Manufacturing Group Leader

Dover Food Retail•Centerville, IA

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Dover Food Retail (DFR) is seeking a Manufacturing Group Leader to provide direct supervision and motivation of employee teams with a focus on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity. This role involves accountability for targeted, measurable, and sustainable improvements across assigned operations through co-owning strategy and tactical execution of site initiatives, while driving team empowerment for results through Daily Management and Standard Work. The position will provide people and process leadership for assigned value stream and/or departments, holding self and others accountable, functioning as a role model, and providing honest and frequent feedback as part of team development. Candidates will be expected to build and foster a business environment that embraces Kaizen / Continuous Improvement (CI) and structured problem-solving as a key to the company’s ongoing growth and success. The position is part of operations and will directly report to the Plant Manager.

Requirements

Ideally 5 years of manufacturing leadership experience: will consider all candidates with relevant bachelor's degree and/or equivalent combination of education and experience that meet the expectations of the job.
Strong Computer & MS Office Skills

Nice To Haves

Lean Manufacturing experience (5S, VSM, Kaizen, PSP, DM, LSW, Poke-Yoke, etc.)
Experience leading or facilitating Kaizens through a Lean OPEX conversion
Experience with Project and Change Management tools
Experience as a leader, manager, or supervisor of people
Strong listening, coaching and communication skillset
Experience with Project and Change Management tools
Cross functional experience in Operations / Material Flow / Supply Chain Mgmt. / Customer Support / Accounting / Product Development / Design / Quality

Responsibilities

Active listening
Courageous, ethical, tactful, cooperative, team builder
Respectful of and trusted by others
Project a positive, solution-seeking attitude in all business interactions
Demonstrate commitment to the entire business/organization/policies/procedures
Recognize organizational roadblocks and be able to use and coach Change Management techniques to navigate towards solutions
Student of self-development and willingness to develop others
Ability to delegate by assigning responsibilities, schedules, and action plans
Sets clear expectations and holds self and others accountable
Motivate others to engage, support, and share vision and OPEX road map
Communicate clearly and effectively across various levels within the organization
Share policies & procedures with team members
Champion for Change
Prompt responses and decisive actions
Lead by example
Tier 1 Daily Management, engagement, and accountability to meet KPI goals
Team Accountability for “Zero Harm” / environmental health & safety ambitions
100% compliance to Safe Operating Instructions (SOI), MSDS, LOTO, PPE, etc.
Proactive monthly Job Safety Analysis (JSA) risk reduction
Full Investigation and gap closure for any near miss or injury
Proactive updates to Kamishibai based on gaps identified through observations or data
Accountability for “Zero-defect“ ambitions
Accountability for root cause investigation, implementation, and gap closure
Formally and informally coaching others to identify and take action to reduce waste
Leading / Co-Leading facility and operations upgrades or enhancements
Forming, leading & participating on cross-functional teams
Using and coaching data-based decision making and problem-solving
Leading & participating in lean conversion actions
Serve as trainer/facilitator when necessary
Own cross-training & staffing: right people, right skillsets, right jobs
Coach for success and cascade team and individual recognition in timely manner
Willingness to deliver timely progressive disciplinary action per company guidelines
Other responsibilities as assigned.