Senior Director, Operations & Supply Chain
First QualityFounded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions. Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®. We are seeking a Senior Director, Operations & Supply Chain, for our First Quality Home Care Products, LLC facility located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Senior Director of Operations and Supply Chain will build and lead a world-class manufacturing and supply chain organization across multiple existing facilities and new high-speed, highly automated expansion sites in North America. This leader owns end-to-end operational excellence, scales the manufacturing network through major capital expansion, and drives transformation focused on eliminating outdated practices and implementing best-in-class automated, digitally enabled processes. Safety, quality, product safety, lean manufacturing, automation, and continuous improvement are non-negotiable priorities. The role requires extensive travel across the North American manufacturing network, with the majority of time spent onsite at facilities and expansion projects. Primary responsibilities include: Champion a zero-incident safety culture and world-class quality and product safety standards across all manufacturing, engineering, logistics, and warehousing operations Lead the design, startup, and ramp of new high-speed, highly automated CPG manufacturing facilities — including site selection support, line layout, equipment specification, commissioning, qualification, and ramp to full-rate production Own major capital expansion programs end-to-end — building business cases, managing capex budgets, partnering with finance on ROI, and delivering projects on time, on scope, and on budget Drive automation, robotics, and digital transformation across manufacturing and supply chain, including high-speed packaging lines, vision systems, MES, IIoT, advanced analytics, and Industry 4.0 capabilities Lead lean manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement programs to achieve world-class OEE, throughput, yield, changeover, and unit cost performance Oversee all manufacturing operations, manufacturing and process engineering, EHS, quality, logistics, warehousing, and distribution across the North American network Build, scale, and develop high-performing operations, engineering, quality, safety, and supply chain leadership teams — recruiting senior talent and developing internal pipelines to support rapid growth Establish and track KPIs around safety, quality, service/fill rate, delivery, cost, OEE, automation uptime, and capital project performance Partner with the business unit leader on capacity planning, network strategy, new product introduction (NPI), co-manufacturing strategy, and site expansions Embed sustainability practices into manufacturing, packaging, energy, water, and logistics operations The ideal candidate should possess the following: Bachelor’s degree in Eng…