Senior Operations Manager- Dairy
77 Consultants
- Nampa, ID
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Analyzes manufacturing data and identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement; identifies and utilizes methods to assure manufacturing processes are more efficient and effective (reducing waste, reducing labor cost, etc.).
- Successfully achieves department projects and goals within budget.
- Directs adjustments of the manufacturing processes to maintain conformance with standards, specifications, and customer requirements.
- Ensures compliance with workplace and government-mandated standards (FDA, USDA, OSHA, etc.).
- Responsible for preparing a variety of reports and presenting them to top management, including corrective actions or adjustments as required.
- Responsible for the overall safety of personnel through continual inspection of the department and processes, making necessary changes to ensure efficiency is not compromised by safety and health concerns.
- Confers with the Assistant Manager and/or other Managers to coordinate departmental activities.
- Will be required to explain variances in labor costs and productivity.
- Ensures adherence to GMP, GSP, FSSC practices, and QC policies and procedures, and proper maintenance of equipment.
- Assists the Plant Director in preparing annual budgets and Cap Ex projects, including collection, preparation, and presentation of data to top management.
- Cooperates with other management in establishing and communicating company policies, operating procedures, and goals.
- Ensures quality assurance programs prevent or eliminate defects in new or existing products.
- Ensures successful completion of department specific initiatives (e.g., capital projects).
- Oversees the interviewing and hiring of employees to include appraising performance, rewarding, and coaching employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, duties, and responsibilities and it does not proscribe or restrict other tasks that may be assigned.
- Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or technical school.
- 3 – 4 years related experience in field.
- Food production and packaging, or related experience.
- Microsoft Office Proficient; Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Basic algebra skills.
- Solid working knowledge of equipment and process; HTST pasteurization process, filtration of whey/milk on the membrane system to include, but not limited to, Ultrafiltration, Reverse Osmosis, Microfiltration, Nanofiltration, Evaporators, and Whey or Milk dryer.
- Mechanically incline to be able to work with Maintenance department.