Operations Manager
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Job Location:
Milwaukee, WI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe responsible and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain partnering with producers and customers to source make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with lifes essentials we enable businesses to grow communities to prosper and consumers to live well.
This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers food service customers and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry beef egg alternative protein salt oils starches sweeteners cocoa and chocolate.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Operations Manager in the Refining Department will lead all production or operating processes by being responsible for the operations agenda and leading an engaged team that will execute business deliverables for the Chocolate Refining this role you will deliver on the production plan ensuring that safety quality cost engagement objectives are met and you will lead continuous improvement activities within the department. The position is responsible for transforming departmental goals into measurable results.
Key Accountabilities
- Monitor overall manufacturing operational results such as yields efficiencies and costs. Takes appropriate action to stay on track with objectives.
- Accountable for overseeing execution and delivery of production commitments for the site.
- Ensure safety of the production facility by collaborating with internal and external resources to drive towards a zero harm culture for accident or illness within the manufacturing function.
- Ensure operational compliance with food safety and quality are met.
- Provide leadership and mentor our team allowing development of strong leaders at all levels to ensure succession and capability for a more diverse workforce.
- Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement together with timely root cause analysis of non-standard conditions.
- Ensure ongoing review of key performance indicators with focus on continuous improvements in site operational targets.
- Lead and develop a team coach and make decisions related to talent management hiring performance and disciplinary actions.
- Assist in project selection and implementation including assisting other members to accomplish the goals of the department to align with the site business plan. best practices for selecting planning developing and executing while consistently delivering successful projects
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Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Minimum of four years of related work experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Lean six sigma
- Two years of supervisory experience
- Able to work in a plant environment
- 6 years of experience with plant processes operations and management
- Established skills in continuous improvement.
- Confirmed ability to lead people through the change management cycle.
- Confirmed skills in organizational development and people management.
- Two years of supervisory experience
- Experience with SAP
- Experience working in an environment with a collective bargaining agreement
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing (e.g. Kaizen 5S Value Stream Mapping)
- Experience with FSMS initiatives and programs
Position Details
Location: Milwaukee WI; Relocation assistance may be provided for this role
Schedule is typically days Monday - Friday. There are also some events that might need to work on the weekends
The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position
Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vet
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Six Sigma
- Lean
- Management Experience
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Outlook
- Analysis Skills
- Warehouse Management System
- Operations Management
- Kaizen
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Retail Management
About Company
Cargill, Incorporated is an American privately held global corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue.
