Operations Manager - Delta, Canada - Foley's Candies

Foley's Candies
Foley's Candies
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Delta, Canada

1 week ago

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Job Description - Operations Manager

LIVE AND MODEL THE ORGANIZATION'S VALUES

  • Customer Centred
  • You ensure quality always comes first
  • You are easy to do business with
  • You consider the customer in discussions and actions
  • You respond to customer needs with urgency and diligence
  • Communication
  • You listen well to understand
  • You communicate concisely with candor and respect
  • You participate by communicating your experience, ideas, and solutions.
  • Curiosity
  • You understand our business and our products
  • You eagerly seek learning
  • You welcome new ideas to drive continuous improvement
  • Impact
  • You drive results by making difficult decisions when needed
  • You address the root cause to solve problems
  • You get the right things done
  • Accountability
  • You accept that your colleagues deserve your best, always
  • You exercise excellent judgement and take smart risks
  • You elevate quality in everything you do
  • You follow through on commitments and own your results
  • Collaboration
  • You share knowledge freely to ensure organizational strength and sustainability
  • You make time to help and develop others
  • You do what's right for the organization
  • Community
  • You welcome diversity of backgrounds and cultures
  • You value different perspectives and choose the best ideas regardless of source
  • You are committed to the well being of colleagues and the sustainability of communities.

Major Duties/Responsibilities

QUALITY & SAFETY

  • Overall responsibility to lead the Health and Safety program at the Brockmann's facility. People safety is our #1 priority.
  • Work with the Foleys/Brockmann's Safety Officer to actively promote workplace safety and achieve safety related KPI's.
  • Support the QA Department in the successful certification of all current or required food safety, sustainability, social audit, and customer protocols (SQF, QAI, Kosher etc.)
  • Adheres to all company policies and procedures in maintaining a food & people safe work environment.

MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS

  • Lead the operations with a focus on our 4 mantra's People and Food Safety, GMP's, Quality and Productivity
  • Responsibility for the development and execution of operating plans for the plant
  • Ensure highly efficient operations are established within Corporate and Regulatory guidelines.
  • Oversee the development and control of plant's annual operating budget.
  • Manage and monitor all labour spends (permanent and temp or agency supplied) to targets.
  • Manage the achievement of annual safety, quality, customer service and cost targets.
  • Analyze performance, recommend and implement methods for productivity, safety and quality improvements
  • Lead and facilitate effective problemsolving and be the key decisionmaker.
  • Create a work environment that enables all employees to perform safely and effectively and to make a contribution to the organization.
  • Leadership of the plant at all levels understands this objective and provides the direction, coaching, support and motivation to achieve the desired KPI's.
  • Implement practices to enable high level of employee engagement.
  • Recruit, assess, and develop a plant team capable of driving productivity and lowering costs.
  • Assure a robust continuous improvement process prioritizing and delivering targeted results with a focus on reducing costs and increasing return on capital.
  • Support other departments such as R&D with new product innovations and production capability assessments for future new product launches.
  • Coordinate proactive and reactive maintenance utilizing both inhouse and thirdparty resources.
  • Performs such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned.

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform major duties/responsibilities

  • Strategic leadership change agent with the ability to develop a competitive advantage
  • Must have excellent organizational skills to organize and manage multiple priorities
  • Must have a demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others
  • Must have demonstrated the ability to develop individuals and teams.
  • Knowledge of the budgeting process and cost controls
  • Working knowledge of and experience with Lean or Six Sigma an asset
  • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
  • Strong customer orientation
  • Strong team player and ability to build highperformance teams.
  • Proficiency in computer programs/software such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and related ERP/MRP systems

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Experience: 6-8 years in food operations including at least 4 years in a plant or facility leadership role
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