Operations Leadership Development Program (LDP) - Emerging Leader

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Utilize engineering, manufacturing, supply chain education and background
• Facilitate daily goal setting to achieve safety, quality, and productivity metrics and goals in all areas; report on shift results.
• Ensure effective and positive employee relations.
• Provide coaching and counseling to production operators and crew members.
• Drive continuous improvement activities and projects.
• Audit quality, safety, food safety, and environmental housekeeping procedures.
• Assist in performing preventative maintenance of equipment.
• Work overtime as needed, which may require extended shifts, weekends, and holidays.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Competencies

• Education: 4 year college degree in engineering, business, or sales discipline required.
• Professional background: Previous experience or strong desire to work in manufacturing organization, preferred.
• Knowledge: Demonstrated evidence of critical thinking, logic, patience, reasoning, empathy, continuous learning and development.
• Computer skills: Basic computer skills with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook; advanced skills preferred.
• Customer Focus: Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Respect and Teamwork: Relates well to people throughout the organization, builds appropriate rapport, and builds constructive and effective relationships.
• Leading Others: Good at establishing clear directions; sets stretch objectives; distributes the workload appropriately; lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner; maintains two-way dialogue with others on work and results; brings out the best in people; is a clear communicator.
• Innovation & Problem Solving: Uses logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; looks beyond the obvious and does not stop at the first answers.
• Performance: Sets goals and works to achieve them; understands the metrics of success; motivates and encourages self and others to achieve greatness.
• Soft Skills: Demonstrated effective communication skills (written and oral); Excellent time management skills, ability to prioritize multiple tasks, and attention to detail; Ability to effectively build and lead teams.