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Schweid & Sons

Director of Operations NJ

Schweid & Sons, Carlstadt, New Jersey, us, 07072


The Director of Operations will be responsible for all the production facilities' manufacturing, processing, maintenance, and warehouse functions. The NJ location has about 200 employees in a union setting. The successful candidate will be responsible for achieving both short-term and long-term production objectives while establishing strategic manufacturing plans to achieve corporate goals. They will assist in creating and adhering to operational and plant budgets. Key Performance Indicators (KPI) include Fill rate, plant cost reduction, yield, and direct labor. Additionally, the Director of Operations will develop and execute comprehensive manufacturing plans and programs to support employee engagement, quality, safety, volume, and cost/objectives. They must thrive as hands-on, detail-oriented leaders who actively hold themselves and others accountable while regularly implementing continuous improvement efforts to ensure value.

Essential Job Functions:

The essential job functions of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

Overseeing all operations and budgets of the entire facilityAchieve Financial goals (labor, yield, & plant expense) while maintaining a safe & hygienic working environmentAchieve 99.75% case fill rate on time by achieving daily/weekly Production attainment goals.Ensures established production schedules are achieved which most effectively utilize our people/process and equipment while maintaining serviceEnsure product is produced at the highest quality standards to provide superior customer satisfaction.Lead in the readiness of all Quality Audits and Customer visitsCommunicate and coordinate production requirements and performance with contracted maintenance and sanitation departments to maximize line efficiency and minimize downtime.Implement Continuous Improvement manufacturing tactics and actions to accomplish plant production and warehousing goals.Institute workaround/contingency plans for running production if mechanical downtime occurs.Maintain good working relationships with internal customers (Sales, Finance, Executives, etc.)Responsible for training, selecting, and motivating Plant Supervision and hourly workforce.Makes sure new policies and programs are being followed.Ensures proper documentation and records are maintained in accordance with established regulatory, company, or plant requirements, including downtime collection, batching data, & training documentationLead Daily and Weekly meetings with the team to review metrics and set actions accordingly.3-5 Direct ReportsBe a champion for coaching, development, and accountability of all team members in the Plant.Other tasks and projects may be assigned.

LEADERSHIP/PERSONALITY TRAITS:

Exude a positive, can-do, and collaborative attitudeHonest, hard-working, high-Integrity, and humbleAbility to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization and drive change.Sound judgment & Decision-making skillsAssertive but RespectfulSelf-driven, servant leaderSense of urgency and a bias for action, goal-orientedStrong interpersonal & influencing skillsHandle multiple competing priorities dailyStrong problem-solving and research skillsEmbrace internal and external customer-centricityAnalytical / fact-based / data-drivenCORE COMPETENCIES:

Ability to optimize manual labor output via the following:Workstation Layout optimization (non-CAPEX)SOP Training of hourly workforceExpectation-setting at Front-line Leader (FLL) and hourly-levelTranslating financial and operational Metrics to FLL and hourly workforcePerformance Management conversations with the workforceProvide on-floor direction.Strong Data Analysis skillsExcellent oral and written communication skillsCan Lead through Visual Management ToolsAbility to navigate through Microsoft Software (Teams, Excel, Power BI, etc.)Experience in a "Lean Manufacturing" / "Continuous Improvement" environmentUnderstanding of Plant P&L, such as the drivers of labor and material cost/lb.

EXPERIENCE:

10+ years of food/beverage manufacturing experience required, with 3+ years in fresh, short shelf-life manufacturing/warehousing leadership experience preferred.3 years of ground beef experience5 years of protein experienceFamiliarity with applicable government regulations, including but not limited to GMPs, HACCP, and USDA regulations.Additional Information:

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Standing on your feet multiple hours of the day>50% of work on production floor~5-10% Travel