Director of Operations

ABOUT ORWASHERS:

Orwashers Bakery (Orwashers.com) is a New York City institution, founded in 1916 in a small storefront on the Upper East Side. Today, Orwashers continues to be known for its New York classics including rye bread, pumpernickel, bagels, rugelach, black and white cookies and so much more.

In addition to selling bread to many of New York’s top restaurants and gourmet grocery stores, Orwashers currently operates three retail bakeries—on the Upper East Side and the Upper West Side in Manhattan, and in Roslyn Heights, Long Island. Orwashers also delivers our breads and baked goods throughout Manhattan and distributes to carefully selected partners nationwide. While the company has grown since its humble beginnings over a century ago, the same values remain baked in—handmade classic breads and baked goods made fresh locally with love each day.

ABOUT THE POSITION:

We are seeking a strong leader who can oversee all aspects of operations including warehousing and logistics within our large-scale bakery. This person must be well-versed in food manufacturing and warehouse operations and is comfortable managing multiple warehouses (ambient and frozen) and overseeing inbound and outbound shipments. This role requires someone who is safety-obsessed and will ensure a safe, clean, and highly-productive work environment. This person must be a positive, solution-oriented team player, with excellent communication and managerial skills. This role will report to the COO.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide leadership, strategic thinking, and execution of warehouse operations, prioritizing safety, efficiency, and general maintenance
• Manages the warehouse team overseeing inventory levels, and coordinating the supplies and their transportation between our facilities
• Collaborate with the Facilities Manager to maintain a preventative maintenance schedule for multiple facilities and equipment, and ensure timely fixes when there are issues with machinery
• Work closely with the production and packing teams to ensure efficient manufacturing
• Develop and implement SOPs
• Establish and/or enforce all polices that ensure employee safety and food safety
• Bring a ‘24/7 Presence’, regularly on-the floor during off-hours and weekends
• Provide on-the-floor training, support, and mentorship to your team
• Develop Logistics talent of the team to build skills and competency within the organization
• Communicate any operational issues in a timely manner and work with department heads to ensure a smooth production flow
• Meet weekly with the leadership team to report and explain weekly KPI’s, challenges, and ideas for process enhancements
• Lead the development and roll-out of supply chain analytics capabilities that will provide the organization with the ability to make improved business and financial decisions
• Continuously seek out opportunities for process improvements to generate savings for the company
• Manage established budget and provides periodic budget reports to management
• Support all established plant and departmental goals and objectives

ABOUT YOU:

• 6+ years experience in a manufacturing environment (food, CPG, or beverage a plus)
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field preferable
• Strong technical skills in process improvements, and materials management
• Must understand mechanics and be able to handle and/or assist with basic repairs using a power drill, hand tools, etc

• Ability to navigating changing business demands and comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment.
• Ability to cultivate buy-in cross functionally to drive initiatives forward.
• Experience managing budgets and financially accountable.

• Able to work a flexible/variable schedule, including early mornings and evenings, weekends and holidays.

• Friendly, personable, punctual, and dependable.
• Solution-oriented.
• Safety obsessed.
• Have a positive attitude and are a team player.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Superb management skills.
• Prepared to work up to 8 hours on your feet and lift up to 30 pounds.
• Love bread, local foods and have a strong sense of community? Even better!

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Types: Full-time,

Pay: $130,000 - $140,000 depending on skillset and experience

Benefits: Bonus, Health Insurance, Paid time off

Language Requirements: English, and a minimum of conversational Spanish preferred

Work Location: In person, Bronx, NY

To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter. You can send to [email protected] noting “Operations Director Application” in the subject line. Thank you for your interest, we look forward to learning about you!