This leader will direct production priorities; support maintenance, quality, sanitation, warehousing, and shipping activities; manage operating performance; and build an employee-owner culture grounded in safety, food quality, accountability, continuous improvement, teamwork, and customer service. Work with executive leadership, Engineering, project managers, contractors, equipment suppliers, Quality/Food Safety, IT, Finance, and other stakeholders to align scope, schedule, budget, operational requirements, and business continuity plans.