Senior Vice President of Operations — Manufacturing

Job overview

The Senior Vice President of Operations role is primarily onsite in Phoenix, AZ; the specific worksite location will be disclosed later in the interview process. The posting states a base salary of $175,000 or more, plus a performance-based bonus and potential equity. The executive reports directly to the CEO of a growing, privately held manufacturing organization. The SVP leads day-to-day operations and builds the systems, accountability, and operating discipline needed to support growth. The role improves current production performance while developing leaders and supporting the commissioning and ramp-up of expanded capacity and a new manufacturing facility.

What you'll do

• Lead batch manufacturing, production planning and scheduling, procurement, inventory, warehousing, shipping and receiving, maintenance, and facilities
• improve throughput, schedule attainment, and on-time delivery
• establish operating dashboards and performance reviews
• track corrective actions
• coordinate demand, materials, labor, and capacity
• collaborate with Quality, Sales, and Finance
• support new capacity and facility launches
• develop managers and frontline leaders
• strengthen onboarding and training
• manage budgets, labor, expenses, and capital
• implement Lean practices and structured problem-solving
• improve equipment reliability and production metrics
• ensure compliance with cGMP, FDA, OSHA, environmental, customer, and organizational requirements
• partner with Quality Assurance on documentation and audit readiness.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior vice president of operations

manufacturing leadership

batch manufacturing

lean operations

production planning

operational excellence

phoenix az

phoenix staff

$175k+ base

performance bonus

potential equity

facility expansion

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Performance-based bonus and potential equity are listed
• other benefits are not specified.

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree or related discipline, at least 10 years of manufacturing and operations experience, batch-manufacturing leadership, and formal Lean manufacturing training. The posting describes a hands-on executive role with a new facility launch and capacity expansion.

About the employer

Phoenix Staff is hiring for this role. Industry: Surface Active Agent Manufacturing. Sector: 32.