Drive Output & Execution by partnering with Regional Operations Directors to drive and own weekly and daily production performance against plan.
Own Cost, Efficiency & Continuous Improvement through collaboration with Regional Operations Directors to drive labor productivity across all production functions.
Production Planning & Scheduling by directing the Primary Production Scheduler to develop and maintain executable, demand-driven production plans aligned to available materials and labor capacity.
Quality Leadership by overseeing the Director of Quality to ensure consistent, embedded quality standards across all production operations.
Cross-Functional Leadership by partnering with cultivation, supply chain, and innovation on product priorities and production planning.
Team & Organizational Leadership by building a high-accountability production and quality organization with clear role ownership, performance expectations, and operating rhythms.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in manufacturing roles with high-growth company in cannabis, CPG, or related industry. Should include 5+ years management
Lean expertise required; Lean Six Sigma certification strongly preferred (Green Belt or higher; Black Belt or higher preferred)
Demonstrated track record of building and leading high-performing production organizations
Hands-on experience implementing lean manufacturing systems
Experience managing multi-function teams including quality, scheduling, and production
Strong P&L and cost management capability; experience owning cost per unit and labor productivity targets
Experience operating in a regulated manufacturing environment (cannabis, food & beverage, pharma, or CPG preferred)
Familiarity with production scheduling systems and ERP/MES platforms
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to positively influence people at all levels in the organization
Proven ability to manage numerous priorities, projects and resources remotely in a highly dispersed matrix organization.
Strong business planning skills to execute strategic projects with implications for business areas with rapidly evolving business processes. Must possess a balanced perspective on strategic and tactical issues.
Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations or equivalent experience.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Discretionary annual incentive program

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

Lean manufacturingLean Six Sigmaproduction planningcost managementlabor productivityquality managementP&L managementproduction schedulingERP systemsMES platforms

Soft Skills

communicationinterpersonal skillsleadershipinfluenceorganizational skillsproject managementstrategic planningtactical planningteam buildingaccountability

Certifications

Lean Six Sigma Green BeltLean Six Sigma Black Belt