We Find Operations Professionals Who Can Match Production to Demand
Commercial foodservice equipment manufacturers often manage several product lines while responding to orders from dealers, distributors, and major accounts. Production teams assembling cooking equipment or refrigeration units must maintain consistent quality as order volumes and product mixes shift. Delays can affect equipment availability for restaurants, hospitality businesses, and institutional kitchens.
TYGES recruits plant managers, production managers, operations directors, and multi-site executives for these manufacturing environments. We focus on candidates who have aligned production capacity with order requirements, improved assembly performance, and helped teams maintain dependable delivery schedules.
Why Foodservice Equipment Manufacturers Turn to TYGES to Fill Operations Roles
We tailor each operations search to your production model, sales channels, and the scope of management responsibility.
What sets us apart:
- 24 Years in Manufacturing Executive Search
- 3:1 Interview-to-Placement Ratio
- Access to Passive, Proven Talent Nationwide
- Service Options Built Around your Hiring Goals
- Trusted by Top-Tier Manufacturers, with Nationwide Reach, and Global Capabilities
- Focus on Culture and Long-Term Fit
- Consultative, High-Touch Approach
- Support for Full Leadership-Team Buildouts
- Familiarity with assembly-based operations across varied commercial equipment product lines
- Access to plant managers, production managers, and operations executives with relevant manufacturing experience
- Knowledge of dealer and distributor expectations for product availability, quality, and delivery
How We Evaluate Operations Management Experience in Commercial Foodservice Manufacturing
We’re particularly interested in how candidates have handled new product introductions, assembly challenges, and quality expectations in commercial kitchen equipment manufacturing.
Among a long list of criteria, we look for:
- Plant or production management experience in commercial foodservice equipment or comparable assembly-based manufacturing
- Demonstrated improvements in throughput, labor productivity, and manufacturing efficiency
- Experience planning production across changing order volumes and product mixes
- Familiarity with manufacturing quality systems, final inspection, and equipment testing
- Ability to coordinate production priorities with engineering, supply chain, and order fulfillment teams
- Success developing supervisors, implementing continuous improvement initiatives, and maintaining delivery performance
“Dealer delivery dates have a way of exposing weak production planning. An experienced plant leader can talk through a late order, own the decisions behind it, and explain what changed on the floor”
Robert Meeker, Managing Director
The TYGES Way
At TYGES, we believe exceptional hiring outcomes don't happen by accident — they're built through a disciplined, people-first process. The TYGES Way is our five-pillar framework that guides every engagement, from the first conversation to long after the offer is accepted, ensuring that both clients and candidates feel heard, informed, and confident at every step. It's not just how we work; it's our commitment to being a true partner in your success.
- We hear your needs
- We co-create a plan
- We garner your buy-in
- We detail each step
- We provide updates
- We bridge tough conversations
- We align needs and offerings
- We brief and debrief
- We advise
- We lead the process
- We manage expectations
- We smooth the transition
- Continue communications
- ★The Guarantee★
Ready for Your Next Role in Foodservice Equipment Operations?
Perhaps you’ve managed assembly operations, improved output across multiple product lines, or taken on broader responsibility for a manufacturing facility. TYGES works with equipment manufacturers seeking that experience at both the management and executive levels.
Send your resume to our manufacturing recruitment team and tell us where you’d like to take your career next.
Connect With TYGES Today
Operations searches vary with how a manufacturer produces equipment and serves its customers. We use those distinctions to define the experience that matters most in each search.
TYGES works closely with your team to clarify the position’s responsibilities and evaluate candidates’ manufacturing achievements, management approach, and organizational fit. Our manufacturing executive recruiters are standing by to discuss your vision and what your next hire will need to succeed.
Hiring a Manufacturing Operations Director?
Let’s discuss finding an operations professional with the experience to support your production goals and your customers’ needs.
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TYGES connects foodservice equipment manufacturers with experienced plant and operations management professionals across regional and national talent markets.
