveness. Participate/provide support to plant and other Supply Chain function API efforts, as requested

-Manage and drive business simplification efforts for assigned product groups; Examples including SKU rationalization, packaging standardization, and component/specification consolidation. Work with business team to assess product offerings and ongoing effective use of Supply Chain resources

-Provide project management support to assigned strategic enabler initiatives; i.e. material supply, asset optimization and North American sourcing projects

-Monitor Supply Chain KPIs for assigned product groups, providing improvement plan support to key Supply Chain functions, as requested

-Support quality improvement strategies

-Benchmark key competitive set and food industry for new technology and productivity strategies. Update leadership on emerging opportunities/risks

This is an immediate need, so APPLY TODAY!!!The qualified candidate(s) for the Director of Operations position MUST HAVE a four year degree preferably out an Engineering major. The candidate's background MUST encompass frozen foods and USDA. The qualified candidate applying for the Director of Operations position will have established a strong management background with specific examples of meeting and exceeding short and long-term operational and profit goals. The candidate must show strong experience with engineering, quality improvement, cost reduction, manufacturing/processing efficiency, and new product development. A familiarity with Supply Chain is also a necessity. The candidate applying WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF they have experience working with multiple plants. This is an excellent opportunity with a great company. The company is providing a great salary with bonus potential, benefits, and relocation for the right candidate. Qualified candidates should send a Word attachment copy of their resume to