Director, Plant Operations
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Job Location:
San Bernardino, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 160000 - 180000
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Founded in 2013 Home Chef is the leading meal solutions company with both a retail and online presence. Available online at in retail at more than 2100 Kroger grocery stores Home Chef is committed to inspiring and enabling more people to cook simple delicious meals no matter how busy they are.
Similar to our recipes we recognize that variety is the spice of life and therefore our employees also bring their uniqueness and color to our fantastic team. Were eager to work with humble team players and pragmatic next-level thinkers to innovate on Home Chefs offerings.
The Director of Plant Operations owns end-to-end performance of the plant including safety quality fulfillment and cost. This role leads a cross-functional leadership team and drives operational excellence in a fast-paced high-volume food manufacturing environment.
At Home Chef this isnt just about running a plant. Youll play a key role in shaping how we operate scale and deliver for our customers every single day. From leading high-impact teams to solving complex operational challenges this role sits at the center of our business and has a direct line to the customer experience.
You will be responsible for building strong teams improving performance and driving consistent execution across all plant functions while fostering a culture rooted in accountability collaboration and continuous improvement.
What Youll Do
Own Plant Performance & Strategy
- Set and execute the vision and strategy for on-time fulfillment of all production goals
- Lead and develop department leaders across production warehouse quality maintenance CI and inventory
- Anticipate and proactively address operational challenges impacting performance
- Partner cross-functionally with corporate teams to remove barriers and drive results
- Ensure staffing plans align with production needs and operational goals
Lead Develop & Inspire Teams
- Coach and develop leaders to build a high-performing accountable organization
- Create a culture rooted in Home Chefs Customer First mindset
- Drive employee engagement retention and a positive work environment
- Partner with HR to effectively manage employee relations performance and talent planning
- Lead regular communication cadences to align teams on performance priorities and goals
Drive KPIs & Financial Performance
- Own plant-level financial performance including cost management and budget adherence
- Establish and drive accountability to key operational KPIs (safety quality delivery cost)
- Develop and execute action plans to improve performance and achieve targets
- Maintain a strong understanding of cost drivers and operational efficiencies
Ensure Operational Excellence & Facility Standards
- Champion a Safety First Quality Always culture across all levels of the organization
- Maintain a clean organized and audit-ready facility
- Ensure compliance with GMPs food safety standards (SQF) and regulatory requirements
- Oversee inventory management practices and WMS implementation
- Drive adoption of tools systems and technologies that improve plant performance
Lead Continuous Improvement & Change
- Identify root causes of operational issues and implement sustainable solutions
- Partner with Continuous Improvement teams to deploy and scale initiatives
- Hold teams accountable to standard operating procedures while identifying opportunities to improve them
- Lead change management efforts across processes systems and teams
What Success Looks Like
- Consistently delivers on-time fulfillment and production targets
- Builds and develops a strong accountable leadership team
- Improves key KPIs across safety quality cost and efficiency
- Creates strong alignment between plant operations and corporate partners
- Establishes a culture of ownership accountability and continuous improvement
What You Bring
- 10 years of experience in plant or manufacturing operations preferably within food production
- Proven experience leading leaders in a high-volume fast-paced environment
- Strong track record of owning and improving operational KPIs and plant performance
- Experience driving continuous improvement and change management initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams and positive workplace cultures
- Strong business acumen with the ability to understand and manage cost drivers
- Excellent communication leadership and decision-making skills
- Experience with WMS ERP systems and standard business tools (Excel etc.)
More About Us
Perks and Benefits
- Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!
- Medical dental vision life and disability insurance available
- Paid holidays sick time and vacation time
- 401k program
- Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical dependent care parking or transit expenses
How We Work Together
We are humble team players.
We are warm and gracious with team members and customers. We seek feedback to improve ourselves - and respectfully listen to and accept input.
We are pragmatic next-level thinkers.
We come up with novel and unique ideas. We explore new strategies to avoid being constrained by conventional thinking.
We take ownership.
We approach ambiguous problems prepared to dive in get curious and learn more. We are results-driven always challenging ourselves to exceed goals.
Be at Home at Home Chef
We all show up authentically at Home Chef. Our team includes individuals with a variety of identities backgrounds and perspectives. You can trust that youll be able to bring your whole self to an inclusive and enjoyable workplace.
We welcome people of all races colors religions national origin or ancestry sex (including sexual identity) age physical or mental disabilities pregnancy veteran or military status unfavorable discharge from military service genetic information sexual orientation marital status order of protection status citizenship status arrest record or expunged/sealed convictions or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal state or local law.
Home Chef is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment Home Chef will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact our People team at.
Home Chef offers the base salary range as posted below with the exact offer depending on factors such as geographic location experience skills and internal equity. While compensation is within the provided range it is not typical for offers to be made at the upper addition to base salary Home Chef provides a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare coverage 401k match and paid time off.
California Pay Range
$160000 - $180000 USD
To view the California Applicant Noticeclick here
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
About Company
Our weekly deliveries of fresh, perfectly-portioned ingredients have everything you need to prepare home-cooked meals in about 30 minutes.
