Bakery Operations Director: Drive Excellence & People Growth

Bimbo Bakeries USA; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Bimbo Bakeries USA in Roanoke, VA is seeking a Director of Bakery Operations to lead bakery teams, drive world-class practices, and set strategic priorities for performance in safety, quality, and cost. You will coach leaders, manage budgets, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver on the Operations Excellence Playbook.

The role emphasizes leadership development, manufacturing discipline, and accountability across People, Asset Reliability, Quality, and Safety, with travel up to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, Food Science, or a technical field required, Masters preferred.
• 10+ years of increasingly responsible manufacturing experience, at least 5 years in the food industry.
• Demonstrated leadership of safety initiatives that drive a zero-injury culture.
• Participative management style and excellent organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead as an Operations Excellence Vision Carrier, serve the frontline through pursuit of excellence, and drive accountability for running the playbook in their bakery.
• Engage and develop core competencies of direct and indirect team members through onboarding, training, coaching and consistent performance feedback, and coach Department Leaders towards an empowered, problem-solving mentality to consistently achieve world-class standards.
• Uphold and promote our E5 Leadership Behaviors: Embrace the Consumer, Ensure Operational Capabilities, Empower and Involve, Engage and Develop, and Expect Ownership and Accountability.
• Operate with a One Team mentality by supporting Department Leaders in Production, Maintenance, Sanitation and Shipping their bakery to win the shift and ensure production is to schedule and shipment to order.
• Partner with Business Unit leadership, other leaders in the bakery, and cross-functional teams to identify and implement profit-driving, quality-of-life-improving strategies and programs.
• Lead the Safety Integrated Management System for the bakery and ensure every leader and associate is engaged in achieving world class safety performance.

Job description

Bimbo Bakeries USA in Roanoke, VA is seeking a Director of Bakery Operations to lead bakery teams, drive world-class practices, and set strategic priorities for performance in safety, quality, and cost. You will coach leaders, manage budgets, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver on the Operations Excellence Playbook.

The role emphasizes leadership development, manufacturing discipline, and accountability across People, Asset Reliability, Quality, and Safety, with travel up to