What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Unit Leader - Food Manufacturing position at Bridgetown Natural Foods?
Job Description
Job Description
Salary :
Job Summary : The Business Unit Leader (BUL) is responsible for building and leading an effective team and for the execution of manufacturing strategy and daily management system. The individual inthis role will lead a team of two supervisors, line leads, and partners on the floor focused on production lines in the business unit. The BUL will own 24-hour performance of the team and operational performance. Partner training within the department, development, skills requirements, and standard work development are all aspects of the BUL responsibilities. This position works closely with internal functions such as HR, Finance, Planning, Maintenance, Engineering, R&D and Quality.
Essential Functions :
- Lead Safety, Quality, and Food Safety as a role model for the entire department
- Lead people development, training, and engagement for partners
- Lead the day-to-day production activities and set priorities across a 24-hour period within the value stream to ensure that commitments are achieved, and improvements are made
- Champion the Bridgetown Performance System initiatives across the department
- Systematically identify, prioritize, and reduce losses through collaborative and data-based root cause analysis; teach and coach others
- Serve as a role model for cross-functional partnership and collaboration
- Be a leader and change agent to drive out waste in the manufacturing department
- Champion and role model mission and values of the Organization
- Employ an active leadership style, spending 50% of time on production floor.
- Accurately track and report daily performance across all shifts using a daily management system
- Leverage technology to deliver better results
- Partner with subject matter experts and leaders to implement changes regarding production capability, tooling, machine replacement and staffing
- Develop open lines of communication to engage the team and improve employee morale
- Partner with HR in the requisitioning, placing, training, directing, appraising, promoting, disciplining or other actions relating to the manufacturing operations employees
- Support new process and product development
- Assure a clean and safe working environment for all employees
- Maintain GMP standards and emphasize prevention of potentially hazardous conditions
- Actively promote awareness of safety to all employees. Address unsafe acts and unsafe conditions
- Manage team objectives, performance reviews, training needs and development plans
- Ensure food safety policies and procedures are enforced and food safety issues are reported, including increased focus on cleaning standards and execution
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
Working Conditions / Physical Factors :
Other Duties as Assigned
This job description is not intended to be all inclusive, but to serve as a guideline. Management retains the right to determine additions or changes to job responsibilities.
