Position Description:
Performs functions to strategically plan, coordinate, and direct manufacturing short term and long-term activities, resources, and equipment to achieve company objectives. Using lean/six sigma techniques, drive improvements both individually and by leading cross functional teams. Assesses and then creates development plans for supervisory and management staffs to meet business needs
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provides leadership to operations through creative problem solving, adaptation, and working with all departments to correct problems in order to maximize plant efficiency and eliminate downtime
- Works with Planning & Production Manager to create systems that optimize the facility and support division initiatives for meeting objectives and goals
- Ensures all products are manufactured in compliance with approved specifications
- Develops, implements, and assesses Lean Manufacturing initiatives including system design, tools, and techniques
- Provides status reports to the senior managers including any safety, personnel, process, or maintenance issues that have occurred
- Ensures processes are compliant with company, state, and federal regulatory agencies’ policies and requirements
- Contributes to the division’s continuous improvement program by providing unsolicited recommendations for improving any and all areas operations
- Implements manufacturing strategies and action plans to ensure that the facility supports the Company’s strategic initiatives
- Actively participates in and enforces compliance of employee and food safety programs
- Continually improves safety performance by addressing employee safety attitudes while ensuring compliance with all state, federal, and company regulations
- Collaborates with Engineering and R&D on new product innovation to facilitate planning for capital projects and help coordinate project information
- Oversees product trial runs to determine efficiencies and process losses on new products to set standards
- Performs other functions as assigned
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities:
- Hires, fires, coaches, counsels, and increase employee engagement/motivation
- Oversees the development of supervisory staff and shift operators based on division needs and employee skillsets
- Oversees administration of timecards and approval of time off requests
- Oversees employee participation and adherence to food safety and employee safety programs and policies
- Manages staff by orienting and training employees on company rules, safety, and job functions, including new process workflows and designs; as well as identifying high potential individuals for future opportunities
- Guides the enforcement of systems, policies, and procedures consistently and fairly
- Resolves personnel issues in accordance with company guidelines and policies and participates in union grievance meetings as necessary
- Provide off-shift management support to the Maintenance team as necessary
Requirements:
· Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
· 5+ years of manufacturing experience
· 3+ years of management or leadership experience
· Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, HACCP and USDA regulations
· Proficient in Microsoft Office and other related computer skills
· Knowledge of ERP, WMS, and SPC system functionality preferred
Competencies:
· Analytical Thinking: The ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic sequential approach.
· Interpersonal Influence: Able to help people rapidly become comfortable with him/her; rapidly assess and understand the individual style preferences of the key people in the customer’s organization; and rapidly adapt to the preferences of the customer while still achieving results.
· Drive for Results: Dedicated to achieving the best results by taking a dynamic approach to work, perseveres and uses metrics to analyze performance.
· Innovation: Able to see ways of adding value to the customer in current and new products.
· Action Orientation: Maintaining a sense of urgency to complete a task. Seeks information rather than waiting for it and always working to a strong financial result.
Food Safety Objective:
Operations Manager shall lead and support a food safety culture within the site that ensures at a minimum:
- Evaluating practices, procedures, and facilities to assess risk and adherence to the law and company policy
South Chicago Packing LLC
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