Operations Line Leader; Line Manager

Operations Line Leader (Line Centric Team Leadership) - Salary Range: $90K to $110K

Are you ready to elevate your career in manufacturing operations and be a part of creating the world's best desserts? Dessert Holdings partners with some of North America’s most iconic chains to bring people together to celebrate life’s sweetest moments! We have an amazing opportunity to join a high-growth organization and pave the way for future career advancement.

Dessert Holdings is looking for a dynamic Operations Line Leader (leads a line‑centric leadership team) to join our leadership team at our facility in Aurora, CO to achieve breakthrough production results. This individual will be responsible for all results for a line/area with up to 80 employees utilizing a rigorous Daily Direction Setting system in partnership with a Line Continuous Improvement Lead and a Maintenance Lead.

This team will be responsible to determine priorities to drive out losses on a 24‑hour, multiple‑shift line or area. Through ownership of Safety, Quality, Production, Reliability and Material Usage Variants targets, this team will drive operational excellence for their area and foster employee engagement to achieve customer satisfaction.

The typical hiring range for this role is $90,000 to $110,000 annually and is based on several factors such as education, work experience, skills, certifications, location, etc. In addition to pay, Dessert Holdings offers benefits such as a choice of comprehensive medical plans, dental and vision insurance, paid vacation and holidays, and retirement contribution to all eligible employees.

• System Owner Owns Human and Food safety for the line/system and the plan to improve
• Single point of ownership for the delivery of the line/system improvement; owns delivery of line targeted results including financials
• Provide ongoing performance feedback and coaching to team members
• Builds capability in operators to identify, measure and drive out losses on their equipment
• Owns identifying training gaps for the operators and technicians on the system as well as developing and ensuring execution of training plan to address these gaps
• Drive continuous improvement and total employee involvement in critical success areas by empowering employees to utilize lean manufacturing tools.
• Manage the team: on-shift safety, quality of product, execution of shift specific improvement plan actions
• Daily staffing and leading work of operators and technicians including:
• Shift Hand-offs
• Onboarding of new employees
• Support team development
• Support performance management and incentives programs
• Own accuracy and timeliness of performance metrics for shift
• Start-up and changeover execution
• Prioritize and plan for various maintenance activities

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Industrial Technology, or Management and 2+ years of related manufacturing experience
• Prior supervisory or lead experience is preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated capability in the application of Continuous Improvement tools
• Demonstrated basic technical capability on at least one product platform
• Shift flexibility including extended hours, weekends or holidays as needed

Dessert Holdings is North America’s fastest‑growing premium dessert company, recognized for providing retail and food service customers with chef‑inspired, innovative desserts made with real ingredients, a flexible and low‑cost supply chain, and best‑in‑class service. The company is a collection of premium dessert companies and brands:
Steven Charles, The Original Cakerie, Lawler’s Desserts, Atlanta Cheesecake Company, and Dianne’s Fine Desserts. Dessert Holdings is owned by Bain Capital, employing more than 3,200 people across eight manufacturing facilities, and is continuing its journey of rapid growth.

Dessert Holdings and its related entities provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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