MFG PLANT SENIOR OPERATIONS LEADER
About The Position
Supervises and controls the planning, coordination, and direction of production activities to ensure maximum operating efficiency and product quality. Develops operations resource leaders to maintain and improve plant performance, and performs work safely, efficiently, and accurately to improve plant performance in Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR), and the Customer 1st strategy. Provides leadership aligned with Kroger Manufacturing’s High Performance Work System principles and demonstrates the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The role works with plant leadership and supervisory staff across maintenance, sanitation, quality control, and the plant office. It also maintains awareness of industry developments and sales and marketing activities that may affect production and distribution. The position includes developing department managers and associates, supporting employee engagement, and ensuring production meets food safety, quality, regulatory, and company requirements. The employee must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation and work around ingredients or finished products known to contain food allergens.
Requirements
- Must be able to perform the essential job functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and communicate awareness of industry trends, including developments in equipment, ingredients, and customer needs.
- Support and participate in the plant safety process.
- Apply analysis and knowledge of plant processing and operations to develop and maintain department structure that satisfies production needs and objectives.
- Recommend policies, procedures, techniques, facilities, production planning, and other matters related to effective plant and department operations.
- Prepare the production portion of operating budgets and implement and control approved budgets.
- Communicate effectively with plant leadership to ensure efficient and timely policy implementation.
- Communicate and coordinate responsibilities with plant supervisory staff, including maintenance, sanitation, quality control, and the plant office.
- Maintain close contact with sales and marketing activity and stay informed of activities that may affect production distribution.
- Develop and implement methods that enable employees to achieve plant production goals.
- Develop department managers and associates to their full ability while maintaining positive engagement.
- Follow established programs, policies, and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
- Remain accountable to Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.
- Supervise and coach direct reports, complete performance reviews, and provide feedback.
- Perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
