Job Opportunities Head of Operations Lakeland

Givaudan•Lakeland, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. In the USA, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the country. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature. You will implement and sustain most efficient operations standards for safety, health and environmental protection, manufacturing and supply chain, product quality, food safety and quality management systems, utilities and resource use, as applicable. You will also participate in short- and long-term site planning, determine basic operating policies, establish projects and tasks, and will be a member of the Americas Natural Ingredients Operations Leadership Team. You will be based in: Lakeland, Fl.

Requirements

University degree in food, chemical, science, engineering or economics
10 + years of related experience of which min. 3 years in an equivalent leadership position
Technical knowledge of manufacturing / Supply Chain processes with knowledge of chemical or food processing, manufacturing system and supply chain management (in consumer goods industry)
Understanding of accounting, budgeting, capital justification and ability tocomprehend standardized reports
Understanding of ISO, FSCC, Food Safety (HACCP, AIB or equivalent), GHP and GMP requirements, EHS.
Talent development, experience building teams, communication and change management

Responsibilities

Drive Safety and Sustainability Ensure safe and environmentally responsible environment Safeguards assets under responsibility
Drive Operations Strategy Develop and execute: Site master plan 5-10 years site development plan Develop budget and annual tactical planning with leadership team and stakeholders, based on Regional Operations and business strategy
Drive Operations Excellence Implement programs and drives continuous improvement to achieve key performance goals and to reduce cost/kg Define / implement operations procedures defined by Taste & Wellbeing best practices Communicate with the commercial leads and other regional peers to ensure understanding of commercial and regional / site operations strategies and programs (e.g. S&OP) Ensure repair of assets under responsibility to sustain the asset performance and reliability Ensure in-budget and in-quality implementation of all approved CAPEX projects, following regional and global Engineering plans / practices Promote safety, service, quality and cost (including inventory management) to the best levels
Drive People Management Create an environment for high performance, including building a team, promoting engagement and inspiring the team for excellence Manage and enrich talent pool, including performance management, individual development and succession plan, career mapping and gap analysis
Drive Key Projects Align with the Americas Natural Ingredients vision and roll out projects Promote management of culture change through the deployment of continuous improvement(LEAN) programs at the site Support implementation of Supply Chain and Manufacturing Excellence program
Decision-making authority Independent decisions on most local operational issues on a daily basis and at tactical level along with established company procedures Make recommendation to Regional Operations on strategic programs and investment proposals and implement accordingly. Ensure overall understanding of all partners within Corporate and Divisional functions, excluding powers reserved by the Company Mgr. Accountable for the safety, health and welfare of the workforce Accountable for all established budgets and for maintaining excellent customer service and quality performance