Assistant Operations Manager

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** PRIMARY FUNCTION:
** The Assistant Operations Manager is responsible for managing a team of employees to ensure product quality and food safety while maintaining compliance in Company and regulatory guidelines and all federal, state and local legal requirements. This role analyzes & communicates financial indicators, champions continuous improvement programs, develops capital spending programs and fosters a safe and positive work environment enabling the achievement of production requirement to meet or exceed customer expectations and shareholder returns.
**** RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:
***** Manage plant teams to meet volume requirements and ensuring product availability to meet customer demand
* Develop short & long-term strategies to improve plant performance as measured by the plant performance indicators
* Partner with functional leaders to meet quality and food safety requirements
* Understand financial objectives and assists with the development of long & short-term plant financial strategies aimed to achieve objectives
* Analyze processes or roadblock/ issues, determines improvement or cause, communicating recommendations to senior management, including operations manager
* Partner with functional leaders to comply with regulatory guidelines while increasing throughput increasing customer satisfaction
* Assist with succession planning and employee development, providing input on possible candidates for promotion and developing programs to assist with employee development
* Identify opportunities for improvement, develop and implement continuous improvement solutions and lead or participate in process improvements
* Assist Compex leadership with the development of short & long term for plant capital spending strategies evaluating cost savings vs. stated commitments to ensure timely implementation and completion of capital projects
* Develop and implement operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality.
* Maintain safety and health programs for the location(s) under his/her management.  Promotes and supports a participative program which encourages a high level of employee involvement.
* Reviews production schedules and priorities as a result of equipment failure or operating problems.
**** SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
***** This role is a Leader of People role with required competencies:  Sizing up People, Delegation, Planning, Customer Focus and Conflict Management
**** EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
***** Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Food Science, Microbiology or closely related area.
** EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
*** Min eight (8) years relevant experience in Operations Management in a food processing industry.
* Minimum five (5) years' demonstrated leadership experience managing a team
* Strong business acumen including knowledge of finance, financial indicators, cost modeling and the like.
* Demonstrated success in overall management of safety and compliance within a food-manufacturing environment.
* Strong computer literacy (Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook)
* Must have good communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization in a timely and professional manner; multi-lingual strongly preferred
* Ability to handle and resolve most issues in an efficient and effective manner while ensuring confidential information is relayed only on a need-to-know basis
* Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize projects, planning skills, and a high attention to detail
* Must possess a strong customer-centric attitude, high energy level and a strong sense of urgency
** SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:
*** Follow departmental and company safety policies and programs
* Wear required protective equipment in all areas where mandatory
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* PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

*** Ability to work extended shifts (holiday, weekend and/or extended) as business need requires
* Ability to work in cold/ humid or hot/ dusty environments as needed### ### We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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** Wayne-Sanderson Farms**. Formed from two leading poultry companies with humble roots in farm supply and feed manufacturing,
** Wayne-Sanderson Farms
** is built on over a century’s worth of industry expertise and excellence in operation.

Our family at
** Wayne-Sanderson Farms
** is now more than 26,000 team members and over 2,000 family farmers strong, and still growing as the nation’s third largest poultry producer. By starting your career with a leader in the industry, you can develop your skills in a wide…