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About the role
The Operations Manager is the on-site leader responsible for making sure our production operation performs every day. You’ll report directly to the COO and oversee a growing team of approximately 20–30 people
What they're looking for
- Approximately 3–5 years of hands-on manufacturing or production leadership experience, or equivalent experience demonstrating that you’re ready for this level of ownership
- Experience directly leading people in a production environment
- Comfort working with ERP systems, entering production information, and reading operational reports
- Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to dig into problems rather than simply escalate them
- Comfort using AI tools as part of how you learn and solve problems
- A track record of identifying opportunities to improve processes and actually implementing those improvements
More about this role
FoodNerd is a fast-growing food company based in Buffalo, New York, making organic, nutrient-dense foods using innovative processing methods designed to preserve the nutrients naturally found in our ingredients.
We sprout our own vegetable seeds, combine sprouts with real fruit ingredients, cold mold our products, freeze-dry them, package them, and ship them from our Buffalo facility. We’re still early in our journey, and that’s important.
We’re building and improving our manufacturing operation while we’re running it. Our equipment will change. Our technology will change. Our systems will change. The way we manufacture today won’t necessarily be the way we manufacture a year from now. We’re looking for an Operations Manager who thinks that’s exciting.
The Operations Manager is the on-site leader responsible for making sure our production
operation performs every day. You’ll report directly to the COO and oversee a growing team of approximately 20–30 people
across two shifts, with four direct reports: a Sprouting Lead and Production Lead on each shift. This is not a desk job.
We expect you to spend approximately 90% of your time gowned up and on the production floor. You should...
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