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King & Prince Seafood

Operations Manager

King & Prince Seafood, Lebanon, IN


What you'll do:

The Operation Manager is responsible for all operational programs for manufacturing. The Operations Manager has responsibility for safe, sanitary, high quality and productive manufacture of frozen value-added products at the Lebanon, IN. facility. The Operations Manager will ensure the legality of all processing and packaging operations as well as effective warehouse and material coordination. This position reports to the Plant Manager.
  • Lead respective Shift Production Leaders from production planning through execution. Develop roles and responsibilities for Production Supervisors that provide effective and efficient management of shift operations. This includes processes to optimize production staffing, reporting, and system auditing. Build a consistent approach across shifts.
  • Maximize labor, material, & equipment utilization and ensure that all aspects of the production responsibility (safety, sanitation, quality, productivity) are met or exceeded. Maintain all required documentation in accordance with product specifications and processing parameters.
  • Responsible for the training and development needs of the production workforce in conjunction with Shift Supervisors. Develop and implement training programs to increase performance of employees and the safety of tasks. Complete job performance evaluations.
  • Cross-functional responsibility with the Maintenance, Engineering, HR, Sanitation, and Quality Managers to collectively plan, communicate and implement team-driven projects for the improvement of the product, process and working environment of the Lebanon facility.
  • Oversee activities of Lebanon materials coordination, responsible for dry and frozen transactions.
  • Update and coordinate information to employees and management on plant performance.
  • Understand and Report on Manufacturing KPI's including Material loss, Labor loss and manufacturing downtime related issues.

What you'll need:
  • Operations management (bachelor's preferred) or technical degree with 5+ years progressive responsibility.
  • Leadership, presentation, and team building skills.
  • Ability to deal effectively with all levels of the organization.
  • A high level of discipline and attention to detail with ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Self-starter with a desire to create and drive change within a diverse work environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Who we are:

Since 1849, America has trusted the Gorton's Fisherman. And for over 175 years, Gorton's has trusted our employees to work with integrity, pursue their curiosity, respond with agility, work collaboratively, and be passionate about our mission to spread the goodness of the sea by making quality seafood accessible to everyone. We provide a rich opportunity for professional growth, in a fun and collaborative environment, supported by our development and training programs, our generous benefits, work life balance, and the ability to make a difference. We invite you to join our national brand based in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)