Operations Manager

This range is provided by BAKKAVOR USA. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$95,000.00/yr - $/yr

We are the leaders in the fresh-prepared food manufacturing industry. We are fast developing a strong presence in the US as we continue to disrupt the eating habits of US consumers. We are passionate about the food we make and demand for our products is high. You may not know our Bakkavor name but our customers are some of the best-known grocery chains across the globe.

In total, we have 19,000 employees worldwide. Here in the US, we are playing an instrumental part in driving change in freshly prepared foods to some of the major retailer chains and in the UK we are the market leader in all categories we serve.

• Respect & Trust Each Other
• Be Proud Of What We Do
• Keep The Customer At The Heart Of What We Do
• Get It Right, Keep It Right

Plans, directs, and controls all production related activities; organizes and manages staff; and assist in the establishment of performance objectives and standards by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors. The Production Manager will also be responsible for achieving productivity and accuracy goals, and successfully meeting internal quality and safety requirements as well as customer needs.

• Leadership
• Project Management
• Time Management
• Technical Capacity
• Flexibility
• Budget and Cost control
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Customer Focus
• Decision Making
• People Development
• Teamwork Orientation
• High degree of Integrity and Ethics

• Reviews production orders or schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates in order to plan department operations.
• Plans production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products.
• Prepares operational schedules and coordinates manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications.
• Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
• Manage and evaluate machine resources to ensure productivity and minimal downtime.
• Strive to reduce expenses and increase productivity across all product lines.
• Provide motivation, support and guidance to all employees.
• Communicate any problems or obstacles to senior management.
• Establish workflow policies that enhance speed and efficiency without compromising product safety or integrity.
• Create schedules for employees to ensure optimum staffing levels.
• Enforce and comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), safety guidelines, and quality assurance and food safety programs.
• Reviews ongoing performance results to targets. Takes corrective measures with authorization, escalates as needed.
• Participates in daily, weekly, monthly and annual planning process as appropriate.
• Performs all duties and responsibilities in a timely and effective manner in accordance with established company policies to achieve the overall objectives of this position.
• Maintains a favorable working relationship with all other company employees.
• Performs all necessary supervisory functions to effectively and efficiently manage the personnel assigned.
• Communicates areas of accountability and performance expected of personnel assigned.
• Determines standards of performance as a basis to review progress of personnel assigned.
• Recommends salary adjustments, transfers, promotions and dismissals.
• Ensures proper training of personnel assigned.
• Fosters a cooperative and harmonious working climate conducive to maximize employee morale and productivity.
• Develops individuals for future advancement.
• Regular Attendance is an essential job function.

This position manages all employees of the department and is responsible for the…