Our client is a privately owned manufacturer of food and beverage products. The company has been in operation for more than 25 years and has annual sales of over $250M.
Position
Location
Operations Manager
Nearest Metro City: Philadelphia, PA
Salary
Reports to
Highly competitive package, commensurate with experience
Management
Responsibilities
1) Maintain/improve cost of operations on all production and distribution processes 2) Set benchmarks and lead the team through steps to achieve them 3) Maintain/improve productivity standards 4) Mentor/develop the Supervisory Team in concert with HR
5) Handle production, warehousing and packaging
6) Ensure that production schedules and results are communicated to the entire
plant staff
7) Handle all aspects of the processing operation including budgeting, planning, directing and operational as well as financial forecasting 8) Ensure safe, efficient and quality operation 9) Implement cost-effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures and labor 10) Provide leadership, direction and training to employees to accomplish company goals and objectives 11) Coordinate manufacturing activities with all other functions of the organization and suppliers 12) Obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machinery and equipment 13) Identify improvement opportunities and lead change 14) Provide inputs to the development of product strategy and research and development of new and emerging products 15) Participate in management activities to support the company's long-term plans 16) Manage and coordinate a high-speed bottling plant
Requirements
1) BS 2) 5 years of experience in a food manufacturing environment along with labeling and packing (familiarity with krone type labeling a plus) 3) Knowledge of OSHA and FDA regulations as well as fluency in Spanish a plus
