Team Leader - Operations

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Plant Operations Manager to establish, communicate, and execute measurable operations and people goals that deliver uncompromised safety, quality, service, and performance results.
• Sets clear expectations and targets, leading a high-performing team; implements systems that deliver repeatable and reliable results.
• Makes sure team members understand and follow daily targets and production schedules.
• Coordinates proper staffing and training, leading team members, and establishing a culture of continuous improvement to maintain industry leadership.
• Trains team to anticipate problems before they occur and leads root cause analysis when necessary.
• Coaches the production team towards common objectives.
• Participates in one-on-one coaching, team meetings, and interacts positively and motivatingly on the floor.
• Applies recognition and disciplinary actions as needed.
• Develops team members for future growth and succession planning.
• Develops and implements production cost standards, customer quality standards, and safety compliance standards; removes roadblocks for their team to deliver against the standards.
• Acts as a resource for their team to ensure proper training and tools are in place to enable the team to deliver the standards.
• Stays updated on cutting-edge technology through external trade shows and benchmarking of similar facilities, including professional seminars.
• Contributes to the development of effective employee training programs, including areas of GMP's and safety.
• Helps drive our "Zero Harm" safety systems and culture through training and communication.
• Conducts training and promotes continuous learning of staff resulting in a flexible and agile workforce.
• Assigns specific duties to personnel, conducts investigations or research, writes technical, informative or operational reports, works on special projects, attends and conducts meetings as required.
• Reviews reports, papers, and other records prepared by personnel for clarity, completeness, accuracy and conformance with company policies; routes approved reports and records to appropriate personnel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university/college
• 7 years of experience leading and directing teams
• Proactive team player with continuous contact primarily with employees at entry levels of the organization as well as some external contacts
• Self-starter with demonstrated ability to produce on schedule; acts in a constructive manner; strongly motivated to improve self, production department
• Demonstrated leadership ability through discovering and utilizing people's capabilities, recognizing good work and earning the respect of peers and subordinates

Preferred Skills And Experiences

• Food manufacturing experience
• Continuous Improvement (LEAN, TPM)
• Technical knowledge with food processing equipment, understanding of SPC and associated tools
• Knowledge and application of SQF, quality standards, and associated requirements
• Supervisory responsibilities greater than 15