Plant Transformation Leader (Manufacturing)

Location: Onsite at the manufacturing facility in Bend, Oregon, USA; travel to other hirify.global locations and business partners may be required.

Company

hirify.global develops sustainable agricultural technology and manufacturing solutions that provide growers with alternatives to traditional pest-control approaches.

What you will do

• Evaluate manufacturing and chemical operations to identify constraints, inefficiencies, capacity limitations, process risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and execute initiatives that improve throughput, capacity, yield, quality, reliability, labor productivity, and overall plant performance.
• Identify and implement automation, manufacturing technology, data, analytics, and scalable operating processes.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives from root-cause analysis and business-case development through implementation and measurement of results.
• Partner with Engineering and Finance on capital investments, process optimization, and production scale-up.
• Coach operators, supervisors, engineers, and functional leaders in problem solving, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision making.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline.
• Approximately 6–12 years of progressive experience in manufacturing, operations, engineering, process improvement, or operational excellence.
• Demonstrated success leading measurable improvements in throughput, capacity, OEE, yield, cost, quality, automation, labor productivity, or reliability.
• Experience with cross-functional initiatives involving Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, or other business functions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and change-management skills, with the ability to build credibility from the plant floor through executive leadership.
• Regular onsite presence in Bend, Oregon is an essential requirement.

Nice to have

• Degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or Process Engineering.
• Lean, Six Sigma, or another continuous improvement certification.
• Experience in chemical, batch, regulated, pharmaceutical, biotech, advanced materials, semiconductor, food, ingredient, or other complex process-manufacturing environments.
• Experience with automation, process controls, MES/ERP systems, advanced manufacturing analytics, multiple sites, or broader organizational transformation.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on role with direct collaboration across executive leadership, manufacturing, chemical operations, engineering, quality, supply chain, and finance.
• Opportunity to influence plant systems, technology, processes, capabilities, and sustainable operational results.
• Work is based onsite at the Bend manufacturing facility due to manufacturing assessment, employee collaboration, and implementation needs.
• Travel to other hirify.global locations and business partners may be required based on project needs.
• hirify.global is wholly owned by The Wonderful Company, a privately held global agribusiness company.