Director, Animal Safety Operations

🔥 16 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

⚙️ Operations

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Neogen Corporation

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1001 - 5000 employees

🧬 Biotechnology

🌾 Agriculture

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Biotechnology • Agriculture • Food & Beverage

Neogen Corporation is a biotechnology company that offers a comprehensive range of solutions and services aimed at ensuring food safety throughout the food chain. They cater specifically to the food processing, animal protein, and agriculture industries, helping to protect the global food supply while promoting efficient production practices. In addition to their primary focus on food safety, Neogen also serves the companion and performance animal sectors, as well as engaging in life sciences and toxicology fields.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute the Animal Safety manufacturing strategy, translating business priorities into clear operating plans, performance expectations, and accountability mechanisms across the network • Lead operational performance across safety, quality, service, delivery, productivity, cost, inventory, and working capital • Strengthen standardized operating systems and management routines • Drive continuous improvement through practical Lean manufacturing principles, disciplined performance management, root-cause problem solving, and scalable process improvements • Lead long-term capacity, manufacturing footprint, capital investment, network optimization, business continuity, and operational readiness planning • Build leadership capability by coaching site and functional leaders, establishing succession plans, and fostering a culture of safety, ownership, employee engagement, and continuous improvement • Partner with Product Engineering, Technical Operations, EHS, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Commercial, and Finance to resolve constraints and advance strategic priorities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Natural Science, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related discipline • At least eight years of progressive manufacturing or operations leadership experience • Demonstrated experience leading across multiple functions and aligning diverse stakeholders toward shared operational and business goals • Proven success leading operational change initiatives, implementing improvement systems, and strengthening execution discipline in a manufacturing environment • Strong financial and business acumen, including experience with operational budgets, productivity initiatives, cost management, capital planning, and resource allocation • Demonstrated ability to develop leaders and teams, establish effective operating routines, and create an accountable, engaged, and safety-focused work environment

🏖️ Benefits

• A standard benefits package • The opportunity to lead and shape the future of a growing Animal Safety manufacturing network • A strategic leadership role with meaningful influence on operational performance, product quality, customer service, and business growth • A collaborative environment that values safety, continuous improvement, disciplined execution, and leadership development