Business Unit Leader

Danone; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Danone in Dallas, Texas seeks a seasoned Business Unit Leader to guide our beverage manufacturing facility and partner with senior plant leadership to drive performance.

You will lead and develop frontline leaders, champion safety and quality, and execute strategic plans to improve cost, delivery and operational excellence across the unit.

This high-visibility role requires bold problem-solving, Lean/IWS experience, and a commitment to continuous improvement in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop multiple operational leaders and supervisors to meet plant and business objectives.
• Champion a world-class safety culture and help create an accident-free workplace.
• Build and execute strategic plans that support operational goals and annual targets.
• Drive manufacturing excellence through continuous improvement and best practices.
• Lead problem-solving efforts using Lean, Continuous Improvement, and IWS methodologies.
• Improve productivity, efficiency, quality, and cost performance across the unit.
• Partner with plant leadership to ensure consistent execution of operational priorities.
• Support talent development by coaching leaders in servant leadership and engagement.

Job description

Short Intro and About the Job

Lead a High-Performing Manufacturing Business Unit at Danone

At Danone, we're committed to bringing health through food to as many people as possible. As a leader in the food and beverage industry, we manufacture some of the world's most recognized brands while fostering a culture of safety, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

We're seeking an experienced Business Unit Leader to join our Dallas, Texas beverage manufacturing facility. In this highly visible leadership role, you'll partner closely with senior plant leadership to drive performance, develop frontline leaders, and lead a large-scale manufacturing operation focused on safety, quality, delivery, and continuous improvement.

What You'll Do

As the Business Unit Leader, you'll have responsibility for leading and developing a team of operational leaders while driving exceptional performance across your manufacturing area.

You will:

• Champion a world-class safety culture and help create an accident-free workplace.
• Lead, coach, and develop multiple leaders and supervisors to achieve plant and business objectives.
• Build and execute strategic plans that support operational goals and annual business targets.
• Drive manufacturing excellence through continuous improvement and operational best practices.
• Lead problem-solving efforts using Lean, Continuous Improvement, and Integrated Work Systems (IWS) methodologies.
• Improve productivity, efficiency, quality, and cost performance across the business unit.
• Partner with plant leadership to ensure consistent execution of operational priorities.
• Support talent development by coaching leaders in servant leadership principles and team engagement.
• Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, collaboration, and high performance.

Physical Demands

• While performing duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop; kneel; crouch; crawl; taste and/or smell, talk and hear.
• Ability to bend & stoop at waist level as well as bend & twist neck and head.
• The employee must regularly endure repetitive minimal to moderate lifting 10lbs up to 50lbs and occasional team lifting above 50lbs. Requires normal range of hearing and vision (including colors) to record, prepare and communicate appropriate reports and results.
• The employee is frequently standing on a concrete surface for 8, 10 or 12-hour shifts
• Occasionally may need to climb stairs, step ladders, stool.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Ability to work up to 12-hour shifts

Work Environment

• Work is performed in a manufacturing environment with exposure to moderate noise and temperature variations.
• Work schedules could include nights, weekends and/or holidays to provide the ability to support a 24/7 manufacturing environment as business needs dictate.

Engagement in our Integrated Work SystemsEnsure adherence to plant standards and procedures (including but not limited to GMP, AIB, FDA, IWS, Quality, Safety, Finance, ISO, HOPE, Danone Behaviors, Daily Direction Setting, Driving OE). As a fundamental piece of the organization, your responsibility is to participate and own the implementation and deployment of IWS system and its pillars (Leadership foundation, Daily Direction Setting, Driving OE; Autonomous Maintenance; planned Maintenance; Focused Improvement; Education and Training; Environmental, Health and Safety; Quality; Organization; Supply Network; Early Equipment Management) with the objective of owning your space, owning your performance (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Mobilization, Nature) and