Director of Operations (Bread)

New York's Top selling bread companies that sell to many of New York’s top restaurants and gourmet grocery stores,
and currently operates three retail bakeries—on the Upper East Side and the Upper West
Side in Manhattan, and in Roslyn Heights, Long Island is seeking a Director of Operations to join their team.

ABOUT THE POSITION:
We are seeking a strong leader who can oversee all aspects of operations including
warehousing and logistics within our large-scale bakery. This person must be well-versed in
food manufacturing and warehouse operations and is comfortable managing multiple
warehouses (ambient and frozen) and overseeing inbound and outbound shipments. This role
requires someone who is safety-obsessed and will ensure a safe, clean, and highly-productive
work environment. This person must be a positive, solution-oriented team player, with
excellent communication and managerial skills. This role will report to the COO.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide leadership, strategic thinking, and execution of warehouse opera8ons, prioritizing
safety, efficiency, and general maintenance
• Manages the team that handles transportation and logistics between our facilities,
customers and 3PLs, including carrier scheduling and customer order fulfillment at local and
offsite locations
• Collaborate with the Facilities Manager to maintain a preventative maintenance schedule
for multiple facilities and equipment, and ensure fixes when there are issues with
machinery
• Partner with our Culinary Director and work closely with the production and packing teams
to ensure efficient manufacturing
• Develop and implement SOPs
• Establish and/or enforce all polices that ensure employee safety and food safety
• Bring a ‘24/7 Presence’, regularly on-the floor during off-hours and weekends
• Provide on-the-floor training, support, and mentorship to your team
• Develop Logistics talent of the team to build skills and competency within the organization
• Communicate any operational issues and work with department heads
to ensure a smooth production flow
• Meet weekly with the leadership team to report and explain weekly KPI’s, challenges, and
ideas for process enhancements
• Lead the development and roll-out of supply chain analytics capabilities that will provide the
organization with the ability to make improved business and financial decisions
• Continuously seek out opportunities for process improvements to generate savings for the
company
• Manage established budget and provides periodic budget reports to management
• Support all established plant and departmental goals and objectives

ABOUT YOU:
• 6+ years experience in a manufacturing environment (food, CPG, or beverage a plus)
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field preferable
• Strong technical skills in process improvements, and materials management
• Ability to navigating changing business demands and comfortable working in an
entrepreneurial environment.
• Ability to cultivate buy-in cross functionally to drive initiatives forward.
• Experience managing budgets and financially accountable.
• Able to work a flexible/variable schedule, including early mornings and evenings,
weekends and holidays.
• Friendly, personable, punctual, and dependable.
• Solution-oriented.
• Safety obsessed.
• Have a positive attitude and are a team player.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Superb management skills.
• Prepared to work up to 8 hours on your feet and lift up to 30 pounds.
• Love bread, local foods and have a strong sense of community? Even better!
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status,
protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law