Sr Director, Operations

The Senior Director of Operations is a senior enterprise leader responsible for driving performance, discipline, and continuous improvement across Winland’s manufacturing network. This role serves as the architect and integrator of operational excellence, aligning site execution, data, technology, and financial outcomes to deliver Winland’s Mission, Vision, and Values.

This leader owns the development and deployment of standardized operating systems, KPI governance, plant health, cost performance, and enterprise-wide improvement programs — ensuring every site has a clear glidepath to safety, quality, delivery, and cost excellence.

This is a builder role: someone who thrives in complexity, brings structure where none exists, and turns data into disciplined action.

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

US Works from Home

Job Type:

Production Operations

Job Posting Title:

Sr Director, Operations

Job Description:

Schedule: Remote with Travel up to 75%

Work Location: Remote and its strongly preferred to reside in one of the states where our manufacturing facilities are located. (AZ, MO, KY, TX, IL, NY, SC, WI, PA, ND)

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with match, STD/LTD/AD&D/Life, HSA, FSA, EAP, Hospital indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity and Fraud Protection Plan, Legal, and Critical Illness.

Salary, based on experience and other qualifications: $169k to $296k Annually with additional bonus potential

Role and responsibilities:

Why This Role Matters

The Condiments business is one of Winland’s largest, fastest-growing, and most complex platforms, serving national retailers and foodservice brands across multiple manufacturing locations. With strong customer demand, expanding product lines, and significant investment in people, equipment, and systems, we are now seeking a transformational operations leader to take this business to the next level.

This role is ideal for a senior operations executive who wants to own a multi-plant manufacturing network, drive operational excellence, and leave a lasting mark on a high-visibility, high-growth food platform.

Your Impact

As Senior Director of Operations – Condiments, you will have full responsibility for safety, quality, service, cost, and people across Winland’s Condiments manufacturing network. You will lead several high-volume plants producing sauces, dressings, syrups, and marinades for some of the most demanding customers in the industry.

• You will be empowered to:

• Shape the strategy

• Set the operating standards

• Build the leadership bench

• Deliver financial results

This is a P&L-influencing leadership role with direct impact on Winland’s growth and profitability.

What You Will Do

Lead a High-Performance Manufacturing Network

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple condiment manufacturing sites

• Ensure world-class performance in safety, food safety, quality, service, and cost

• Build a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement

Deliver Operational Excellence

• Drive plant-to-plant consistency using standardized operating systems, KPIs, and performance reviews

• Improve reliability, throughput, and asset utilization in high-speed packaging and bottling operations

• Lead packaging, quality, and sanitation excellence to protect brands and customers

Own Customer Service & Growth

• Ensure on-time, in-full delivery for major retail and foodservice customers

• Support new product launches, seasonal demand surges, and volume growth

• Strengthen Winland’s reputation as a trusted, reliable manufacturing partner

Drive Financial Performance

• Deliver cost savings, productivity improvements, and margin expansion

• Optimize labor, materials, and overhead while protecting safety and quality

• Partner with Finance, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to support profitable growth

Build the Leadership Pipeline

• Coach and develop Plant Managers and Operations Directors

• Create succession plans and build leadership depth across the network

• Model Winland’s values of Excellence, Quality, Integrity, Respect, and Collaboration

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum), with preferably a masters, in topics such as environmental science, corporate sustainability and business management.

• Led multi-site food or beverage manufacturing

• Deep experience in high-speed packaging and bottling preferred

• A track record of improving service, cost, and reliability simultaneously

• Strong people leadership and change-management skills

• The ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on levels

Winland Foods believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

Winland Foods is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

EEO Statement:

Winland Foods seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool, and as a global company we believe our success is enhanced by fostering equity and inclusion in the workplace. Therefore, Winland Foods is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.