Senior Operations Manager

Groundworks Services is home to a collection of brands that seek to provide knowledgeable and artful experiences that set new standards for the production packaging and distribution of high-quality consumer goods in a highly regulated manufacturing environment. We are looking for folks who are operationally driven financially minded and passionate about building efficient scalable production systems that support a growing business.

We are seeking an experienced hands-on Senior Operations Manager to lead our workshop (kitchen) packaging and beverage production departments. This role is focused on operational leadership prioritization and business performance ensuring production runs efficiently safely and profitably across all assigned areas.

This leader will be responsible for setting priorities making operational decisions allocating resources and driving throughput and efficiency across departments.

Experience in commercial food production beverage manufacturing or similarly regulated manufacturing environments is required. Strong knowledge of HACCP CCP GMP sanitation systems and food safety compliance is essential. Cannabis industry experience is helpful but not required.

What Youll Do

• Lead operational priorities across workshop (kitchen) packaging and beverage production departments
• Make daily and weekly decisions that optimize throughput efficiency and profitability
• Ensure production scheduling aligns with demand capacity and business priorities
• Partner with department leads to remove bottlenecks and improve cross-functional flow
• Own operational performance across assigned areas including output cost control and labor efficiency
• Ensure compliance with HACCP CCP GMP and all applicable food safety and sanitation standards
• Maintain audit readiness and enforce consistent adherence to SOPs and quality systems
• Oversee production consistency and product quality standards across all departments
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and scalability
• Support budgeting forecasting and cost management through operational insight
• Coordinate with procurement inventory and leadership teams to ensure material availability and production continuity
• Develop and mentor production supervisors and leads driving accountability and performance expectations
• Provide regular reporting on production performance issues and improvement initiatives to leadership
• Build structure and clarity in decision-making across production operations

What You Bring

• 7 years of leadership experience in commercial food production beverage manufacturing or regulated manufacturing operations
• Strong working knowledge of HACCP CCP GMP sanitation and food safety systems
• Proven experience managing multi-department production environments
• Demonstrated ability to make operational decisions that impact cost efficiency and profitability
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to drive accountability without direct hands-on execution
• Experience improving production systems workflows and operational scalability
• Strong communication and organizational skills in fast-paced environments
• Experience in regulated manufacturing environments strongly preferred
• Cannabis industry experience is helpful but not required
• Bachelors degree in Operations Food Science Business or related field preferred (or equivalent experience)

Work Schedule & Availability

This role is primarily scheduled during standard business hours; however occasional evening weekend or off-hours support may be required based on production needs operational issues or business priorities across departments.

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Valid drivers license and ability to travel between facilities if needed
• Primary work location is Portland metro area with occasional local travel
• Ability to obtain OLCC Marijuana Worker Permit

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in a manufacturing or production facility environment
• Ability to sit stand and move between departments as needed
• Ability to participate in in-person operational meetings and floor walkthroughs
• Ability to remain focused in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to own and shape production operations across multiple departments
• High-impact leadership role directly tied to efficiency output and profitability
• Ability to build structure improve systems and scale operations
• Collaborative leadership environment focused on execution and accountability
• Strong benefits package including partially employer-sponsored Medical/Vision voluntary Dental company-paid Life Insurance PTO Sick Time Paid Holidays and employee discounts

EEO Statement

Groundworks Services is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on business needs role requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race color religion national origin ancestry citizenship status age mental or physical disability sex marital status veteran status sexual orientation gender identity genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Required Experience:

Manager