Chief Operating Officer
hace 3 días
Austin
Austin Food Co. is the parent company behind Bearded Brothers, SANS Meal Bar, and Yumster Yo. We also operate and are actively expanding a co-packing business focused on bar extrusion and manufacturing. We are at an inflection point. Our production capabilities are scaling, our brands are evolving, and our co-packing operation has meaningful growth potential. We are looking for a senior operations leader to take full ownership of day-to-day operations and help build a disciplined, financially sound, and scalable manufacturing and co-packing platform. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complexity, enjoys building systems from the ground up, and wants real ownership, not just oversight. What You Will Own: Operational Leadership • Full responsibility for day-to-day operations across manufacturing, inventory, procurement, and fulfillment, • Leadership and development of the Production Manager and Plant Manager, • Production planning, workflow design, and throughput optimization, • Capacity planning and efficiency improvements across people, equipment, and processes, • Build and scale the co-packing operation, including onboarding new partners, • Evaluate operational and financial feasibility of co-packing opportunities, • Forecasting, inventory strategy, and cash-flow-aware decision making, • Ingredient sourcing, vendor management, and cost control, • Bring order, clarity, and documentation to a fast-growing operation, • Create processes that scale with the business rather than break under growth, • Balance near-term execution with long-term operational strategy Who We Are Looking For • A builder who enjoys creating systems and teaching others how to run them, • Strong operational and financial instincts, including comfort with P&Ls, forecasts, and tradeoffs, • Detail-oriented and process-driven without being rigid or bureaucratic, • Able to move between strategy and hands-on problem solving as needed, • Comfortable operating in a lean, high-accountability environment, • Someone who wants real ownership and long-term impact, not just a title Why This Role Matters This person will shape how Austin Food Co. operates across our brands and our co-packing partners. Our ability to consistently fill production capacity, manage cash intelligently, and execute with discipline will have a substantial impact on the company's long-term outlook. If we do this well, there is an opportunity to build a highly efficient manufacturing platform that supports our brands and others. It won't be easy, but we can have a lot of fun scaling this into something that all involved stakeholders are pretty stoked about. Our Values • We First: Check your ego. This is a team sport., • No Eeyores: Show up with professionalism and positive energy, especially on hard days., • Open to Feedback, With Follow-Through: Growth requires humility and action., • Tenacious: This is a hard business. Persistence matters., • Treat Others With Respect: Lead with empathy and kindness., • Extreme Ownership: Take responsibility for outcomes, good or bad., • Think Around the Bend: Look ahead, anticipate what is next, and prepare for it.