Operations Manager

Manage operations personnel to safely meet the department objectives. Achieve customer production expectations while performing within the guidelines and constraints of the company’s policies & procedures and operating budgets. Plan, organize, train, and coach employees as needed so that the operations department complies with all internal, customer, regulatory requirements.

REPORTS TO:

Plant Manager

ESSENTIAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Own daily production across all shifts and ensure efficient transitions between all shifts
• Partner with department leaders to achieve weekly production goals.
• Specifically work with:

o Supply Chain on material issues.

o Maintenance on changeovers, preventative maintenance, continuous improvements and minimizing downtime.

o Quality on customer complaints, holds, food safety.

o HR on staffing, training, labor tracking, employee relations.

o Finance on actual cost of production labor costs.

• Manage all staffing (direct & production indirect) vs. standard across all lines to meet budget.
• Validate department compliance on systems, processes, and documentation.

o Redzone: communication, timely huddles, downtime codes, and documentation.

o Fishbowl: accurate & timely movements and consumptions.

o Quality: accurate and comprehensive documentation and sign off.

o Safety: Training is up to date and safe behavior is being observed.

o Administrative: Reports are updated accurately and timely by staff.

• Be the subject matter expert in Fishbowl & RedZone and train others.
• Develop knowledge skills & abilities of workforce to ensure redundancies through coaching, training, job shadowing, and rotations.
• Provide performance feedback to Shift Supervisor and Line Leads as needed as well as discipline/hiring recommendations for the department.
• Provide real-time production updates and schedule variances to leadership team.
• Provide supervisory support as needed across all shifts. (1st, 2nd, 3rd & Weekends)
• Act as the back-up for the Plant Manager in the event of absence or vacancy.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 
  1 years of food production management experience
• College degree in business, supply chain, manufacturing, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in food manufacturing.
• Experience in the leadership of operational safety and food safety programs.
• Production scheduling in a multi-line manufacturing environment.
• Bilingual in English & Spanish ( highly preferred)
• Red Zone / Fishbowl experience (preferred)

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing this job's duties, the employee is regularly required to use hands to operate on machinery or production lines.
• The employee frequently is required to stand for extended periods, often upwards of 50% of the day.
• The employee is frequently required to walk, balance, stoop, kneel, squat, climb stairs, or bend, often upwards of 50% of the day.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and at times lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.
• This job's specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. (With or without corrective lenses)

SAFETY:

• Adhere to company safety policies and procedures
• Wear required PPE (personal protective equipment) where needed
• Immediately report any unsafe conditions or other safety-related issues

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While the work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job, they are in no way all-inclusive. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a manufacturing setting.
• The employee often works at a work bench or on various pieces of equipment.
• The noise level in the work environment is typically minimal.