About the roleThe Senior Operations Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for a high-speed, highly regulated food manufacturing facility specializing in aseptic liquid products, dairy processing, and nutritional food production. This role is responsible for driving excellence in safety, food safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people development while ensuring compliance with FDA, GMP, HACCP, SQF/FSSC 22000, and customer requirements.
Your responsibilities- Lead end-to-end manufacturing operations, including production, sanitation, maintenance, quality, and continuous improvement.
- Manage high-speed aseptic, dairy, and nutritional food production processes to maximize safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency.
- Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, and regulatory standards, including FDA, GMP, HACCP, and GFSI-recognized programs.
- Drive operational excellence through Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma, and OEE improvement initiatives.
- Develop and execute strategies to improve capacity, yield, reliability, cost performance, and customer service.
- Lead and develop cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.
- Manage operational budgets, capital projects, and productivity programs to achieve financial objectives.
- Support new product introductions, process optimization, and facility expansion initiatives.
- Champion workplace safety, environmental compliance, and sustainability programs.
The experience we're looking for- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Food Science, Dairy Science, Operations Management, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
- 10+ years of manufacturing leadership experience in food, dairy, beverage, nutritional products, or aseptic processing environments.
- Proven experience leading high-speed, highly regulated manufacturing operations.
- Extensive knowledge of aseptic processing, dairy manufacturing, nutritional food production, food safety systems, and quality management.
- Strong track record in operational excellence, continuous improvement, team leadership, and business performance management.
The skills for successSupply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business accumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Supply Chain Planning, Logistics Management.
What we offerWith inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.
Salary RangeUSD $141,000.00 - $211,000.00
Pay TransparencyThe base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law. In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year.
