Operations Manager I

McCormick & Company•South Bend, IN

20h

About The Position

The Operations Manager oversees the plant’s daily production operations under the general direction of the Plant Manager. The role uses MHPS and continuous improvement methodologies to position human and capital resources for long-term success by ensuring effective, reliable production processes. It provides strategic leadership for multiple plant operations and, as a Plant Leadership Team member, contributes to organizational planning, strategic direction, and goal setting. The manager develops a culture of continuous improvement by improving processes and enhancing employee skills and capabilities. The position requires a comprehensive understanding of the manager’s functional area and basic knowledge of other relevant functions to help resolve issues that affect areas beyond their own.

Requirements

Minimum of 7–10 years of functional or leadership experience.
Bachelor’s degree.
Demonstrated significant and relevant skills and results in the functional area.
Strong leadership experience, including demonstrated success managing multiple projects and people.
Detailed understanding of how all areas of a plant interact to contribute to the business.
General understanding of the industry.
Basic commercial awareness related to competition and limited understanding of the latest industry developments.

Responsibilities

Identify, prioritize, plan, and direct operational issues for assigned areas through Team Managers.
Design strategies, procedures, and workforce utilization to improve equipment reliability, efficiency, productivity, and performance while reducing inventory and waste and maintaining product quality and operating expenses.
Create an empowered MHPS environment in which Operations employees understand business goals and objectives and have the resources and support to achieve them; foster open and healthy communication.
Develop and maintain cross-functional relationships to ensure new and existing products are manufactured on time and to specifications to meet customer demand.
Develop and maintain relationships with key customers and vendors related to operations, including matters involving fit-for-use materials and products.
Establish and maintain comprehensive continuous improvement processes, with support from CI resources, to maximize productivity, reliability, quality, and safety.
Oversee employee development and performance planning and implement strategic staffing strategies to support a robust and diverse succession plan.
Ensure Operations is appropriately staffed and champion a consistent performance management approach for Operations employees.
Create operating and capital budgets with other leadership team members and manage department expense budgets with appropriate accounting information and support.
Participate in business planning and budgeting and develop short- and long-term cost-containment and cost-reduction strategies.