Director of Plant Operations

We are looking for a dynamic, results oriented, metric driven Director of Operations to join our team. This is a great position for a candidate looking to make a significant impact in developing and growing an organization. This leader will be responsible for managing, directing and coordinating all plant activities at one of our manufacturing plants in Pittsburgh, PA and will report to the Vice President of Operations.

Definition of Success

A plant team that delivers sustainable Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost initiatives through employee accountability, development and engagement with a focus on building a continuous improvement culture and working collaboratively across all functions of the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all production activities to ensure safety, quality, delivery and cost standards are met
• Provide clear and active leadership and coaching working closely with direct reports
• Foster a collaborative working environment across all functions of the organization
• Drive a continuous improvement mindset
• Develop, measure, and improve key performance indicators (KPI’s) for the organization
• Recommend and implement continuous improvement initiatives in order to increase quality, efficiency and safety
• Work closely with customers to ensure customer expectations are achieved
• Develop and deliver annual operational budgets

Key Competencies

• Customer Focus: Understands and monitors the needs of internal and external customers
• Adaptable / Flexible: Open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to work in a dynamic team environment
• Self-Starter: Takes initiative in developing programs to conform with set standards, ensuring the development of a robust culture
• Problem-Solving: Prevents and solves issues, understand and mitigates problems, recognizes cause and effect relationships between functions
• Project and Time Management: Plans tasks and deliverables accurately, prioritizes tasks and adapts as needed and is responsive to requests and accountable for actions

Qualifications

• 4 year degree in business management, operations, engineering or equivalent experience
• 3 - 5 years’ experience in a supervisory or management position
• Food experience preferred
• Previous experience / broad understanding of safety systems and enforcement of safety rules and policies
• Previous experience / strong understanding of budgeting / expense management
• Understanding of OEE / T-max methodology
• Strong working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing
• Effective interpersonal and written communication skills
• Proven track record managing to metrics
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Experience with manufacturing forecasting and planning
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
• Proficient in MS Office suite including Excel and PowerPoint