DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS- WI & IL

Director of Operations – Wisconsin & Illinois Department: Operations Reports To: COO Location: Wisconsin and Illinois; regular travel between assigned facilities Direct Reports: Assigned General Managers, and Site Managers Summary The Director of Operations leads the operational and financial performance of the company’s Wisconsin and Illinois facilities. This position oversees conventional caged and cage-free layer production, pullet operations where assigned, shell egg grading and packing, egg breaking and liquid egg processing, feed mills, and supporting operational functions. The Director translates company strategy into clear site-level priorities, develops strong leaders, and holds teams accountable for safe operations, animal welfare, food safety, customer service, and profitability. This role requires a visible, hands-on leader who drives consistent execution, improves operating practices, and builds collaboration across locations and corporate functions. Key Responsibilities Regional Leadership and Accountability Lead regional operations to achieve production, processing, quality, service, and financial goals. Establish clear expectations, performance measures, and operating plans for each facility. Hold General Managers and operational leaders accountable for results, timely corrective actions, and follow-through. Maintain a regular presence at facilities to evaluate conditions, coach leaders, and address operational barriers. Standardize effective practices across locations while accounting for differences in housing systems, equipment, and customer requirements. Communicate performance, risks, resource needs, and recommendations to executive leadership. Live Production and Animal Welfare Oversee conventional caged and cage-free layer operations. Oversee pullet rearing and replacement flock readiness where assigned. Drive flock performance through effective management of production, mortality, livability, egg quality, feed conversion, body weight, and flock uniformity. Ensure consistent execution of ventilation, lighting, water, feeding, litter, and manure management programs. Partner with veterinary and nutrition teams on flock health, disease prevention, vaccination, pest control, and nutrition programs. Ensure compliance with company animal welfare standards and applicable certification and customer requirements. Enforce biosecurity expectations for employees, visitors, equipment, contractors, and transportation. Shell Egg and Breaking Operations Oversee shell egg receiving, grading, packing, storage, and shipping. Oversee egg breaking and liquid egg processing, including pasteurization where applicable. Improve egg recovery, saleable yield, throughput, labor efficiency, equipment utilization, and product quality. Reduce checks, cracks, losses, rework, downtime, and customer complaints. Coordinate production and processing schedules with sales, planning, and logistics to meet customer commitments and manage inventory. Partner with Quality Assurance to maintain sanitation, traceability, food safety programs, audit readiness, and timely corrective actions. Ensure reported production, gradeout, yield, and inventory results are accurate and supported by operational records. Feed Mill Operations Oversee assigned feed mills to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective feed manufacturing and delivery. Align mill capacity, production schedules, and delivery plans with flock requirements. Partner with nutrition and procurement teams on ingredient quality, availability, formulation implementation, and inventory management. Ensure controls for batching accuracy, mixing consistency, ingredient receiving, storage, sanitation, and feed traceability. Monitor feed manufacturing costs, shrink, downtime, maintenance needs, and delivery performance. Address feed quality concerns promptly with appropriate technical and operational support. Financial and Business Performance Own regional operating performance against appr…

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