Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

PA Hanover

Job Type:

Supply Chain Management

Job Posting Title:

Director, Operations

About Us: 

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values—Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain: 

Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!

401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.

Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).

Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.

An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.

Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description:

About the Role:  

Accountable for multi-site plant operations, the Operations Director drives the strategic direction needed to achieve long-term operating and profit goals within their category. This role provides daily oversight to one facility and leads two Plant Managers who oversee two other local facilities.  Reporting to the Senior Director, Operations, this role will be charged with formulating short and long-term operating objectives in areas such as quality improvement, cost reduction, manufacturing/processing efficiency, and new product development.  In this role, you will lead through others, embedding a culture of high engagement and a collective desire to win. You will add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:  

 

Leading a culture focused on collaboration, continuous improvement, employee engagement and delivering sustainable performance. 

Developing and implementing plans to achieve appropriate production volumes and profit projections, while ensuring product quality and safety standards are met.   

Ensuring that our teams have safety, quality and customers as the central focus of their daily activities. 

Maintaining collaborative relationships with matrixed organizations including Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Continuous Improvement, R&D, Sales/Marketing, Finance, HR and other departments to coordinate all phases of operations and provide optimum services. 

Monitoring and reporting of manufacturing cost controls and financial performance, capacity plans, human capital and facility requirements. 

Directing facility capacity planning and location analysis studies to assure that production is planned and executed at the best location assuring cost, quality and service. 

Evaluating and recommending facility capital expenditures and projects, reviewing results upon completion including cost benefits. 

 

Important Details:  

This is a full-time, site-based role working primarily out of our Hanover, PA location, with frequent local travel required to two additional Pennsylvania plants. 

 

About You: 

You’ll fit right in if you have: 

Seven or more years, leadership experience within food manufacturing, with experience in pretzel or confectionary categories highly desired. 

A Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Engineering, Food Technology or Business Administration is preferred. 

Experience with new product commercialization and start-up procedures. 

Thorough understanding of supply chain cost structure. 

A highly collaborative leadership style. 

Experience in the management of multiple plants and departments using financial, organizational, and administrative planning skills. 

Operational knowledge of equipment design, installation, operation (using exceptional project management and engineering or food technology skills). 

Proficient in Microsoft Office. 

                                                             

                                                                                                                                           

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Click on the “Apply” button or go directly to www.treehousefoods.com/careers to let us know you’re ready to join our team!

At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact disability-accommodations@treehousefoods.com

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