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Vice President - Operations

Foster Caviness Company
Salem, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 4/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/4/2026

We are looking for a leader who lives “People. Food. Together.” and is ready to own the full scope of our operations.


Foster is a 125-year-old, family-owned, vertically integrated refrigerated supply chain company in the mid-Atlantic. We are expanding our one-roof model that combines warehousing (inbound/outbound, repack, ripening, cold storage), transportation (first-mile, last-mile, fleet), and Flavor Freight (our growing logistics division)..


The Role As VP Operations you will lead:

  • All warehousing operations (receiving, shipping, repack, ripening rooms, cold storage)
  • All transportation operations (fleet, routing, first- and last-mile delivery)
  • All Flavor Freight growth (lane development, asset utilization, revenue, and profitability)

You will be a key member of the executive team, driving safety, efficiency, cost control, and continuous improvement while building a winning, people-first culture.


Who You Are

  • A proven operations leader with deep experience in food distribution or refrigerated logistics
  • Someone who loves people, processes, and performance
  • An entrepreneur at heart who delivers mind-boggling results
  • Passionate about safety, innovation, and making work fun
  • Ready to own P&L responsibility and build something meaningful

What You’ll Get

  • The chance to shape the future of a growing, vertically integrated company
  • Competitive compensation, benefits, and performance incentives
  • A culture that truly puts people before profits


If you are ready to lead operations that shorten the supply chain and deliver fresher food with fewer links, we want to talk to you.


Foster USA – We’ve Got the Middle. People. Food. Together.

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