Production Department Manager

J.M. Smucker Co•Arkadelphia, AR

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Your Opportunity as a Department Manager The Department Manager is responsible for day-to-day direction and oversight of the manufacturing of bakery products and teams. This individual will organize and lead production to ensure that products are produced consistently and efficiently to specified quality and operational standards to be shipped to customers on time. The Department Manager will lead the team to implement best practices and standards to continue to improve and manage to KPI’s. Location: 1 Hostess Way, Arkadelphia, AR 71923 (Hostess Manufacturing Plant) Work Arrangements: 100% on-site. Day Shift: (flexibility required to support weekends and off shifts as needed.) In this Role You Will: Be responsible for leading an operations department to support the business Develop capability and leadership characteristics in Area Leaders, Process Engineers, Controls Leader, and Advanced Technical Leadership Be responsible for meeting Quality, Safety, Reliability, and Cost targets for plant operations Work with all plant functions to ensure all production needs are met Coordinate activities to increase Autonomous Maintenance knowledge throughout the plant, utilizing Autonomous Maintenance to improve Operations measures Lead and teach complete understanding of overall plant product flow including all inputs and outputs Manage and leverage relationships with R&D and corporate engineering Identify and eliminate operations losses; Lead in solving issues to cause and implement improvements Manage capital budget/projects to improve Operations measures in the areas of capacity growth, production efficiencies, Quality, and Safety Set plant direction by contributing to the Plant Leadership team Administer any necessary discipline Manage with Basic Beliefs as a foundation and preserves Smucker culture Execute effective communication to all levels of the organization The Right Role for You We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs , and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree is required; an engineering or technical degree is preferred
At least 3 years of manufacturing operational experience managing people and teams
Priority setting and Problem solving: Demonstrated ability to be decisive, proactive, and strategic in decision making

Nice To Haves

Food processing or manufacturing experience
Experience in a high-performance work environment
Work effectively across organization boundaries and with diverse teams
Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and listening skills
Strong organization skills
Experience directing and managing vendors
Must be willing to travel at least 10% and be available after hours/weekends

Responsibilities

Be responsible for leading an operations department to support the business
Develop capability and leadership characteristics in Area Leaders, Process Engineers, Controls Leader, and Advanced Technical Leadership
Be responsible for meeting Quality, Safety, Reliability, and Cost targets for plant operations
Work with all plant functions to ensure all production needs are met
Coordinate activities to increase Autonomous Maintenance knowledge throughout the plant, utilizing Autonomous Maintenance to improve Operations measures
Lead and teach complete understanding of overall plant product flow including all inputs and outputs
Manage and leverage relationships with R&D and corporate engineering
Identify and eliminate operations losses; Lead in solving issues to cause and implement improvements
Manage capital budget/projects to improve Operations measures in the areas of capacity growth, production efficiencies, Quality, and Safety
Set plant direction by contributing to the Plant Leadership team
Administer any necessary discipline
Manage with Basic Beliefs as a foundation and preserves Smucker culture
Execute effective communication to all levels of the organization