Operations Manager (SugarCreek)

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitor the day-to-day production floor operations and supervising production of quality products efficiently and safely while meeting deadlines.
• Conduct daily production meetings with Plant Manager and other department supervisors.
• Develop production plans and measure productivity against production goals.
• Lead improvement activities and verify impact to key daily/monthly goals.
• Communicate daily/weekly results to the Plant Manager.
• Drive all aspects of operations to achieve safety, quality, food safety, delivery, downtime and inventory targets.
• Control and minimize overtime labor costs, maintenance/repair costs, downtime and product re-work.
• Ensure compliance with all customer, company and government standards.
• Provide training, direction, development, evaluation, coaching and leadership to other plant employees.
• Maintain good employee, corporate and community relations.
• Cook up with other department supervisors to ensure proper purchasing, material handling, maintenance, accounting, quality assurance and inventory control activities and procedures.
• Develop, implement and manage the Daily Review and Response process and coach appropriate countermeasures with direct employees.
• Manage daily results to drive the Weekly Scoreboard and P&L Variance.
• Ensure the integrity and execution of the Food Safety Quality Assurance programs.
• Utilize established operational tools to effectively and efficiently lead problem-solving sessions within the group.
• Work cohesively with other managers to ensure interdependent activities are coordinated and executed effectively.
• Collaborate with internal subject-matter experts to implement best solution strategies.
• Attend training, and demonstrate retention of that training, for the safe and clean operation of machinery in the assigned department or on the assigned line.
• Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures and regulations.
• Support all safety, food quality and sanitation initiatives and policies.
• Follow SugarCreek safety rules and procedures.
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Operations Management, Business, or other related field.
• Experience: 2+ years of relevant experience in a technical capacity; 2+ years of Operational Leadership experience as a senior manager in a major food manufacturing operation.
• Certification/Licenses: None required.

Abilities, Knowledge, and Skills Required

• Knows regulatory requirements for food manufacturing, including USDA requirements and Good Manufacturing Practices for food operations.
• Understands manufacturing and warehousing processes.
• Able to communicate effectively and efficiently using both verbal and written skills.
• Able to read, interpret and review instructions for preparation of materials.
• Able to use critical thinking to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions or approaches to problems.
• Able to work cooperatively with others.
• Able to lead production associates in a high-speed production environment.
• Possess strong leadership skills, independent thinking, organizational skills and planning abilities.
• Knows how to develop and operate a Lean Work Environment (Pillar Structure).
• Understands statistical process control.

Other Requirements

• No unusual physical requirements.
• Physical requirements are consistent with operations management positions, including some sitting with some standing/walking required.
• Some travel may be required in between plants.