Job Category:
Manufacturing/Operations
Job Family:
Operations Leadership
Job Description:
This tremendous opportunity is for an individual who is passionate about driving critical business results improving their professional network within Schreiber and sharpening their overall enterprise business acumen. The purpose of this position is to help drive superior results thru network stability and process discipline initiatives category growth projects and next level operational excellence efforts. This position reports directly to the VP/Director of Operations and maintains close working relationships with the Plant Manager group and the EPM PE Engineering and Supply Chain teams. These individuals will often take on the role of Delegated Process Owner for VP/Directors/Plant Manager on Schreibers most critical projects involving operations. This position interfaces with many cross functional areas of the business but heavily with Supply Chain PLS and FP&A.
Key high level outputs of the position include providing support for operation network processes continuous improvement network optimization business brief/proposition development improving operations process discipline business plan related efforts drive strategic growth and implement network profitability and quality initiatives. Also includes efforts around standardization best practice sharing implementation of sustainable processes enhancing operational excellence critical project leadership process design and optimization cross functional business support and operations leadership.
This team resource provides critical information to the Senior Operations leadership team (VP/Director and Plant Managers). This information is key to establishing strategic and tactical activities for the category by connecting the detailed world of big data (and the manufacturing floor) with higher level network strategy set by Senior Leadership. An individual successful in this role will become a highly sought after resource from our plant leadership teams and home office operations. Therefore we are looking for someone who works very well with partners from all areas and all levels of the organization. The ideal candidate has a combination of skills that bridge Plant Leadership EPM PE Engineering and Supply Chain spaces.
Growing EPM PE business acumen and indirect/facilitative leadership skill sets in a flexible adaptable hands-on manner will be an individual growth priority for this individual. From a career progression standpoint individuals can choose to make an amazing career out of this role by advancing within the role progression or it can feed into SME TL Ops Manager Tech Manager Plant Manager and Director roles.
This position is on-site at our Home Office in Green Bay Wisconsin.
Relocation Benefits: Receive a $10000 relocation bonus PLUS a generous relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles for this position.
About our Green Bay WI Home Office:
Youll find lots to love in our beautiful home office in downtown Green Bay Wisconsin. Our jeans-friendly environment has indoor and outdoor collaboration spaces state-of-the-art R&D and sensory labs culinary kitchens a pilot plant innovation center and more.
Take advantage of outdoor workspaces. Sample and provide feedback on new products from our R&D team. Enjoy free coffee soda and popcorn. Hit up a game of ping pong on your break. Or take a short walk to restaurants breweries the YMCA and a weekly farmers market on the scenic Fox River. You can even see Lambeau Field from our top floor.
What youll do:
- Drive and support projects/initiatives tied to operations business commitments and top priorities set by senior operations leadership. Includes activities in the project and continuous improvement environments. Actively engage in various activities/roles such as project manager process owner project performer start up and ramp up leads/support. Also includes concept development related work scheduling financial analysis resource planning work definition baselining data mining and analysis and results reporting.
- Drive category operational excellence to enable fluid seamless rollout and adoption of standards and best practices with speed and consistency front of mind. Create processes and structures that ensure sustainability to the highest levels of executional excellence. Use various methods and techniques to analyze/data mine the business from the cost side to ensure we driving to be the best version of ourselves.
- Become an expert in the category from an operations technical and process design standpoint. Share expertise and activity learnings across all category line to support competency development across operations network.
- Provide indirect influential and facilitative leadership to the operations category. You accomplish this by engaging in miscellaneous operational activities while working closely with the Naturals category operations senior leadership team and plant leaders/partners.
What you will need to succeed:
- Bachelors degree
- 5 years experience in Plant Operations Leadership (flexible based on total skillset and experience).
- Project related experience in plant environment required
- Specified category experience required along with history of generating business results.
- Ability to constructively interact with operations partners from production floor to Director level.
- Brings strong technical and/or process capabilities and focus to the operations network team
- Project and continuous improvement environment skillsets
- Must be a self starter able to self manage and self lead
- Flexibility and Adaptability - willingness to do anything that drives organizational value in role.
- 100% team player mindset. Leadership style/approach must be highly servant.
- Ability to develop and maintain great working relationships in a plant and corporate environment.
- Strong or developing influential and facilitative leadership skills
- Displays an eagerness to learn. Has a natural curiosity around continuous improvement opportunities
- Demonstrates a basic understanding of how supply chain and financial fundamentals impact the operations environment.
- Ability to lead/achieve results in stable and unstable settings as well as familiar and unfamiliar settings.
- Willingness to travel --> 25% - 50% on an annual basis
- Leadership interpersonal and conflict management skills.
- High attention to detail highly disciplined process driven and organized.
- High energy positive motivating and strong team building skills.
- Desire and ability to teach others.
- Self driven leader with ability to make decisions build trust.
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to travel up to 25%
- Valid drivers license auto insurance (at least state minimum- more might be required) acceptable driving record per Schreiber Foods discretion and vehicle that will ensure applicant can meet the travel necessities of the position are required.
Eligible partners will receive:
- Get not one but TWO retirement benefits. When you join our employee-owned company youll be part of our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) from day one. In addition to an 8% 401(k) match into the ESOP Schreiber will contribute an extra amount about 8% of your earnings toward your retirement every year. Thats a company contribution of around 16% in retirement savings annually. Thats hard to beat!
- Earn bonus pay. Youll have an opportunity to earn incentive pay twice a year when we meet our company goals.
- Ready to make a move Receive a $10000 relocation bonus PLUS a generous relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles for a U.S. Salaried position.
- Childcare costs. Get up to $5000 annually to help you with the cost of childcare. Monthly contributions toward childcare expenses including independent babysitters.
- Earn $ for focusing on your health. Depending on your medical plan enrollment earn $1200 in your HSA or as a cash payout for prevention activities. Plus use your $600 lifestyle spending account for reimbursements related to health fitness weight management mental health and social wellness.
- Pursue development thats relevant to your role career goals and the company. Plus we offer tuition reimbursement if you want to further your education to grow in your role at Schreiber.
- Get access to medical prescription drug dental and vision benefits starting day one. This includes an onsite nurse and mental health counselor.
- Experience caring like youve never experienced it before. We have a program thats completely organized by and for other partners who need extra help. Its called Partners Helping Partners. We have hundreds of examples of partners organizing fundraisers to help out others going through a hard time.
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For positions that require any amount of travel: Valid drivers license auto insurance (at least state minimum- more might be required) acceptable driving record per Schreiber Foods discretion and vehicle that will ensure applicant can meet the travel necessities of the position are required.
Schreiber requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In the event an applicant does not have current work authorization Schreiber will determine in its sole discretion whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However based on immigration requirements not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.
An Equal Opportunity Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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Required Experience:
Manager