Operations Director

Land O'Lakes•Saint Joseph, MO

About The Position

Operations Director The Omnium Regional Operations Director is responsible for all aspects of operations of the Omnium manufacturing portfolio. This portfolio produces Herbicides, Insecticides, Micronutrients and Plant Growth Regulators for Winfield United and a portfolio of strategic external toll customers. This position is an active member of the Omnium leadership team and aids in the development and implementation of the divisional business strategy. The Regional Operations Director is responsible for delivery of all business goals including safety, quality, and cost goals. This position is responsible for developing the long-range capital plan in conjunction with divisional engineering and fully executing that plan on a year over year basis. Active member of the Divisional leadership team and actively participates in the development of the business strategy. Aligns plant network objectives to Business Strategy. This position is also responsible for collaborating to develop and implement the business strategy as crafted by the leadership team. The position is responsible for tactical implementation and delivery of all CTS and IG targets as established by the Transformation Engine Team. The selected candidate must be based in or willing to relocate to Saint Joseph, MO.

Requirements

B.S. degree with concentration in Agricultural, Mechanical, Industrial or Food or Feed Process Engineering or related degree program. Chemical Engineering degree preferred.
10+ years experience in related field (Additional experience may replace education)
Previous experience working as a leader in a multi-faceted team.
Inventory management, customer service skills.
Leadership expectations of integrity, delivering results, and leveraging talent
Strong Microsoft Office suite and written/verbal communication skills
Quick informed decision-making ability.
Ability to manage multiple projects & multi-task with ease and meet deadlines.
Detail oriented, results orientation, excellent follow through with a high degree of personal ownership of divisional performance.
Active listening skills and influencing change skills.
Employee influencing skills to drive a safe environment.
Must be able to influence change & lead those who oppose change
ERP system knowledge corporate policies.
Must be a strong team player with demonstrated expertise in driving team collaboration.
Travel: Up to 40%

Responsibilities

Provide leadership to the manufacturing operations for multiple facilities to ensure the effective management of people and utilization of resources.
Responsible for production, distribution, customer service, safety, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, cost control, financial reporting, employee development and maintenance of the facility.
Serve as Manufacturing representative on the divisional Leadership Team
Successfully implement strategic business plans/goals at local level within P&L parameters
Coordinate with facility managers & divisional leadership to implement the strategic plan to support the Winfield United Post-Patent HIF Strategy.
Ensure that marketplace directives and national business strategies, programs and expectations have been communicated, understood, and implemented
Develop close working relationships with customers, work with EH&S, Quality, Finance, Engineering, Sales and Marketing as a Team member on product development and/or customer relationship management.
Work with Operations Management, Quality, and R&D to resolve manufacturing & service issues, as required.
Ensure facility managers access resources that enable their facility to run effectively to accomplish Business objectives and safely to meet EHS goals.
Ensure facility managers have effectively established quality and customer service performance levels to meet the customer and marketplace’s expectations consistent with Business parameters.
Ensures all employees are following all environmental & safety programs, policies and procedures.
To ensure that products are manufactured in a cost-effective manner and within government and internal quality regulations.
Ensure the appropriate audits and inspections are performed so that plants are operating in compliance with performance expectations
Ensure that all plants within the division align business practices to LOL Standard Operating procedures.
Partner with AgBiz Operations Excellence team to develop & implement the Machine-based capacity analysis for Omnium.
Establish WIGs to significantly improve manufacturing efficiency and Labor Productivity for each site.