Senior Director of Operations

Senior Director of Operations  

New Jersey  

Paying up to $260,000 + bonus + stock options  

Relocation Available  

The Senior Director of Operations is responsible for overseeing all aspects of operations at our facility in New Jersey. You will drive a culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement within an OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) and FDA-regulated environment.  

A key focus of the role is on deploying Lean principles to ensure world-class performance, operational discipline, and sustainable growth. This position will manage all site functions, including P&L, manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, quality, and EHS.  

This role is full-time, onsite in New Jersey  

What We’re Looking For:  

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Operations, or a related field. An advanced degree is preferred.  
• Experience: 10+ years of leadership experience in chemical or FDA-regulated manufacturing environments  
• Demonstrated expertise in OSHA PSM compliance.  
• Experience managing multifunctional operations teams including production,  
• maintenance, engineering, and quality.  
• Experience managing unionized facilities.  
• Proven success in Lean transformation and cultural change leadership.  
• Strong technical background in chemical, pharmaceutical, biotech process manufacturing.  
• Proficiency in performance management, strategic planning, and cross-functional  
• execution.  
• Ability to lead diverse teams and influence across all levels of the organization.  
• Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and decision-making skills.  
• High integrity and results-driven with a bias for action and accountability.  
• Deep understanding of regulated manufacturing environments including OSHA PSM and FDA.  
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills; adept in data-driven decision-making.  
• Ability to inspire and motivate teams in a high-demand, fast-paced production setting.  
• Competence in ERP systems, Lean tools, and operational dashboards.  

Site Operations Leadership:  

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the site, ensuring high performance in safety, quality, cost, delivery, and employee engagement.  
• Lead the site in full compliance with OSHA PSM, EPA, FDA, and relevant health and safety regulations.  
• Overseeing P&L, production, engineering, maintenance, and support functions to meet daily, weekly, and long-term performance targets.  

If you have strong union leadership experience, solid P&L responsibility knowledge, and a proven track record of turning around a facility in a union environment, this is the right opportunity for you. For more information, please email me at james.murawa@acepartners.com