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Cérélia North America · 1 month ago

Director of Operations

Hazelwood, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

Cérélia North America is seeking a Director of Operations to contribute to the success of their manufacturing site. This role is responsible for overseeing daily operations, ensuring safety and quality, and leading a team to drive continuous improvement and efficiency in the plant.

Food Production

Responsibilities

Assumes personal responsibility for a safe and healthy workplace for all employees by actively participating in the leadership of plant safety programs and ensures adherence

Adhere to Quality work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained

Responsible for oversight of facility, EHS, operations, Food Safety and Food Quality. Identify and address conditions or practices that may adversely affect any of the mentioned

Provide overall leadership, direction, and coordination for all plant operations

Evaluate business unit capabilities, skills, and resource alignment to ensure performance against objectives. Lead realignment and work redesign efforts as necessary to provide executional excellence

Ensure all plant personnel are operating in compliance with plant and corporate procedures as well as compliance with customer and regulatory regulations

Provide coaching and development of plant staff to ensure effective leadership, collaboration, and balance in achieving KPIs focused on safety, quality, customer service and productivity

Drive overall supply chain capabilities by managing the plant-wide implementation of key KPIs and team development

Identify and implement strategies to improve performance, in order to meet and exceed plant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Monitor and set standards for operations and help identify and correct bottlenecks

Foster an environment of continuous improvement that meets or exceeds division expectations

Establish clear performance and behavioral expectations for all employees

Deliver effective change leadership, driving business changes while minimizing people impact

Communicate and collaborate cross-functionally to assist the team in solving operational issues

Builds people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly and salaried personnel

Increase production asset capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs

Plan and supervise the design and progress of capital projects

Develop and implement financial and non-financial objectives including annual budget that serves as the plants operating plan

Identify and coordinate improvements in the operations area necessary to meet commitments for the plant and cost objectives. Ensure that cost gaps are identified, action plans developed, and adequate resources allocated to meet all financial objectives

Performs other duties as assigned or of a similar nature or level

Qualification

Lean Six SigmaLeadership in safety complianceFinancial analysisProject managementManufacturing management systemsQuality systems knowledgeCommunication skillsMicrosoft Suite proficiencyCoaching skillsTeam-building skillsAnalytical skillsInfluence managementConsumer-packaged goods experienceFeedback skillsResults-oriented mindset

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required. Preferably in engineering, business, operations management, or similar field

Ability to manage multiple projects of varying priorities simultaneously

Ability to interface effectively with plant personnel, outside contractors, and different functional groups within the business units

Working knowledge of quality systems, finance, capital planning, and project cost tracking and forecasting, statistical process control, and manufacturing management systems

Demonstrated leadership in safety & environmental compliance

Must be very effective working in a volatile and complex environment and work with a sense of urgency that drives effective results

Strong influence management and communication skills, ability to gain organizational buy-in

High levels of analytical and financial skills, ability to use data to identify and prioritize improvement opportunities and accurately assess financial impacts

Ability to communicate and influence at all levels of an organization

Proficient in Microsoft Suite applications

Ability to give and receive constructive feedback

Ability to lead a team-based approach to decision making

Demonstrated ability to work in a results-oriented, challenging environment

Strong leadership skills with the ability to get results through mentoring others

Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team-building skills