Plant Manager Operations

Tyson Foods, Inc. • Hutchinson, KS

21h • Onsite

About The Position

At Tyson Foods, we believe that our team members are the heart of our success. Are you ready to take on a dynamic role where you can make a significant impact? Join Our Team in the Prepared Foods Division as a Plant Operations Manager! You can expect your day to day include maintaining high production, quality, and yields while ensuring the safest working environment possible. This position requires an essential understanding and control of the production process, accurate record keeping, and general line maintenance and staffing. SUMMARY: This position is responsible for directing, controlling, and coordinating all aspects of plant production to maximize the long-term and short-term profitability of the company.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree, B.A., or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience: 10+ years related experience in a manufacturing plant with 1+ years General Manager or Senior Production Manager experience required, or combination of education and experience will be considered.
• This position requires an essential understanding and control of the production process, maintenance, shipping, receiving, sanitation, quality assurance, accounting, safety, human resources, and material management and is responsible for entire plant operation in the absence of the Plant Manager.
• Computer Skills: Standard computer skills including Microsoft Office programs.
• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Special Skills: Display sound judgment and decision-making leadership and organizational skills.
• Flexibility to work off hours on a routine basis to provide guidance and training to a three shift 6 7day operation.
• Travel: 0-10%
• Must reside in the United States.
• Sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Must submit a resume to be considered.
• Internal Team Member Additional Qualifications: Must not have 4 or more attendance points for locations on an 8 point policy (on application date)
• No written warning in the past six (6) months
• No suspension on record for the last 12 months
• No lateral, downward, or self-disqualification unless for higher classification for the past 6 months.
• New TM’s still in 90 days of probationary period are not eligible to apply.
• Internal applicants should either upload a resume to their application on Workday OR complete their application fully showing current and past work experience OR make sure their Career Profile in Workday is up to date and complete.

Nice To Haves

• Food manufacturing experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• This requires working with Team Members to develop good working relationships and high morale.
• Performing administrative duties and seeing that objectives are being met.
• Leading production team to create a work environment which reflects a commitment to employee safety, product quality, food safety and positive employee relations using Lean and Continuous Improvement Techniques through company values and behaviors in action.
• Communicating with Team Members on project timelines and tasks that need to be completed immediately.
• Promote positive relationships with the community through personal involvement and support of local government and community programs.
• Ensure compliance with all quality and food safety requirements to protect customers, consumers, and Tyson Foods - including all state and federal regulations.
• Other responsibilities include developing and training Team Members holding monthly safety meetings and group discussions and troubleshooting areas that might cause problems with production.
• Additional duties include computing quarterly figures and their relationship to objectives, handling Team Member concerns and performing other responsibilities as the need arises.
• The position will also step in as acting plant manager in the plant manager’s absence.

Benefits

• We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

What This Job Offers

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