• Establishes, communicates, and executes measurable manufacturing and team member goals that deliver uncompromised safety, quality, service, and performance results.
• Functions as an Operations Startup Lead for critical projects where we are modifying or installing new equipment.
• Leads a system in one of our key focus areas or continuous improvement efforts across the manufacturing site(s), including establishing and training to a standard, inspecting against the standard, and measuring results. 
• Coaches/mentors colleagues in daily routines and leadership fundamentals; occasionally may have an associate team leader as a direct report.
• Participates in developing/improving one-on-one coaching, team meetings efficiency, and supervision standards on the production floor.
• Participates in ME projects that drives plant improvement.
• Supports the operations manager in managing labor, material costs, and related issues.
• Drives "Zero Harm" safety systems and culture through training and communication.
• Sets clear expectations and targets, leading a high-performing team; implements systems that deliver repeatable and reliable results.
• Assigns specific duties to personnel, conducts investigations or research, writes technical, informative, or operational reports, works on special projects, attends and conducts meetings as required.
• Works on special operations projects assigned by the operations leadership; occasionally participates in Site Leadership Team activities.
• Functions in-place as the acting operations manager on an off shift or other instances where the operations manager is unavailable.  
• Off shift rotation/coverage as needed, including escalations.
• Company-wide support for projects or coverage, as needed.
• Cross functional SME to multiple departments at the site level.
• Maintains strong floor presence and rapport with frontline team members.
• Proactive advocate for change and applies change management principles.
• Maintains a growth mindset and develops that in others.
• This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

WHAT YOU NEED

*Minimum qualifications       

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university/college or 5 years of experience leading and directing teams in lieu of degree         
• 5 years of production/operations experience and 3 years of experience supervising manufacturing teams.
• Blue Diamond Growers production/operations experience.
• Experience creating and managing standards.
• Working knowledge of Continuous Improvement tools.
• Experience identifying and solving problems on a manufacturing level. 
• Demonstrated experience applying emotional intelligence in the workplace.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This is a standard manufacturing environment with exposure to noise, dust, hazardous materials, and heavy machinery in varying work and weather conditions. You may be required to occasionally climb stairs and/or ladders.