Operations Manager

**Location:** Cincinnati, OH (fully onsite role) **Reports To:** Plant Manger **Company:** Trillium Foods (DLT) **Position Overview:** The Operations Manager is responsible for leading day-to-day manufacturing operations at the Cincinnati facility while partnering closely with the Plant Manager to drive safety, quality, service, operational execution, employee development, and continuous improvement. This role serves as a key leader within the facility, translating operational priorities into execution across production and cross-functional teams. The Operations Manager provides direct leadership to Production Supervisors and frontline teams while collaborating closely with Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, Planning, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and Safety functions to achieve production goals and support Trillium Foods' growth strategy. This position is designed for a hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and enjoys building teams, improving processes, creating accountability, and developing future leaders. A strong presence on the production floor and commitment to employee engagement, food safety, continuous improvement, and operational excellence are critical to success. **Key Responsibilities:** **Production & Operational Leadership** - Lead daily manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, service, labor, productivity, and customer requirements. - Directly supervise, coach, and develop Production Supervisors and provide leadership to hourly production teams. - Monitor production performance, labor utilization, efficiencies, downtime, waste, and throughput. - Conduct daily production meetings and ensure effective communication across shifts and departments. - Support labor planning, staffing effectiveness, workforce deployment, and operational readiness. - Partner with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Warehouse, Planning, and Supply Chain teams to resolve operational challenges and drive execution. - Utilize KPIs and operational data to monitor performance and drive action planning. **Safety & Compliance** - Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and operational discipline throughout the facility. - Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, FDA requirements, company policies, and plant safety programs. - Maintain a visible presence on the production floor and promptly address safety concerns. - Participate in incident investigations and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence. - Support environmental, health, and safety initiatives while reinforcing safe work practices across all shifts. **Quality & Food Safety** - Champion food safety and quality standards throughout manufacturing operations. - Partner with Quality and SQF teams to maintain compliance with customer, regulatory, food safety, and company requirements. - Ensure consistent adherence to GMPs, HACCP, SQF, sanitation requirements, and established operating procedures. - Support successful customer, regulatory, and third-party audits. - Lead and support corrective actions related to food safety, quality issues, audit findings, and customer complaints. **Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence** - Identify and implement opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce waste, increase capacity, and enhance productivity. - Drive problem-solving, root cause analysis, and corrective action efforts for operational challenges. - Support standard work, process discipline, and operational consistency across the facility. - Lead continuous improvement initiatives and promote sustainable solutions versus short-term fixes. - Support capital projects, equipment installations, process optimization efforts, and growth initiatives. **Leadership & Employee Development** - Coach, mentor, and develop Production Supervisors, frontline leaders, and hourly employees. - Build a culture of engagement, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning. - Foster a positive work environment aligned with Trillium Foods' CA…