What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Excellence Manager position at Trufood Manufacturing?
Responsibilities
The Production Performance Leader will be responsible for directing and overseeing ongoing performance and efficiency of all plant functions through the establishment and monitoring of KPIs that seek to meet and/or exceed corporate objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Direct and oversee ongoing performance and efficiency of all plant functions through the establishment and monitoring of KPIs that seek to meet and/or exceed corporate objectives.
- Develop and mentor plant teams, future leaders, and succession planning by partnering with plant managers and human resources.
- Responsible for strategy development based on customer support, OpEx, return on capital, transformational goals, increasing capacity and throughput, and cost discipline.
- Formulates and implements manufacturing programs to maintain and improve the competitive position and profitability of operations.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or manufacturing or related field of study.
- Experience with plant transformation including organizational design, facility enhancement, and upskilling and development of the workforce.
- Proven leadership skills to put employees first, ability to remove barriers and promote succession planning.
- Able to simply and effectively communicate complex issues up, down, and across the organization.
- High degree of financial acumen is required with the ability to perform plant-level financial analysis.
- Self-motivated with excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
