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Manager, Operations
Blue Diamond Growers
Salida, CA, United States
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Job Details:
Work Shift:
Day
Pay Type:
Salary
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N/A
Job Summary:Leads Operations team to establish and deliver expectations across Safety, Quality, Service, Performance, and People objectives. Collaborates with the Site Director and the Site Leadership Team to provide the development of plant strategies within the manufacturing department to deliver the site and company goals. Develops operational strategy for the production team and delivers key initiatives through proper leadership and continuous improvement efforts to ensure sustainability. Partners with all departments to ensure adequate oversight of the department for a 24/7 operation.
Job Description:
• As a member of the Site Leadership team takes a leadership role to collaborate and help build strategies to deliver site goals in support of company goals and objectives.
• Ensures that healthy operational reviews and measures/KPI’s are in place to track and deliver results to reduce injuries, improve quality, and reduce costs.
• Builds development plans to improve all levels of the team in the department. Actively coaches direct reports to increase their capability and the results of the team.
• Leads and develops continuous improvement; promotes the organization’s culture of Zero Waste, Zero Harm, One Team, and 100% Commitment.
• Enforces a comprehensive safety management program.
• Improves product quality levels by promoting and maintaining high standards of food safety and sanitation and delivering customer/consumer expectations.
• Lead team in assembling and delivering an Annual Operation Plan that drives improvement in both fixed and variable costs.
• Leads plant operations in a manner that assures high levels of conformance to production schedules and proper inventory control in a cost-effective manner to ensure Service levels are achieved.
• Acts as a change agent that leads the organization towards the expected Continuous Improvement culture.
• Ensures facility complies with all local, state and federal regulatory requirements involving human safety, food safety and environmental concerns.
• Leads and supports continuous improvements by instituting best practices as appropriate including methods such as TPM, Six Sigma, Lean, etc.
• Achieves technical mastery of the production process and assist with innovation as required.
• Promotes continuous learning of staff resulting in a flexible and agile workforce.
• Stays abreast on cutting edge technology through external education programs, benchmarking or similar facilities and professional seminars.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required or assigned.
MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS
Minimum
level of education required
• Bachelor's Degree related the fields of Engineering, Business, and Manufacturing.
Minimum number of year(s) of experience required in addition to education plus type(s) of functional experience
• 5 years of food or beverage manufacturing experience
Other required type(s) offunctional experience (e.g. Production/Operations, Accounting, Forklift Operator, Inventory Control, etc.)
• Experience supervising a team of production workers.
• Experience effectively leading a team environment; skilled with translating concepts into concrete examples.
• Experience with operating a wide range of food processing equipment; knowledge of SQF and quality standards and requirements.
• High degree of cross-functional understanding of maintenance practices and techniques; good understanding of SPC and associated tools.
Other job requirements (e.g. certifications/licenses, CPG experience, work overtime/weekends, etc.)
• Covers weekends as needed to support 24/7 operations.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES (Specialized education, specific software experience, etc.)
• 7 – 10 years of managerial leadership experience.
• Experience functioning as a proactive team player.
• Experience in coaching and development of both direct reports and broader organization.
• Knowledge of City/County/State & Federal Rules and Regulations concerning municipal codes.
• Must possess strong planning skills with ability to analyze trends and determine corrective actions.
• Demonstrated ability to produce on schedule.
• Act independently in a constructive manner.
• Strongly motivated to improve self. Demonstrated leadership ability through discovering and utilizing people’s capabilities, recognizing good work and earning the respect of peers and subordinates.
SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS
Number of Direct Reports
• 1-5
Number of Indirect Reports
• Greater than 100
Titles of Direct Reports (if applicable)
• Team Leader
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
• Must be able to physically move throughout the facility, including climbing multiple flights of stairs, ladders, elevated catwalks and tight access areas. Able to sit/work at a desk for extended periods of time doing things such as analytical work or reports, which requires focus, while utilizing a computer.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
• Must be able to work in a plant environment being exposed to dust, high noise levels, extreme temperature and humidity fluctuations, fumes and odors from welding and other maintenance processes, poor lighting, and wet operation work conditions. Typical conditions may include prolonged sitting, standing and walking.
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EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability
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