Director Operations-HT
Apply NowCompany: Clemens Food Group
Location: Hatfield, PA 19440
Description:
Director of Operations, Value Added
Why Join Clemens Food Group?
At Clemens Food Group, we're more than a food company-we're a values-driven, family-owned business with a long-standing commitment to our people, our partners, and our purpose. As one of the top pork producers in the U.S., we continue to grow by investing in innovation, our communities, and-most importantly-our team members. Here, servant leadership is more than a philosophy-it's a daily practice. You'll have the opportunity to make a real difference while working alongside passionate, driven leaders.
The Impact You'll Make
In this high-visibility role, you'll lead and evolve the strategy and operations of our Value Added area, including Bacon, Sausage, Ready-to-Eat, and Sanitation operations across multiple shifts. With over 200 team members in your scope, your leadership will shape performance, safety, team culture, and the future of ready-to-eat production at Clemens.
You'll be accountable for delivering measurable results across key operational KPIs-yield, labor efficiency, throughput, and food safety-while building a culture of excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
What You'll Do
You'll spend your time combining high-level planning with hands-on engagement-walking the floor, solving problems, mentoring teams, and shaping the future of Value Added operations.
What Makes This Role Exciting?
What We're Looking For
You're a seasoned operations leader who thrives in complex, fast-paced manufacturing environments. You bring strategic thinking, accountability, and a passion for developing people. Ideally, you've led operations in the protein, RTE, or food manufacturing space-but we also value talent from adjacent industries with strong process leadership.
Skills & Mindset
Must-Have Experience:
Key Traits:
Your Future at Clemens
Your first year will be focused on learning, leading, and building:
Success means more than hitting metrics-it's about leading with integrity, inspiring people, and leaving a lasting impact.
Application Note:
Clemens Food Group is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search or staffing firms. All resumes submitted by search or staffing firms to any employee at Clemens Food Group via email, the Internet, or directly without a valid written search agreement for this role and without having been asked to participate in this by Talent Acquisition will be deemed the sole property of Clemens Food Group. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired. Firms not authorized to submit candidates will not be eligible for any fee or ownership claim.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Why Join Clemens Food Group?
At Clemens Food Group, we're more than a food company-we're a values-driven, family-owned business with a long-standing commitment to our people, our partners, and our purpose. As one of the top pork producers in the U.S., we continue to grow by investing in innovation, our communities, and-most importantly-our team members. Here, servant leadership is more than a philosophy-it's a daily practice. You'll have the opportunity to make a real difference while working alongside passionate, driven leaders.
The Impact You'll Make
In this high-visibility role, you'll lead and evolve the strategy and operations of our Value Added area, including Bacon, Sausage, Ready-to-Eat, and Sanitation operations across multiple shifts. With over 200 team members in your scope, your leadership will shape performance, safety, team culture, and the future of ready-to-eat production at Clemens.
You'll be accountable for delivering measurable results across key operational KPIs-yield, labor efficiency, throughput, and food safety-while building a culture of excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
What You'll Do
- Lead day-to-day and long-term operations for our Value Added production area
- Develop people and performance-from frontline teams to operational leaders
- Drive strategic improvements in safety, cost, quality, and efficiency
- Build strong cross-functional partnerships with Sales, R&D, QA, Supply Chain, and Engineering
- Ensure regulatory excellence, including USDA, HACCP, SQF, and internal SOPs
- Represent operations with executive leaders, customers, and partners
You'll spend your time combining high-level planning with hands-on engagement-walking the floor, solving problems, mentoring teams, and shaping the future of Value Added operations.
What Makes This Role Exciting?
- Your voice will be heard. You'll shape operations and influence company direction.
- Big scope, bigger impact. With 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shift teams under your leadership, your success directly drives our business results.
- Growth without ceiling. This role is a launchpad for future executive leadership within CFG.
- Culture meets execution. You'll help build a winning team culture while delivering tangible results.
What We're Looking For
You're a seasoned operations leader who thrives in complex, fast-paced manufacturing environments. You bring strategic thinking, accountability, and a passion for developing people. Ideally, you've led operations in the protein, RTE, or food manufacturing space-but we also value talent from adjacent industries with strong process leadership.
Skills & Mindset
Must-Have Experience:
- 10+ years in manufacturing leadership, ideally food or protein
- Proven success leading large teams (~200+), across all shifts including sanitation
- Strong grasp of operational KPIs, lean practices, and performance systems
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent industrial experience
Key Traits:
- Results-driven and persuasive
- Strategic thinker who rolls up sleeves
- Culturally aligned with servant leadership and team development
Your Future at Clemens
Your first year will be focused on learning, leading, and building:
- 3 months: Understand our operations and their business impact
- 6 months: Identify improvement opportunities and define strategy
- 12 months: Fully integrated, driving business alignment and team development
Success means more than hitting metrics-it's about leading with integrity, inspiring people, and leaving a lasting impact.
Application Note:
Clemens Food Group is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search or staffing firms. All resumes submitted by search or staffing firms to any employee at Clemens Food Group via email, the Internet, or directly without a valid written search agreement for this role and without having been asked to participate in this by Talent Acquisition will be deemed the sole property of Clemens Food Group. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired. Firms not authorized to submit candidates will not be eligible for any fee or ownership claim.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)