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National Black MBA Association

Production Department Manager

National Black MBA Association, Columbus, Georgia, United States, 31900


Your Opportunity as a Production Department ManagerThe Production Department Manager is responsible for day-to-day direction and oversight for the manufacturing of bakery products and teams. This individual will organize and lead production to ensure that products are produced consistently and efficiently to specified quality and operational standards to be shipped to customers on-time. The Department Manager will lead the team to implement best practices and standards to continue to improve and manage to KPI’s.Location:

1969 Victory Dr, Columbus, GA 31901 (Hostess Manufacturing Plant)Work Arrangements:

100% on-site. Day Shift: 6am-6pm (flexibility required)In this Role You Will:Responsible for leading an operations department to support the businessDevelop capability and leadership characteristics in Area Leaders, Process Engineers, Controls Leader, and Advanced Technical LeadershipResponsible for meeting Quality, Safety, Reliability, and Cost targets for plant operationsAbility to work with all plant functions to ensure all production needs are metCoordinate activities to increase Autonomous Maintenance knowledge throughout the plant, utilizing Autonomous Maintenance to improve Operations measuresLead and teach complete understanding of overall plant product flow including all inputs and outputsManaging and leveraging relationships with R&D and corporate engineeringIdentify and eliminate operations losses; Lead in solving issues to cause and implement improvementsManage capital budget/projects to improve Operations measures in the areas of capacity growth, production efficiencies, Quality, and SafetySet plant direction by contributing to the Plant Leadership teamAdminister any necessary disciplineAlways manage with Basic Beliefs as a foundation and preserves Smucker cultureExecutes effective communication to all levels of the organizationThe Right Role for YouWe are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.What We are Looking For:Minimum Requirements:A bachelor’s degree is required; an engineering or technical degree is preferredAt least 3-5 years of manufacturing operational experience managing people and teamsPriority setting and Problem solving: Demonstrate ability to be decisive, proactive, and strategic in decision makingAdditional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:Food processing or manufacturing experienceExperience in a high-performance work environmentWork effectively across organization boundaries and with diverse teamsExcellent communication (both written and verbal) and listening skillsStrong organization skillsExperience directing and managing vendorsBe available after hours/weekendsWork EnvironmentThis job operates in a manufacturing environment. The noise level in the work environment and manufacturing sites can be loud.

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