Operations Manager

Land O'Lakes • Richmond, IN

16d

About The Position

The Land O’Lakes Supply Chain & Operations division provides strategic leadership across the company’s many business units. The team plays a significant role in fueling revenue growth and profitability through operational excellence, quality, process improvement and innovation. By partnering closely with Finance, Marketing and Human Resources, the team delivers value to Land O’Lakes business units, members and customers. Position Purpose: Mentor, coach and train team members to develop effective and efficient teams. Ensure appropriate, effective communication within teams, across teams and to management as well as support areas. Develop flexible, multi-skilled team members to enable movement of people as needed to accomplish work. Collaborate with Plant Steering Team to develop and implement short and long term strategies, including project leadership, staffing and employee engagement. This role is responsible for leading a production team comprised of three production supervisors, one warehouse supervisor, and 40 hourly associates with the goal of creating a strong safety culture, positive employee relations & engagement and consistency throughout each of the teams.

Requirements

• Strong Microsoft Office suite and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate with a variety of people & personalities
• Must be able to make quick decisions on the spot & support those decisions to your peers, employees, and plant leadership
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines
• Ability to manage multiple projects & multi-task with ease
• Must be detail oriented and have excellent follow through
• Results orientation with track record of successful achievements
• Active listening skills is a must
• Ability to influence a positive employee environment
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus a minimum of 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience, OR a High School Diploma/GED plus a minimum of 7+ years of increasing manufacturing leadership experience.
• Strong leadership skills and strategic planning skills.
• Must be respected by peers, co-workers, vendors, and internal and external customers.
• Strong customer relations skills in working with both internal and external customers.
• Proven and demonstrated project management capabilities and the ability to diagnose operational inefficiencies.
• Ability to navigate complex problems and utilize others to find resolution.

Responsibilities

• Mentor, coach and train team members to develop effective and efficient teams.
• Ensure appropriate, effective communication within teams, across teams and to management as well as support areas.
• Develop flexible, multi-skilled team members to enable movement of people as needed to accomplish work.
• Collaborate with Plant Steering Team to develop and implement short and long term strategies, including project leadership, staffing and employee engagement.
• Lead a production team comprised of three production supervisors, one warehouse supervisor, and 40 hourly associates with the goal of creating a strong safety culture, positive employee relations & engagement and consistency throughout each of the teams.
• Drive safety & safe behaviors while maintaining the ultimate goal of preventing all injuries.
• Drive efficiencies and performance.
• Travel and meet with customers or dealers.
• Influence change & lead those who oppose change.

Benefits

• Sign-bonus: $10,000 split between two payments; $5,000 within 30 days of starting and $5,000 after 6 months of employment.
• Broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager