Operational Specialist

Bayer•Oxnard, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and prior experience in Operations, Supply Chain, or Manufacturing
Understanding of industry procedures/protocols with Legal/Labor Relations, Regulatory, SSHE and Quality requirements
Prioritization and escalation, maturity
Strong technical competences
Ability to influence individuals and teams
Customer Centric Thinking
Strong people and process orientation
Collaborative and innovative thinking

Nice To Haves

Preferred degree disciplines: Business, Engineering, Agriculture, Supply Chain, Manufacturing or related field
5+ years of experience in Operations, Supply Chain, or Manufacturing
Prior leadership experience through direct reports or managing a team of employees through project management
Fluent in Spanish
Advanced VACC competencies as defined for Crop Science Product Supply
Advanced end-to-end understanding of seed processing plant operations

Responsibilities

Support squads in their needs to run daily production activities, enabling them to execute daily production schedule to deliver the best product and customer experience.
Be an escalation resource for troubleshooting and problem solving point for tasks and projects prioritization, problem solving, continuous improvement, conflict resolution - prioritizing the squads’ self-organization first.
Optimizes squad members performance and development through empowerment and DSO principles, displaying VACC behaviors, coaching, feedback, discipline.
Helps driving OnePSS practices across squads, acting as a champion.
Close connection with other operational coaches and E2E mission team member to ensure that the squad is receiving the support/resources they need.
Actively engaging in Tier 2 and Tier 3 meetings to challenge and promote productive discussions.
Gemba walks one or multiple times a week.
Supports squads to achieve appropriate staffing of shifts/areas, including absences coverages - prioritizing the squads’ self-organization first and being as escalation point when needed.
Inspire the development, exploration, and execution of creative ideas in rapid cycles (90 Days).
Helps employees develop capabilities and mindsets to thrive and foster inclusion and empowerment.
Helps to educate the team towards tracking financial performance on squad level.
Guides the team towards operational improvements, metrics tracking and implementation of best practices through team members and along with peers.
Represents and contributes on squad level involvement/engagement to cultivate trust in the community.
Drives improvement of QMS systems that enable delivery of quality products that meet/exceed stakeholder and customer quality expectations.
Focal point for Time & Attendance and other HROPs support.