Operations Manager

The Operations Manager will oversee a 24x7 operation, focusing on mentoring, coaching, and training team members to build effective and efficient teams. Responsibilities include ensuring clear communication, developing multi-skilled employees, and collaborating on short and long-term strategies. This role leads a production team of eight supervisors and over 115 hourly associates, aiming to foster a strong safety culture, positive employee relations, and consistency. Key duties involve developing programs for efficient asset utilization, managing safety, quality, service, and cost performance, ensuring policy compliance, and making recommendations for labor strategies and capital equipment. The manager will also implement system changes, maintain production documentation, collaborate with HR on employee relations, align strategies with company goals, manage operating budgets and capital spending, develop staff capabilities, and ensure compliance with quality, environmental, safety, HALAL, Kosher, and GMP regulations. Driving continuous improvement through lean manufacturing principles and data-driven decisions, and operating effectively in a unionized environment are also core responsibilities.