Seeking Plant Operations Manager to focus on projects for continuous improvement in a high speed CPG Food & Beverage plant while leading 5 direct reports across 3 lines in plant operations.
- Clear champion for a safe culture and driver towards an accident free workplace
- Provides clear leadership, coaching and direction to team in alignment with plant objectives and vision
- Creates strategic plans and actions for their business unit to ensure that the plant delivers its annual objectives
- Coaches business unit leaders in developing servant leadership standards and practices
- Champions the identification and implementation of best practices
- Recognizes and solves problems using Continuous Improvement tools and methodologies
- Leader in the implementation of Continuous Improvement methodology within their business unit
- Performs routine health checks within their business unit on various daily management systems related to the daily direction setting process
- Maintains the highest standards in product quality and consumer satisfaction
- Directs and coordinates activities of business unit to promote: operational efficiency, waste reduction, cost effectiveness, and safety
- Ensures compliance in HACCP, FQP, and GMP, all of SOPs, and all state and federal laws
- Champions data drive decision making and is skilled at analysis of performance information
- Responsible for business unit expense control, including labor, materials and waste
- Generates and provides reliable information to measure the performance of the business unit
- Responsible for meeting customer needs through scheduling processes which ensure that products are manufactured, loaded, and shipped
- Ensures training programs are established and meeting the needs of the business unit
- Responsible for meeting all regulatory requirement and rules
- Pillar Membership to one of the Continuous Improvement Pillars; will likely own tools and systems within that pillar.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from 4 - year college or University (preferably in an engineering discipline)
- 8-10 years’ high-speed manufacturing experience and/or training with at least 5 years in a supervisory position.
- Must be familiar with how basic plant equipment functions (pumps, hydraulics, electricity, boiler, compressors, chillers, etc.)
- Bilingual English/Spanish a plus
- LEAN Six Sigma Continuous Improvement Certifications a plus