Operations Controller

Reporting to the Senior Director of Finance - Americas, full-time exempt position based at the River Road location.

About the Role

The Operations Controller is responsible for controlling operations costs and providing visibility to management on variances. The position works with operations teams to ensure costs and risks are adequately identified and measures are put in place to address them. The role collaborates closely with inventory teams to ensure accurate counts, analyze variances, and coordinate corrective actions, as well as with operations teams to maintain KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Manage spending with operations managers to ensure costs remain within budget.
• Coordinate with Inventory teams to investigate material variances and implement corrective actions.
• Communicate with personnel throughout the organization to ensure financial implications of quality and operations KPIs are well understood.
• Work with the quality team to improve visibility of non-conforming materials and ensure timely disposition.
• Continuously review processes to identify waste and opportunities for improvement.
• Work with Production teams to improve organizational visibility into manufacturing information.
• Work with the Purchasing team to identify priority areas for negotiation and improved spend controls.
• Ensure management has timely visibility into operations performance and expectations.
• Coordinate with IT to improve the utilization of the company’s ERP system.
• Assist with accounting to ensure timely and accurate financial information.
• Maintain current knowledge of organizational policies and procedures, federal and state policies and directives, and current accounting standards.
• Safeguard confidential information regarding all company affairs.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Ensure tasks are adequately covered by trained personnel in your absence.
• Allocate resources to achieve goals, objectives, and programs.
• Adhere to all Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security Requirements covered under Local, State, and Federal Regulations.
• Maintain Hazardous waste in accordance with all Local, State, and Federal Regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• B.A. or B.S. degree in Finance/Accounting or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• 5-10 years of experience in accounting/finance in a Manufacturing environment.

Customer Service, Teamwork & Code of Conduct

• Maintain a safe, legal, and environmentally protective operation.
• Listen to customers, suppliers, and employees; respond quickly to customer concerns.
• Follow set guidelines for GMP, quality, and food safety requirements.
• Maintain training on applicable procedures in quality, GMP, and food safety.
• Report any food safety, security, and/or quality issues to management or the HACCP team to initiate action.
• Provide flexible and innovative strategies to support new business opportunities.
• Be cost-effective in the utilization of resources, contributing to profitability.
• Strive for continued improvement.
• Willingness and eagerness to learn.
• Maintain a positive “Can Do” attitude.