• Communicates and delivers departmental goals that are related to Plant and Operations goals. Examples in those related to production rates, budgets, reducing spill loss percentages, reducing ingredient waste, accurate record keeping, improved first pass quality, and maximizing labor productivity.
• Provide strategic and tactical direction to the operations team and key support to Plant Management.
• Identifies and resolves problems with staffing, processing, scheduling making recommendations to ensure appropriate resources are allocated to achieve plant objectives. Looks long-term at forecast changes in demand for employees due to volume changes and capital projects.
• Implements procedures to increase productivity and decrease downtime through use of operational excellence best in class practices.
• Review and report departmental variances regarding productivity, labor scheduling, waste, and other key metrics. Help develop corrective action plans necessary to achieve productivity improvements.
• Coordinate and communicate frequently with the quality, sanitation, and maintenance to ensure that the product is meeting the highest quality standards possible.
• Ensures a safe work environment by emphasizing safety training and safe actions.
• Develop high performing work teams within department through hands on coaching, training, and engaging team members through ongoing communications of plant changes and performance goal attainment.
• Promote a culture of high performance and accountability in employee and product safety and maintain an environment that fosters effective communication, teamwork, and positive employee relations.
• Maintain Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's) and comply with Safe Quality Food (SQF) requirements.
• Maintains records to comply with third party audits, regulatory agencies, and Company reports.
• Recommends, implements and with partnership from Human Resources and EHS enforces company policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education A bachelor's degree in business, Science, Engineering, or a related area from an accredited college/university with a minimum of 3-5 years food manufacturing and leadership experience in a high-speed manufacturing environment or a minimum of 7-10 years' experience

Experience High energy, enthusiastic leader with a demonstrated history of success in leading a department of 75+ personnel and achieving results. Ability to build structure, create engagement and achieve case attainment in a fast-paced visible department while maintaining effective employee relations.

Language Skills: Exhibits effective written and verbal communication skills. Ability to read, comprehend, and compose simple to complex instructions, polices, procedures and correspondence. Bi-lingual Spanish speaking is a plus but not required.

Computer Skills: Proficient is using Microsoft applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Work Environment: This position is in a food processing facility. Sixty percent of time will be on the production floor and forty percent of time will be in an office setting.

Reasoning Ability: Possesses strong analytical, quantitative, communication, problem solving, and technical skills. Has the ability to creatively apply experience, and common sense for processes and employees. Demonstrates the self-confidence and maturity to make decisions and solve problems with minimal direction and emotional maturity. Organized and able to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.

Interpersonal Skills: Team player, flexible and accepts changing assignments and accountabilities. Values diverse workforce.

Respect & Value Our People

• Instill trust
• Develop myself & others
• Inspire a shared vision
• Communicate effectively

Stay in Front of Challenge While Reducing Costs

• Challenge the status quo
• Connect the dots
• Grow in business acumen

Delight Our Customers

• Drive results
• Incite curiosity
• Seek collaboration

Food Quality & Safety

• Embrace accountability
• Achieve our best
• Be partner & customer focused