Sr Director of Operational Execution

Chobani • Twin Falls, ID

1d • $194,000 - $290,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Director of Operational Execution serves as the strategic driver and onsite leader for the Twin Falls plant’s highest-priority initiatives, programs, and cross-functional projects. Acting as an extension of the SVP of Operations, this role ensures operational alignment, disciplined execution, clear accountability, and timely delivery across all major workstreams that impact plant performance, capability, and scalability.
This leader is a core member of the Twin Falls Site Leadership Team and plays a critical role in shaping the plant’s long-range operational roadmap, elevating executional rigor, and enabling the site to consistently meet business objectives in safety, quality, service, cost, and people development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred (Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or related field).
• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing, operations, engineering, or a related environment.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, high-impact, cross-functional programs within a large-scale manufacturing or CPG facility.
• Deep experience with Lean, TPM, continuous improvement, and operational excellence frameworks.
• Exceptional leadership presence with the ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across diverse teams.
• Strong project and portfolio management capability; able to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Highly skilled in problem-solving, risk mitigation, systems thinking, and change management.
• Outstanding communication skills; able to translate complexity into clarity for all levels of the organization.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments with shifting priorities and significant ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the SVP of Operations and Site Leadership Team to translate strategic objectives into actionable, prioritized initiatives and execution plans.
• Drive operational discipline by establishing clear timelines, milestones, success metrics, and governance frameworks for major programs.
• Ensure cross-functional alignment and proactive communication across Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance/Utilities, EHS, Supply Chain, Engineering, HR, and R&D.
• Serve as the primary onsite sponsor and leader for high-priority initiatives (e.g., capacity expansion, line performance optimization, cost-reduction programs, new capabilities, digital transformation, and workforce strategies).
• Build and oversee project management structures that track progress, anticipate risks, and ensure resource allocation is optimized.
• Remove obstacles, escalate issues appropriately, and ensure initiative owners have the tools, data, and support needed for success.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, using data-driven decision making to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and systemic gaps.
• Embed best-practice methodologies (Lean, TPM, Six Sigma) to elevate execution and sustain long-term improvements.
• Strengthen cross-functional coordination and performance by aligning work systems, standardizing workflows, and ensuring accountability.
• Influence and coach leaders across the site to build executional rigor, enhance organizational capability, and improve cross-functional collaboration.
• Act as a thought partner to the SVP of Operations on site strategy, organizational design, talent development, and long-term capability building.
• Provide clear communication to senior leadership on initiative status, resource demands, risks, and recommendations.

Benefits

• Chobani provides a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision coverage, disability insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, and tuition reimbursement.
• To help save for the future, all employees are eligible for a 401k match of 100% on up to 5% of eligible pay.
• To support growing families, we provide fertility and childcare assistance, and 12 weeks of parental leave at full pay after six months of continuous employment.
• In addition, we provide wellness resources which include an employee assistance program, fitness discounts, a wellness reimbursement, on-site gym access (certain locations) and a monthly wellness newsletter to connect you with resources and timely information.
• We offer various types of paid time of including: 120 hours of paid time off, 11 holidays, paid volunteer time off and military service leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director