Senior Manager of Operations Romer Labs - Newark, DE
About The Position
Join Romer Labs, a global leader in food and feed safety solutions, where innovation, quality, and customer focus drive everything we do. As Senior Manager of Operations, you will serve as the site leader, driving operational excellence across manufacturing, quality, safety, and customer delivery. This role offers the opportunity to lead a high-performing team, optimize plant performance, and champion continuous improvement in a regulated environment. If you are a hands-on operations leader with a passion for developing people, improving processes, and delivering results, we'd love to hear from you. This position supports our Romer Labs division, a global leader in innovative diagnostic solutions for food and feed safety. With a focus on mycotoxins, food allergens, GMOs, and microbial contaminants. Discover more at Romer Labs - Making the World's Food Safer
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Biotechnology, or a related field.
- 8+ years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing or operations within a regulated environment such as food, biotech, diagnostics, or life sciences.
- Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and driving operational performance in a manufacturing setting.
- Strong understanding of quality systems, GMP+, ISO, or comparable regulatory frameworks.
- Demonstrated success in budget management, cost control, process improvement, and operational excellence initiatives.
Nice To Haves
- Lean/Six Sigma certification and SAP/ERP experience are preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead all site operations and manufacturing activities, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and performance objectives are consistently achieved.
- Drive operational excellence through continuous improvement, process optimization, cost-efficiency initiatives, and performance management.
- Partner with Product Management, R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to support new product introductions, operational initiatives, and business goals.
- Oversee supply chain, procurement, logistics, and inventory management to ensure reliable product availability and cost-effective operations.
- Ensure compliance with all quality, GMP+, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements while maintaining audit readiness.
- Develop and lead high-performing teams through coaching, performance management, employee development, and succession planning.
Benefits
- Unique career paths across health, nutrition and beauty
- A chance to impact millions of consumers every day
- A science led company, cutting edge research and creativity everywhere
- Growth that keeps up with you
- A culture that lifts you up
- A community where your voice matters
- annual incentive pay
- a retirement savings plan
- health care coverage
- paid time off
- recognition programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
