Bakkavor Hiring for Operations Manager Job at Carson, CA Full Time

Role summary:

The Operations Manager is responsible for the delivery of short to medium term operations. The Operations Manager primary responsibility are to maintain a safe manufacturing environment and to achieve overall business objectives including: safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and lean directive set by the business. In this function, the Operations Manager plays a key role in communicating and supporting the operational vision and goals of the business. This position will be managing production supervisors on both first and second shift including warehousing, material handling and on shift sanitation.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Culture

• Lead initiatives to foster a safe, collaborative, and team-oriented culture
• Foster Positive employee relations environment through building a culture where employees are motivated and actively engaged in driving continuous improvement in the business.
• Effective team and cross-functional communicator, to build an empowered consensus driven culture.
• Promotes Bakkavor Core Values and foster a positive and respectful work environment

Customer Focus

• Lead a ‘best in class’, customer focused operation
• Ensure that products are delivered on-time and in full to customers meeting all customer and regulatory requirements pertaining to quality and food safety.
• Directly & indirectly work with customers to understand requirements and expectations.

Food Safety and quality Responsibilities

• Responsible for oversight of their areas of responsibility of the plant’s Food Safety & Quality Management Systems. This position provides oversight and guidance to staff members to ensure the manufacturing of quality food and is responsible for identifying product that does not meet the food safety and quality requirements of the company, and preventing its distribution.

Operational Delivery

• Manage operations to achieve/exceed- agreed upon growth, revenue, and financial objectives. Ensuring operations meet profitability roles.
• Assign responsibilities for tasks and results; setting clear goals and objectives.
• Ensuring assigned components of the Quality Management System are accurately maintained to comply with Company, Customer, FDA, and USDA regulatory requirements.
• Establish Operational performance metrics, standards and measurements for direct reports and the operation as a whole.
• Monitor and measure performance to plan. Deliver timely, objective, and actionable feedback on performance plan.

Team Development

• Acting as a coach, mentor and role model for his or her direct reports as well as the company’s ethics and values; maintaining the highest corporate governing principles.
• Training, developing and mentoring reporting personnel to provide promotable candidates for Bakkavor.
• Inspire, motivate and develop the team to ensure they meet their own potential, needs and standards of the business and succession planning requirements of the business and US group. Ensure personal development plans are in place and regularly reviewed to confirm progress is aligned with business and individual needs.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
This position manages 3 to 5 production supervisors and is responsible for 200+ production employees in 1st and 2nd shifts. This position carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. The Operations Manager is expected to fully understand and enforce all policies and procedures contained in the Employee Handbook.

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.

EDUCATION

• Strong Academic credentials, including a bachelor’s degree in Operations management or other related degree.

EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in operations management, business administration or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience within manufacturing industry (Food industry is preferred).
• 2 years working at an Operations Manager level is preferred
• A proven record of accomplishment in leading factory floor operations through significant change and growth.
• Experience working in industry regulated by FDA and/or USDA preferred
• Bakkavor offers excellent benefits and career development and is a is a growing and profitable organization.

Country
USA

Contract Type
Full-time Employee

Business Area:
Experienced Professionals

Company Overview
You may not know the Bakkavor name, but you may know our food. At Bakkavor, we produce a highly innovative array of private label, fresh prepared products for the top grocery retailers and food service operators. Whether its soups, dips, desserts, prepared meals or specialty holiday items; we provide healthy, convenient and delicious options for people who don’t believe in compromising even when life is hectic.

We are a leading international manufacturer of fresh prepared foods with over 18,000 employees across 48 sites in 5 countries. Our employees’ dedication to the highest standards of food quality and safety coupled with our commitment to our customer, have positioned us well for continued growth and expansion. Join us on our journey from the farm to the fork.

Salary Range
100,000-130,000

Job Type: Full-time