Operations Manager - THE BOB ROBERTS GROUP LLC : Job Details

Operations Manager

Location: Brooten, MN

Reports to: General Manager

Industry: Food Manufacturing

The ideal candidate will have three years of food manufacturing leadership experience. Warehouse operations, quality control, safety standards, and resource management experience. Knowledge of SAP is a big plus.

Job Description:

• Responsible for planning, implementing, and supervising the operation function in the production of a high quality, food safety product
• Provide leadership on the operating floor striving for compliance in safety, health, environmental, and quality.
• Manage and supervise all areas of Plant operations to ensure optimal performance
• Promote employee engagement and development to maximize production, quality, safety, and continuous improvement goals
• Responsible for plant operational systems including acquisition of raw materials, product processing, QA, and shipping of quality-finished products
• Maintain plant equipment in good working order and maintain the best possible work force
• Request materials and labor needed to maintain plant machinery
• Assist in engineering and supervising all plant changes and additions approved by Operations Management
• Work with GM to minimize costs whenever possible
• Supervise all plant operations
• Coordinated with necessary personnel to establish an effective safety training program
• Coordinate with GM to maintain a clean and orderly plant
• Assist with preparation of budgets and costs for plant operations
• In absence of GM and Quality Manager, be responsible for ensuring compliance to regulatory requirements, industry-regulated standards, and overall food safety and quality functions

Qualifications:

• BS/BA – or equivalent work experience
• Three years of experience leading manufacturing or processing operations or eight years of experience in manufacturing or processing operations is required
• Ability to lead and motivate teams, drive performance, and foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
• Strong knowledge of warehouse operations, quality control, safety standards, and resource management
• Familiarity with plant functions including facilities, logistics, and maintenance is preferred
• Knowledge of SAP a big plus
• Experience working in a union environment is preferred
• Previous plant supervisory or leadership experience a big plus
• Food manufacturing experience a big plus