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Operations Director

2 months ago


Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States The J. M. Smucker Company Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Operations Director to lead our Donette processing and packaging operations. As a key member of our site leadership team, you will be responsible for driving business results, including safety, quality, productivity, cost, delivery, sustainability, and organizational capability.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement strategic plans to drive business growth and improvement
  • Lead and manage a large organization to deliver business needs
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and effective communication
  • Identify and eliminate losses from the operation, and lead in solving issues to cause and implement improvements
  • Participate in the annual Site Master Planning process and develop and deliver Department Master Plans
  • Support Operational Excellence programs and model behaviors
  • Facilitate the DDS (Daily Direction Setting) meeting with a focus on identification of losses and assignment of in-depth failure analysis, when appropriate
  • Analyze production capacity to ensure strategies that support customer demand
  • Coach the management of capital projects to improve Operations measures in the areas of capacity growth, production efficiencies, Quality, and Safety
  • Collaborate with Innovation Teams to support the development, testing and launch of new products
  • Ensure that essential business information is routinely and clearly communicated so employees clearly understand the operation's Vision and results toward achievement of goals
  • In conjunction with the HR Manager and Plant Manager, effectively manage employee relations issues
  • Professionally represent the site to all constituents and stakeholders, including but not limited to: Internal Corporate Business Partners; Customers; Vendors; Contractors; Regulatory Representatives, Local and State Government, etc.
Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree is required
  • A minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience
  • Building a high-performance work culture and systems
  • Build and develop strong leaders
  • Lead a large organization to deliver business needs
  • Leading an operation where employee safety receives top priority, followed closely by product quality and productivity
  • Priority setting and problem solving
  • Decisive, proactive, and strategic in decision making
  • Organizational skills
  • Work effectively across organization boundaries and with diverse teams
Preferred Qualifications
  • Food manufacturing industry
  • Self-motivated and able to motivate others
  • Ability to be flexible in changing business needs
  • Weekend work will be expected on an as needed basis to support key initiatives
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships across all levels of the organization