The Operations Manager is accountable for the day-to-day operations of plant production departments in an FDA-regulated facility. Performs a wide variety of duties to plan, organize, and coordinate production departments. Oversees several shift managers to support a safe and efficient operation to produce wholesome quality products.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Execute plant-specific vision and mission to assure continuous improvement and alignment with the corporate vision.
- Drive employee engagement, training, and development to maximize manufacturing, quality, safety, and productivity goal attainment.
- Communicate results and action plans to all employees and managers.
- Collaborate directly with production planning and materials management to optimize scheduled attainment and customer service.
- Collaborate with finance to create and execute a capital budget to ensure that financial allocations and obligations are set, administered, and met.
- Ensure all quality and regulatory standards, specifications, and policies are met or exceeded.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supervise entire production areas and all related functions. Direct supervision of Production Leads, Supervisors, Managers, and related support staff as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- 5 – 7 years of Food or Beverage Manufacturing experience
- 3 – 5 years of Management / Supervisory experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Industrial Management, Engineering, Food Science, Management, Product Operations, or equivalent field of study
REASONING ABILITY
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to think strategically while understanding the big picture.
- Ability to work well under pressure with multiple projects and deadlines.
- Review corrective actions from internal self-audits, external customer audits & third-party audits
- Customer complaints and internal incident investigations
COMPENSATION
Up to 138K plus a bonus potential of 15%
CONTACT
Jenny Sochocki at 317-678-0120 or jennifer@mriweb.com