Associate Director Production, Proving Grounds │Pocomoke Farms(Pocomoke City, MD)

Tyson Foods
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Manufacturing & Production OperationsSkills: ["Strategic leadership","Operational excellence","Risk management","Continuous improvement","Financial stewardship"]

Provide strategic leadership and overall accountability for Proving Grounds, overseeing an integrated product validation and commercialization platform. Lead a diverse team executing validation programs, operational excellence, infrastructure development, biosecurity, animal welfare, and financial stewardship. Own the Proving Grounds strategy and roadmap, ensure high-quality performance data and insights, manage compliance and traceability of genetic materials, and drive continuous improvement and capital/facility initiatives to support long-term growth.

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Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods
1 week ago

Associate Director Production, Proving Grounds │Pocomoke Farms(Pocomoke City, MD)

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Job Summary

Provide strategic leadership and overall accountability for Proving Grounds, overseeing an integrated product validation and commercialization platform. Lead a diverse team executing validation programs, operational excellence, infrastructure development, biosecurity, animal welfare, and financial stewardship. Own the Proving Grounds strategy and roadmap, ensure high-quality performance data and insights, manage compliance and traceability of genetic materials, and drive continuous improvement and capital/facility initiatives to support long-term growth.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Manufacturing & Production Operations
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide strategic leadership and overall accountability for Proving Grounds, continuously evolving capabilities, infrastructure, and technologies to meet future needs.
  • •Develop and execute the long-term strategy and roadmap for validation programs supporting accelerated genetic progress and commercialization objectives.
  • •Ensure operational excellence, integration of facilities/assets, and compliance across biosecurity, animal welfare, environmental requirements, and genetic integrity.
  • •Monitor KPIs and implement corrective actions to achieve operational, technical, financial, and project objectives while mitigating operational and biological risks.
  • •Lead people and capital initiatives: develop team capability, manage operational and capital budgets, and deliver facility development and infrastructure expansion across the network.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Relocation

Key Requirements

Skills:Strategic leadershipOperational excellenceRisk managementContinuous improvementFinancial stewardship

Company Brief

Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods is a global food company that produces and markets chicken, beef, and pork products, along with prepared foods and packaged protein brands for retail and foodservice customers.
Industry: Food Production
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Springdale, United States
Founded: 1935
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