Operations Manager

The Operations Manager will provide mentoring, coaching and train team members to develop effective and efficient teams. Ensure appropriate, effective communication within teams, across teams and to management as well as support areas. Develop flexible, multi-skilled team members to enable movement of people as needed to accomplish work. Collaborate with Plant Steering Team to develop and implement short- and long-term strategies, including project leadership, staffing and employee engagement.

Experience-Education (Required): 

• Bachelors Degree preferred in Animal Science, Industrial Engineering, or related field or degree equivalent experience.

• 5 plus years of supervisory/management experience in processing/manufacturing operations with solid progressive leadership experience

• Strong presentation, communication, training, and interpersonal skills

• Proven track record of understanding the drivers of product and labor cost variances  

• Strong leadership experience

Competencies-Skills (Required): 

• Strategically plan, organize, and manage a department with regards to daily hours, schedules, productivity, quality, and safety

• Strong Microsoft Office suite and written communication skills

• Ability to communicate with a variety of people & personalities

• Must be able to make quick decisions on the spot & support those decisions to your peers, employees, and plant leadership

• Ability to consistently meet deadlines, manage multiple projects & multi-task with ease

• Must be detail oriented and have excellent follow through

• Results orientation with track record of successful achievements

• Active listening skills are a must

• Ability to influence a positive employee environment

• Ability to drive safety & safe behaviors while maintaining the goal of preventing all injuries

• Must be able to influence and drive change management

• LEAN / Six Sigma / TMM experience -Participates in coaching and mentoring as well as additional career development activities to enhance the effectiveness and potential of the team    

Competencies-Skills (Preferred):

• High Speed Manufacturing experience

• Demonstrated experience with Continuous Improvement Processes and/or Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt

• Responsible for department costs to budget through effective manpower planning, and scheduling.

Hours/Shift:  1st shift, 6:30 AM – 3:30 PM (Core Hours); this role may require hours outside of the core hours, weekends or holidays as needed.

Salary: $90,000 - $110,000 depending on experience

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

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