Assistant Operations Manager

Wayne Farms•Flowood, MS

20h

About The Position

The Assistant Operations Manager is responsible for managing a team of employees to ensure product quality and food safety while maintaining compliance in Company and regulatory guidelines and all federal, state and local legal requirements. This role analyzes & communicates financial indicators, champions continuous improvement programs, develops capital spending programs and fosters a safe and positive work environment enabling the achievement of production requirement to meet or exceed customer expectations and shareholder returns.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Food Science, Microbiology or closely related area.
Min eight (8) years relevant experience in Operations Management in a food processing industry.
Minimum five (5) years' demonstrated leadership experience managing a team
Strong business acumen including knowledge of finance, financial indicators, cost modeling and the like.
Demonstrated success in overall management of safety and compliance within a food-manufacturing environment.
Strong computer literacy (Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook)
Must have good communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization in a timely and professional manner
Ability to handle and resolve most issues in an efficient and effective manner while ensuring confidential information is relayed only on a need-to-know basis
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize projects, planning skills, and a high attention to detail
Must possess a strong customer-centric attitude, high energy level and a strong sense of urgency
Follow departmental and company safety policies and programs
Wear required protective equipment in all areas where mandatory
Ability to work extended shifts (holiday, weekend and/or extended) as business need requires
Ability to work in cold/ humid or hot/ dusty environments as needed

Nice To Haves

multi-lingual strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Manage plant teams to meet volume requirements and ensuring product availability to meet customer demand
Develop short & long-term strategies to improve plant performance as measured by the plant performance indicators
Partner with functional leaders to meet quality and food safety requirements
Understand financial objectives and assists with the development of long & short-term plant financial strategies aimed to achieve objectives
Analyze processes or roadblock/ issues, determines improvement or cause, communicating recommendations to senior management, including operations manager
Partner with functional leaders to comply with regulatory guidelines while increasing throughput increasing customer satisfaction
Assist with succession planning and employee development, providing input on possible candidates for promotion and developing programs to assist with employee development
Identify opportunities for improvement, develop and implement continuous improvement solutions and lead or participate in process improvements
Assist Compex leadership with the development of short & long term for plant capital spending strategies evaluating cost savings vs. stated commitments to ensure timely implementation and completion of capital projects
Develop and implement operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality.
Maintain safety and health programs for the location(s) under his/her management.
Promotes and supports a participative program which encourages a high level of employee involvement.
Reviews production schedules and priorities as a result of equipment failure or operating problems.