Senior Director of Operations
About The Position
Overview Pretium Packaging, founded in 1992, is a leading supplier of injection-blow molded plastic containers, known for delivering superior quality, value, and customer service. With 20 manufacturing locations across North America, we provide innovative, high-performance packaging solutions to a diverse portfolio of brand owners in the U.S. and Canada. The Senior Director of Operations is responsible for the overall performance of a portfolio of manufacturing plants. This leader ensures each site operates safely, reliably, and profitably, while delivering consistent results across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People. This role leads through Plant Managers, setting clear expectations, reinforcing operating discipline, and translating company strategy into practical execution at the plant level.
Requirements
- 12+ years of manufacturing operations leadership experience
- Experience leading multiple plants or a large, complex manufacturing site
- Proven success leading through Plant Managers
- Experience implementing and sustaining a standardized operating system
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
Responsibilities
- Multi-Plant Performance Own performance across multiple manufacturing sites
- Drive results in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People
- Ensure consistent KPI management and operating cadence
- Stabilize performance where needed and build sustainable improvement
- Operating Discipline Lead deployment and sustainment of a structured operating framework across sites
- Ensure tiered meetings, standard work, and visual management are functioning effectively
- Hold Plant Managers accountable for execution and results
- Partner with CI, Engineering, Quality, and Safety to drive continuous improvement
- Leadership Development Coach and develop Plant Managers and their leadership teams
- Assess leadership capability and succession readiness
- Build accountability and problem-solving capability across sites
- Reliability & Execution Ensure plants operate with stable, repeatable processes
- Improve uptime and asset reliability in partnership with Maintenance and Engineering
- Address recurring performance gaps with structured problem solving
- Elevate systemic constraints that require enterprise-level decisions
- Cross-Functional Partnership Align closely with Supply Chain, Commercial, HR, Finance, and Quality
- Ensure customer commitments match plant capability and capacity
- Support capital, integration, and footprint initiatives
- Represent plant performance in executive reviews
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
