Senior Director of Operational Excellence

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🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

💵 $180k - $240k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Operations

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Kettle Cuisine

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1986

🏭 Manufacturing

🏨 Hospitality

📦 Logistics

Manufacturing • Hospitality • Logistics

Kettle Cuisine is a U. S. -based artisan food manufacturer founded in 1986 that produces fresh, ready-to-use soups, sauces, broths, refrigerated and frozen proteins and sides. The company supplies restaurants, foodservice operators, distributors and retailers, combining scratch-made culinary techniques with large-scale production across multiple facilities to deliver consistent, high-quality, fully cooked products under several brands.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute a network-wide Operational Excellence strategy aligned with business growth and manufacturing priorities • Design and deploy a standardized manufacturing operating system • Partner with plant leadership to establish improvement roadmaps, performance expectations, and disciplined execution practices • Identify and scale best practices across manufacturing locations • Lead initiatives improving OEE, throughput, labor productivity, asset utilization, and manufacturing capacity • Drive sustainable cost reduction through waste elimination, improved material yields, equipment reliability, and manufacturing efficiency • Partner with Finance and Operations to quantify opportunities, validate savings, and deliver measurable EBITDA improvements • Establish performance metrics and management routines that reinforce ownership and sustain results • Advance adoption of the KCOP Continuous Improvement program and structured problem-solving methodologies • Strengthen operational consistency through standard work, visual management, root cause analysis, and performance accountability • Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives eliminating manufacturing losses and unlocking capacity • Build systems and capabilities embedding continuous improvement into everyday operations • Champion a high-performance, merit-based culture grounded in accountability, ownership, and measurable results • Coach and influence plant leaders and cross-functional teams • Develop organizational capabilities through training, leadership development, and knowledge sharing • Foster collaboration across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and Human Resources

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business, or a related discipline • 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing operations, Operational Excellence, or continuous improvement • Demonstrated success designing, implementing, and sustaining manufacturing operating systems across multiple facilities • Experience in food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or comparable high-volume manufacturing environments strongly preferred • Proven ability to deliver measurable improvements in OEE, productivity, waste reduction, manufacturing costs, and profitability • Strong command of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM, and structured continuous improvement methodologies • Financial acumen and ability to connect operational performance to measurable business value • Exceptional leadership, communication, and influencing skills, with experience driving organizational change across functions and locations • Advanced degree preferred • Black Belt or equivalent certification preferred

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