Del Monte Foods · 16 hours ago
Site Director
Rochelle, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$130K/yr - $233K/yr
15+ years expDel Monte Foods is a multi-national food company headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA, known for its iconic brands such as Del Monte® and Contadina®. The Site Director will oversee all manufacturing operations, ensuring productivity and quality while managing budgets and leading a team to achieve production goals through Lean Manufacturing techniques.
Responsibilities
The Site Director is responsible for all manufacturing operations
This is a hands-on position with responsibility for the development of policies and procedures to increase productivity and assure quality
The Site Director is responsible to ensure operations meets output and desired quality for the lowest possible cost working within the standards of corporate, state, and federal policy
Provide overall leadership and direction to site managerial and hourly staff in all aspects of operations
Manage the site P&L to achieve budget and deliver transformational results for the operation
Contribute to achieving production objectives
Monitor departmental performance against goals to ensure goal attainment
Anticipate and provide direction on future capital projects and equipment needs
Maintain effective community and government relations to maintain Del Monte's image in the community
Understand and deliver customer requirements at level >98% OTIF (On time item fill)
Develop and lead plans and processes to minimize manufacturing costs through effective utilization of labor/scheduling, equipment, facilities, materials, and capital
Enhance and grow the skills of the plant team through providing thought leadership in defining and driving best practices, adoption of new tools and processes, and consistent measurement of key metrics
Instill a high-performance work environment with a culture of accountability
Ensure a safe work environment and correct deficiencies in a timely manner
Through site staff, supervisors and managers, assure employee engagement, safety, quality, customer service, cost, and production objectives are met or exceeded
Provide training avenues to employees leveraging Safety, SOP’s, and user manuals
Drive behavioral based safety program to change current culture and results
Take ownership and accountability for overall site operations
Lead quality and continuous improvement initiatives in support of operations
Management of warehousing operations, including labeling and shipping to meet planned AOP costs, quality standards, and timeliness of shipping
Identify warehouse inventory imbalances and improve cycle count accuracy to ensure Del Monte is representing financials appropriately from an inventory perspective
Implement ‘lean principles’ on the floor and execute a site master plan in line with service and COGS
Work with operators and vendors to improve packaging materials performance
Develop and implement plans with operators and mechanics to improve line performance
Ensure compliance with all quality and food safety requirements to protect customers & consumers
Monitor key performance indicators to assess labor and variance to budget, productivity, and schedule adherence
Utilize metrics, scorecards, and key performance indicators (KPI’s) to measure success
Oversee budgetary responsibility including oversight of the facility’s processes and activities to achieve KPI’s across multiple categories including labor, waste, quality, costs, efficiencies, safety, etc
Provide leadership, guidance, and training to employees
Directly support the development of internal talent in preparation for future advancement/promotional opportunities
Coach, motivate, train and effectively manage the performance of site managerial and support personnel
Work closely with quality team to review final product consistency in order to determine areas of improvement
Work with HR Operations team on work system design in plant, development programs, and the betterment of Company early career talent development initiatives
Partner with Human Resources in implementing and adhering all employees to policies and processes
Develop and maintain a spirit of positive relationship with the salaried and bargaining unit hourly associates
Enforce consistent, fair and inclusive employment practices, legal and corporate compliance, as well as behaviors reflective of the company's commitment to diversity
Lead direct reports and partner with indirect functional staff, e.g. finance, continuous improvement and human resources to implement policies and procedures
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Operations, Industrial Management, or related field
Minimum 15 Years Directly Applicable Management Experience within a comparable Labeling & Packaging/Distribution environment
Extensive functional knowledge of packaging and labeling equipment and operations, with excellence in all core metrics of safety, quality, cost, delivery, and people
Preferred 2 plus years of management experience in the labeling, packaging, distribution environment
Site Leader experience in a complex ~100+ associate turnaround site having worked with maintenance, FSQA, planning, engineering, CI/Lean, etc
Multi-site oversight experience is a plus
A 'hands on' servant leader working on the floor leading teams to develop and grow
Experience leading transformations of organizational culture, people, process, performance, and outcomes taking it to 'best-in-class'
Experience developing a safety-first culture resulting in best-in-class safety operations
Strength in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) methodologies and collaboration with maintenance teams to transform from reactive to predictive methods
Proven competencies in driving operational excellence, cost, and productivity improvements across the organization, with measurable financial, quality, and cycle time results, without compromising product quality or company growth
A successful track record of developing talent, building culture and championing diversity and inclusion with multilingual and multicultural teams is paramount
Ability to innovate and design strategies, procedures, and people utilization that significantly improve reliability of equipment, efficiency, productivity, and performance while reducing inventory and waste and achieving business and technical results
Experience in driving initiatives, holding self and team accountable for results and ensuring continuous improvement
Translate vision and strategy into explicit plans and action
Rally support behind the vision
Recognize success
Overcome challenges or obstacles even when it means choosing the hard right over the easy wrong
Expect the same from direct reports
Be a decision maker – weigh in and determine the course of action
Demonstrate ownership of policy and the Code of Conduct
Set clear expectations and trust people to decide how to complete high-quality work
Align work and resources to ensure success
Stay focused on the critical priorities
Connect individual work deliverables to organizational and departmental goals
Demonstrate professional knowledge and good judgment with focus on achieving necessary tasks at hand and make course-corrections to ensure success
Focus on AOP plans and drive to achieve results
Measure progress against plans and goals
Company
Del Monte Foods
As the original plant-based food company, we're growing a healthier and more hopeful tomorrow by making nutritious foods more accessible to all through our portfolio of beloved brands, including Del Monte®, Contadina®, College Inn®, Joyba®, Kitchen Basics® and S&W®.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Spencer Lee
Chief Financial Officer
William Sawyers
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary
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