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VP Operations
Job Description
If either option appeals to you, this opportunity may be a strong fit. Our client is seeking a Vice President of Operations to lead a seasonal, resource-based horticulture and Agri-industrial operation.
Qualified candidates will bring senior operational leadership experience from large-scale agriculture, forestry, bulk materials, or primary processing environments.
VP Operations Job Responsibilities:
- Full operational leadership of resource handling
- Production planning, execution readiness, and capacity optimization
- Leadership of seasonal workforce scaling and performance management
- Coordination with ownership-led field, sourcing, and upstream activities
- Establishment of strong safety, quality, and cost discipline
- Development of operational structure, processes, and clear accountability
- Hands-on leadership during peak production and seasonal phases
- Continuous improvement of execution stability and operational reliability
- Previous experience taking raw input and reliably turning it into a finished product in a high-volume operation, especially during busy or seasonal periods
- 5+ years proven experience scaling production in complex operations
- Hands-on leader comfortable being present on the floor during critical periods
- Strong execution mindset with the ability to lead under pressure
- High standards for safety, quality, cost control, and people leadership
- Practical and accountable management style
- The discussed salary range is negotiable depending on experience
- Pension Plan
- Bonuses
- 4 weeks’ vacation
- Comprehensive benefits package
Meet Your Recruiter
Danielle Bragge
Managing Director & Co-Founder
Recruiting Specialty: Operations & Engineering
Danielle has had a rewarding career of over 30 years of recruiting in Canada and South Africa, including co-founding The Headhunters in 2009. Drawing on this extensive recruitment experience and managing the operations of her own businesses, she specializes in the placement of operations and engineering professionals. Focusing on senior-level searches, she has recruited coast-to-coast across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, energy, technology and construction.
Danielle’s business achievements are predicated on people, since she understands profoundly that companies are successful because of the individuals they hire and the leadership they cultivate. She partners with her clients to resolve critical vacancies, and with her highly consultative approach, helps them develop long-term human capital strategies to drive growth and sustainability.
Rising quickly during her early career through the ranks of Fortune 500 and Deloitte Best Managed companies in various management roles, Danielle was previously named one of the Top 100 Women in Business in Alberta. A mother of five, she strongly believes in balancing family, work and service to the community. In keeping with that spirit, she and her family run a not-for-profit organization called Saving the Hungry, leading teams to support community projects in developing countries.