VP of Manufacturing

Group Management Services•Mount Dora, FL

20d•Onsite

About The Position

The Vice President of Manufacturing is accountable for building and leading Goldflower’s manufacturing organization across its Bradenton and Mt. Dora operations. The organization encompasses flower post-production, pre-roll production, extraction, infused-product manufacturing, vape and concentrate production, packaging, and finished-goods execution. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and leading through the Directors of Manufacturing at each campus, this role is responsible for safely and reliably producing products in the right quantities, at the required quality and cost, to support the company’s growing store count. Near-term priorities include aligning capacity and output with approved production, revenue, and growth goals while strengthening planning for a growing, high-mix portfolio. The VP will first develop a deep understanding of the existing organization, processes, and operating systems, assess the manufacturing program through observation and partnership with leadership, and build from that foundation as the business scales. The role establishes consistent operating practices across both campuses while maintaining appropriate differences among flower, infused-product, and extraction operations. It owns execution against production and supply plans, manufacturing conversion costs, capacity visibility, operational performance, and development of the manufacturing leadership team. The VP partners with enterprise functions on planning, product commercialization, quality, compliance, safety, capital investment, and long-range capacity needs. This is an in-person position with work locations at the Bradenton and Mt. Dora manufacturing operations. The job description provides a general overview and may change based on organizational needs; additional tasks may be assigned. Goldflower describes itself as committed to diversity and inclusion and an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

At least 10 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, including significant responsibility for multi-site, multi-process, or high-mix operations.
Demonstrated success leading senior managers or directors in a regulated, high-volume manufacturing environment.
Experience scaling consumer-products manufacturing while maintaining service, quality, safety, and cost performance.
Working knowledge of production planning, extraction, filling, packaging, automation, quality systems, maintenance, and manufacturing cost management.
Experience launching new manufacturing capabilities and moving products from development through sustained commercial production.
Strong command of labor planning, yield improvement, capacity modeling, capital justification, and continuous improvement.
Experience with ERP/MRP and regulated inventory or traceability systems.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.
Enterprise-minded leadership combining strategic judgment with operational credibility; ability to develop directors, create clarity, use data to drive decisions, protect product quality and safety, and hold the organization accountable for sustainable results.

Nice To Haves

Cannabis-industry experience is strongly preferred.
An advanced degree or operational certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide executive leadership across flower post-production, pre-rolls, extraction, infused products, vapes and concentrates, packaging, and other finished-goods activities.
Lead, coach, and hold accountable the Directors of Manufacturing at Bradenton and Mt. Dora while maintaining clear campus-level decision rights.
Build a cohesive manufacturing organization with common expectations, operating discipline, and shared learning while preserving appropriate operational differences.
Own execution against approved production and supply plans, including output, timing, product mix, specifications, quality, and store-service requirements.
Remove systemic constraints and ensure routine operating issues are resolved at the appropriate leadership level.
Translate demand, product priorities, and store requirements into executable SKU-level production plans, labor plans, and capacity requirements.
Partner with Product Development, Operations, and enterprise leadership on new-product and commercialization decisions, including manufacturability, scalability, capacity, and cost implications.
Drive schedule attainment and finished-goods availability, sharing accountability for on-time, in-full replenishment and in-stock performance.
Balance batch sizing, product mix, changeovers, packaging capacity, inventory freshness, and material availability.
Provide timely visibility into production capacity, capabilities, constraints, shortages, risks, and tradeoffs through the company’s planning process.
Establish an operating cadence and executive scorecard across both campuses covering output, schedule attainment, labor efficiency, conversion cost, yield, waste, rework, downtime, quality, and inventory accuracy.
Own manufacturing conversion costs and improve labor productivity, yield, equipment utilization, waste, and product economics.
Partner with Finance, Procurement, and Planning to maintain accurate standards, understand variances, and improve material and production economics.
Develop manufacturing budgets, forecasts, and capital plans; build business cases and measure approved investments against expected results.
Partner with independent QA and Compliance leadership to ensure manufacturing meets regulatory, product, and quality requirements.
Foster a culture in which safety, product quality, and compliant execution are core manufacturing responsibilities.
Ensure adherence to approved SOPs, effective process controls, root-cause investigations, and sustained corrective actions.
Maintain accurate work orders, batch and lot traceability, material consumption, yield reporting, inventory reconciliation, waste controls, and production records across ERP and state-required systems.
Protect product quality, consistency, and the intended consumer experience as products move from development to scale.
Maintain an enterprise view of capacity, utilization, constraints, and future needs across both campuses.
Provide manufacturing assumptions, capacity visibility, and operational expertise to integrated planning and long-range capacity processes.
Prioritize process, equipment, automation, preventative maintenance, and technology improvements based on their effects on safety, capacity, labor, quality, reliability, and return on investment.
Define manufacturing requirements for expansion projects, new equipment, and facility improvements; own operational readiness and ramp-up after approval.
Ensure packaging materials, critical components, and equipment capabilities support production plans and new-product launches.
Build a high-performing manufacturing leadership team able to operate with increasing independence, discipline, and accountability.
Establish clear roles, decision rights, and escalation expectations throughout Manufacturing, and evolve the organization as scale and complexity increase.
Develop succession plans and leaders who use data, solve problems at the source, and own results.
Represent Manufacturing in company decision-making and communicate performance, constraints, risks, investment needs, and opportunities.
Partner with the COO, Operations, Cultivation, QA/Compliance, Finance, Procurement, Product Development, Systems, Distribution, and Retail leadership.