Senior Site Director

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook for the latest news.

Location Description

The Lawrence, Kansas facility is 236,000 square feet and home to about 200 hard working team members who are proud to produce iconic pet food brands like Kibbles 'n Bits®. Lawrence is a college town and the home to both the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University with Kansas State University about 85 miles away. The city is known for a thriving music and art scene and is also the home of the University of Kansas athletic teams.

Responsibilities

As Senior Site Director, you will lead one of Post Consumer Brands’ most visible, high‑performing pet food manufacturing sites. This is not a turnaround assignment. Instead, it’s an opportunity to build on a strong foundation; taking a lean, high‑volume, highly automated operation and helping it reach its next level of performance.

In this role, you’ll shape site strategy and culture while driving excellence across performance, safety, and people development. You’ll operate within a direct‑flow system where reliability is critical and expectations are high, with regular exposure to senior leadership and customers, offering both meaningful challenge and exceptional visibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide full site leadership for a high‑volume manufacturing operation with a strong performance foundation
• Drive operational excellence across safety, quality, service, and cost in a highly automated environment
• Develop and coach a strong leadership team, with emphasis on succession planning and knowledge transfer
• Lead continuous improvement efforts to unlock additional capacity and performance
• Serve as a highly visible leader to senior leadership and customers
• Foster a culture that balances accountability, trust, and employee development
• Partner cross‑functionally to ensure seamless execution and long‑term operational stability
  
  
  

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Management or related field
• At least 5 years leading a food or consumer packaged goods manufacturing site
• Strong foundation in food safety, quality systems, and employee safety
• Success operating lean, automated environments with limited changeover complexity
• A steady, decisive leader and strong problem solver
• Demonstrated commitment to people development and leadership bench strength
• Financial and operational acumen, including budgeting experience
• Mobility and readiness for future leadership growth
  
  
  

Why You’ll Love This Role

• High‑impact, high‑visibility leadership opportunity
• Big company opportunity with a small company attitude
• A strong operation with room to elevate performance even further
• Clear runway for future enterprise leadership roles
• Purpose‑driven work making delicious food accessible for all
  
  
  

Location & Travel

This role is fully onsite at one of Post Consumer Brands’ manufacturing facilities. Occasional travel may be required.

Ready to Make an Impact

If you’re energized by leading high‑performing teams, owning results, and shaping what’s next, we invite you to apply. Join Post Consumer Brands and help build what’s next, together.