Operations Leader

Operations Leader at Insight Global Operations Leader at Insight Global in ALMO, Kentucky Posted in 10 days ago.

Type:

full-time

Job Description:

Required Skills & Experience

• 3+ years as an operations leader
• Manufacturing industry experience (food and beverage preferred)
• Continuous Improvement experience (Kaizen, TPM, 5S)
• Associate's degree or higher Nice to Have Skills & Experience
• Six sigma green belt or black belt
• Food and beverage experience
• Experience implementing TPM
• Bachelor's degree in engineering Job Description A Fortune 500 retail client in the Murray, KY area is seeking an Operations Leader to support their manufacturing plant.

This resource will be Supervise and control all planning, coordination and direction of production activities, ensuring maximum operating efficiency and product quality. Develop operations resource leaders to maintain and improve plant performance. Perform all jobs safely, efficiently and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability and (SQR). Other day to day responsibilities include:

• Maintain and communicate awareness of industry trends, including new developments in equipment, ingredients and customer needs
• Support and participate in the plant safety process
• Apply analysis and knowledge of plant processing and operations to develop and maintain department structure to satisfy production needs and objectives
• Advance recommendations on policies, procedures, techniques, facilities, production planning and all other matters related to effective plant and department operations
• Prepare production portion of operating budgets; implement and control approved budgets
• Communicate effectively with plant leadership to ensure efficient and timely policy implementation
• Communicate and coordinate responsibilities with all plant supervisory staff, including maintenance, sanitation, quality control and the plant office
• Maintain close contact with sales and marketing activity, keeping abreast of all sales and marketing activities that may affect production distribution
• Develop and implement methods for enabling all employees to achieve plant production goals
• Develop department managers and associates to the fullest extent of their ability, while maintaining positive engagement
• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements
• Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles
• Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports