Job Details

The role is accountable for site operations facility with 250-500+ union employees who refine, package and distribute a high quality food product. Reporting to the site VP/GM role, this person must ensure operations meet safety, food safety, quality, cost, volume and service criteria. Executes strategy to achieve short and long-term operating and profit goals. Directs administration of policies for site within context of companywide policies. Implements and drives execution of continuous improvement principles. Helps to formulate short and long-term operating procedures in areas such as quality improvement, cost reduction and manufacturing/processing efficiency. Develops and implements plans to achieve appropriate production volumes and profit projections. Ensures that product quality and safety standards are met within budgetary limits. Develops future talent and leadership. Provides reports to VP/GM to review progress against goals.

Requirements:

• Professional Experience – 10-20+ years' total professional experience with progressively responsible and growth.
• Production Management Experience – 5+ years' experience in production management having had responsibility for managing departments and a minimum of 100+ direct and indirect reports with budgetary responsibility of at least 15M-20M/ annually.
• Food or Similar Industry Experience – Food, beverage, pharmaceutical or CPG industry experience in a manufacturing environment preferred or a combination of food manufacturing with manufacturing experience in other similar industries preferred.
• Continuous Improvement – Demonstrated track record of understanding and applying continuous improvement principles and practices including Lean Manufacturing, 5-S, and/or Six Sigma.
• Safety – Responsibility for managing safety and environmental performance.
• Quality – Ideal candidate must have had a track record of responsibility for managing to high-quality standards including SQF in Food Industry or ISO in non-food industry.
• Unionized Workforce – Experience with unionized workforce strongly preferred.

(MUST BE A US CITIZEN OR GREEN CARD HOLDER)

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Engineering

Industries

Food and Beverage Manufacturing