Operations Manager

Job Description

JOB PURPOSE: Manage and schedule daily plant production, packaging and shipping efficiently, providing high-quality products to our customers. Ensure all equipment is maintained to ensure operating efficiency. Provide effective leadership to maximize production while maintaining a high degree of employee satisfaction. Manage a shift of 15-40 employees. Responsible for supporting and upholding the company’s food safety and quality assurance programs.

Form, develop, and coach an Operating Team

• Manage daily employee activities such as timekeeping, vacation, overtime, and employee attendance policies.
• Provide performance feedback to employees on a regular basis including performance reviews.
• Aid in the development and formulation of long and short-range planning, policies, programs, and objectives.
• Ensure standards for product quality, equipment, and operator performance are maintained and cost-effective technology is used to maximize production.
• Ensure fixed assets are preserved.
• Initiate recommendations on purchases of new equipment and improvements to plant property.
• Develop, monitor, and report on operating costs within functional areas.
• Ensure orders are manufactured according to specifications and quality standards are met.
• Manage policy deployment in the areas of LEAN manufacturing techniques, cost reduction, on-time work order completion, safety, customer satisfaction, and plant performance measures.
• Manage compliance with state and federal agencies.

Work effectively and relate well with others

• Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others, working to maintain constructive working relationships.
• Apply personnel practices that adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices standards (GMP).
• Recognize downward performance trends and act on that data to improve performance.

Knowledge and proficiency in Alphia Business Systems as required by position

• Gather data and execute a daily strategy, which maximizes product quality and productivity.
• Establish and monitor training goals.
• Ensure initial and recurring training is being accomplished and documented.
• Troubleshoot production problems on a timely basis.
• Communicate with other departments to schedule sanitation or maintenance activities.
• Ensure inventory is scanned into and out of the computerized inventory system using hand-held scanners as required.
• Ensure required paperwork is completed accurately and completely.

Qualification Requirements

• Education: High school diploma and/or GED required.
• Experience: A minimum of 5 years production and supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• Business management experience working with metrics, goals, objectives, budgets, and planning.
• Willingness to work in a team environment and contribute to group goals.