Vice President of Manufacturing

This is a direct hire, fully onsite role located in Naperville, IL.

Schedule: Monday through Friday with flexibility on start and end time

Pay Rate: $180-200k DOE

Our client, a local food brand, is looking for a Vice President of Manufacturing to add to their team!

Vice President of Manufacturing Responsibilities:

• Lead all day-to-day manufacturing operations across a ~200-person plant.
• Lead production and fulfillment strategies by contributing information, analysis, and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Develop and execute production schedules.
• Improve organizational structures to support effective production and fulfillment processes, assigning responsibilities, and delegating accountability.
• Maintain high standards of customer satisfaction with product quality, packaging quality, order accuracy and on-time performance
• Oversee and monitor safety and security for the facility and for our employees. Ensure proper training is conducted and documented, with safety compliance always adhered to.
• Work closely with Executive Management and Finance, enhancing workflow through automation.
• Alongside relevant stakeholders, oversee food safety and quality systems including SQF, HACCP, GMP, and all relevant regulatory compliance.
• Manage customer and third-party audits across retail and CPG accounts.
• Lead, develop, and retain a team of supervisors, leads, and hourly plant employees.
• Communicate and reinforce values, policies and procedures while managing, training, coaching, counseling and reviewing job contributions of division heads and department staff.
• Partner with HR on workforce planning, hiring, training, and retention strategies.
• Make employment decisions and/or recommendations on hiring, improvement plans, promotions, corrective actions, terminations, pay adjustments, etc.
• Optimize scheduling across common seasonal demand spikes.
• Drive technology adoption where it improves efficiency and traceability.
• Own the manufacturing Profits & Loss, including budgeting, labor costs, overhead, and COGS targets.
• Provide leadership with clear operational KPIs and variance analysis.

Vice President of Manufacturing Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, or Chemical), Operations Management, or a related technical field required.
• 10–12 years of progressive manufacturing experience, with at least 4–5 years in a senior leadership role (Director level or above) managing a sizeable hourly workforce.
• Food manufacturing experience is required. (Industries such as confectionery, snacks, bakery, or specialty food backgrounds transfer well, while heavy industrial or non-food manufacturing backgrounds do not.)
• Direct experience with at least two of the following: eCommerce, brick-and-mortar retail, or CPG.
• Proven P&L ownership, including budget building.
• Hands-on experience with SQF, HACCP, GMP, and FDA/FSMA compliance.
• Demonstrated experience scaling a manufacturing operation through headcount, throughput, or capacity.
• Experience managing through significant seasonal demand swings.

This is a direct hire, fully onsite role located in Naperville, IL.

Schedule: Monday through Friday with flexibility on start and end time

Pay Rate: $180-200k DOE

City Staffing is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in all aspects of our business. As a women-owned and operated business, WBE certified, we recognize the importance of creating an inclusive and welcoming work environment for all individuals regardless of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, ability, marital status, gender identity and/or expression, or sexual orientation.