Vice President, Engineering, Manufacturing Operations

Job Category:

Manufacturing/Operations

Job Family:

Operations Leadership

Job Description:

The Vice President of Engineering –Manufacturing Operations is responsible for leading engineering efforts focused on driving continuous improvement, operational excellence, and innovation across all aspects of manufacturing, processing, packaging, and automation.

In this critical role, the incumbent will oversee both capital and non-capital projects, with a strong emphasis on process engineering, advanced manufacturing systems, controls, and automation.

The position will also be key in optimizing manufacturing performance, enhancing productivity, and reducing operational costs through innovative engineering practices, while ensuring alignment with the company’s overall business goals.

This individual will lead the development teams and collaborate with other areas of the business, including Sales, Marketing, and Finance departments.

This position is located at our Home Office in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Relocation benefits are offered, in addition to a $10,000 relocation bonus, if relocating more than 50 miles for the position.

About our Green Bay, WI Home Office:

You’ll find lots to love in our beautiful home office in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Our jeans-friendly environment has indoor and outdoor collaboration spaces, state-of-the-art R&D and sensory labs, culinary kitchens, a pilot plant, innovation center and more.

What you’ll do:

Team Leadership & Organizational Development
• Champion a disciplined culture of continuous improvement across all manufacturing sites.

Lead initiatives such as Lean, Six Sigma, APQP, and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) to improve operational efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance product quality.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a global team of engineering professionals, including senior level engineering managers, project managers, engineers, maintenance, and support teams.

Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, professional development, and continuous improvement.

Ensure strong pipeline development and succession planning processes.
• Drive operational excellence by leading the design, optimization, and implementation of best practices in manufacturing engineering, operation processes, process discipline, process execution, automation, and continuous improvement processes across all facilities.
• Collaborate closely with all of Operations & Engineering, R&D, Supply Chain, IT, and other departments to ensure seamless project execution and alignment with the company’s goals.
Operational Excellence, Packaging & Manufacturing Engineering
• Lead efforts to improve existing manufacturing and processing systems, implementing engineering solutions to enhance scalability, reduce variability, and increase product consistency.
• Oversee the design and optimization of new and existing manufacturing processes for existing and future products.
• Oversee packaging engineering efforts, implement...