Assistant Plant Manager

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Management Tarboro, NC, US

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery became a stand- alone company in 2018 when it was purchased by Kohlberg and Company (private equity) from Tyson Foods. Our desserts have always stood for incredible flavor and superior value in the frozen food aisle and away from home markets. The Sara Lee Frozen Bakery collection of top brands includes Sara Lee®, Chef Pierre®, Bistro Collection®, Superior on Main® and Cyrus O'Leary's®.

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery is proud to take these iconic brands into a new era and to continue the evolution that transformed one small Chicago bakery into an American institution. Using carefully sourced ingredients and time-honored recipes, the company is committed to making life’s moments a little sweeter, putting its customers first and discovering new ways to make everyone’s favorite foods even better.

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery is proud to take these iconic brands into a new era and to continue the evolution that transformed one small Chicago bakery into an American institution. Using carefully sourced ingredients and time-honored recipes, the company is committed to making life’s moments a little sweeter, putting its customers first and discovering new ways to make everyone’s favorite foods even better.

Our vision is to be the world’s most beloved bakery by creating irresistible foods, growing with our customers, and delivering value for all. We will achieve success through collaboration and innovation in an environment where employees feel empowered to execute with speed. We believe that each of us has unique points of difference and experience to offer. We believe that there is always a better way, and we will never be satisfied with status quo.

If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, continually seek process improvements and a strong sense of customer service, then this is the right type of environment for you.

The Assistant Bakery Manager will partner with the Bakery Director in overseeing and driving the daily operations of the manufacturing facility and will serve as a senior operational leader and delegate as needed. This role provides leadership across production and operations, with responsibility for safe, efficient, cost-effective, and high-quality manufacturing performance. The Assistant Bakery Manager will lead and develop Value Stream Managers and Production Supervisors, align priorities across value streams and support functions, and establish systems and processes that improve productivity, reliability, quality, service, and overall bakery performance.

The role will champion Lean, Six Sigma, and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) methodologies while leveraging Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), including platforms such as Redzone, to improve operational visibility, identify losses, optimize labor and equipment performance, and sustain improvements. The Assistant Bakery Manager will own key production operating routines and help translate bakery objectives into disciplined execution through the Value Stream Managers, fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

• Lead, coach, develop, and direct Value Stream Managers and Production Supervisors to achieve safety, quality, service, productivity, cost, and employee engagement objectives.
• Build leadership capability within the operations organization through ongoing coaching, performance management, succession planning, and development of Value Stream Managers and Supervisors.
• Provide operational leadership across the…