Operations Manager Jobs

Position Title: Operations Manager

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Position Location: Burley

Grade: Grade 06

Requisition ID: 22520

Statement of Job

To manage the production, quality assurance, sanitation, safety, and production planning operations of the Burley plant to accomplish required production within approved operating budgets and quality/sanitation guidelines and to provide positive and proactive leadership to all cost, quality, sanitation, and safety improvement efforts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Solicit, review, implement, and promote process and product quality
• Plan, implement, and monitor manufacturing operations to meet scheduled production volume requirements.
• Manufacturing Operations
• Recognize exemplary employee performance.
• Direct Manufacturing operations to meet all production requirements with respect to cost, quality, safety, and sanitation.
• Ensure adherence to all Company and external quality assurance and sanitation guidelines.
• Continuous Improvement
• Direct and lead efforts to continually improve the Manufacturing costs and quality of all products.
• Manage potato receiving warehouse and process
• Support and ensure implementation of all Human Resources policies and requirements.
• Company Mission
• Lead and monitor the development of methods to assure efficient execution of approved programs, activities, and processes.
• Continually strive to foster a “Teamwork” environment that provides open and honest communication across all levels.
• Human Resources
• To maintain open lines of communication between departments and employees to enable the Factory to remain a union-free environment.
• Manager, or his/her designee, is responsible for annual and/or ongoing training.
• Ensure implementation of Company policies and procedures as they relate to all production, quality assurance, human resource, sanitation, and safety efforts.
• Plan Manufacturing Department activities to achieve the overall Plant goals and Company mission.
• Identify and coordinate training opportunities for all department employees.
• To develop Departmental employee relations by continuing communications of all information effecting them and through the conducting of departmental safety meetings so as to develop a safe and healthful working attitude.
• Ensure a safe work environment and promote continuous efforts to improve the effectiveness of the plant safety improvement process.

improvement ideas.

• To prepare, or assist in the preparation of, appropriations with memoranda of
• To direct or assist in the design of Factory improvement or capacity expansion projects.

justification.

• Develop and implement strategies for cost savings, waste reduction, and

optimum.

• Continually develop knowledge related to innovations in the food processing

industry.

• Provide resources to Department Supervisors, resolve issues, and solve problems referred to the Manufacturing Manager.
• Promote inter-department cooperation through active involvement with all Plant Staff members.
• To prepare and submit reports on a timely basis, including Key Performance Indicators, annual operating and Capital budgets, and to work within these budget guidelines.
• Prepare and submit necessary reports to McCain Corporate in Lisle and Plant Managers.
• To diligently work on, and strive for operational efficiency through Profit Improvement Programs, Cost Improvement Programs, McCain Quality Performance, and other mechanisms for cost improvement.
• Appraise Supervisor performance and provide development guidance.
• Continually strive to develop personal and professional skills.
• Leadership, Communications, and Information Management
• Demonstrate positive leadership through effective communications to all levels of management and the hourly work force.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The incumbent works closely with each member of the Plant Manager’s Staff. In particular, the incumbent maintains very high level of communications and coordination with the Field Department Manager, Plant Services Manager, the Human Resources Manager, Engineering Manager, and Health & Safety Manager and their respective subordinates. The incumbent also maintains a high degree of rapport and communications with Company departments including Production Planning and Inventory Control, Quality Assurance, Research and Development, Marketing, Sales, and Engineering as well as maintaining a high level of coordination with external customers and suppliers.

This position is accountable to manage all production, production planning, quality assurance, and sanitation operations of the Burley plant. The position is accountable for receiving raw product, converting raw product into finished product, packaging finished product, and delivering finished product to the NewCold warehouse while controlling all direct and indirect department budgets.

This position is accountable for ensuring that all finished product meets established quality requirements, that the plant continually meets all sanitation, foreign material, microbiological control guidelines, adherence to statistical process control, and hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP), as well as USDA, FDA, and other inspection agency requirements. The safety, well being, and effectiveness of all human resources is a prime responsibility while meeting these accountabilities.

The nature of this position requires that the incumbent display the ability to create positive working relationships and to involve others in working collectively toward achievement of department and plant goals. Through outstanding coaching, training, communications, problem solving, leadership, and recognition this individual creates a focus for others in creating and maintaining a continuous improvement environment.

Authority

• All employees are expected to take appropriate measures regarding employee, product or equipment safety.
• Authority to drain off product for waste
• All employees have the right to question or refuse a work related directive that is unsafe.
• Evaluating and appraising hourly and salaried manufacturing personnel
• Manufacturing Employee Selection
• Authority to start and stop production

Extended Training

• Leadership Development
• OSHA Training
• Communication for Results
• HACCP
• Supervisory Training
• SPC
• BOS Training

SPC Responsibilities

• As a member of the leadership team at the facility, your participation in the continuous improvement process is expected. This includes taking an active role in process improvement initiatives, employee training and upgrading your current skill base.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

Education: Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university or three to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience: Three to four years production experience in a food processing plant in a significant role.

This job description covers the basic functions of the job and is not intended to provide a complete listing of daily tasks. Flexibility and improvement of job skills are essential to all positions at McCain Foods USA Inc.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
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Job Family: Manufacturing
Division: NA Supply Chain
Department: Plant Operations
Location(s): US - United States of America : Idaho : Burley
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.