Manager, Department

The J.M. Smucker Company; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The J.M. Smucker Company is seeking a Department Manager to lead the Away From Home (AFH) department at the Orrville plant. This on-site role requires strong leadership to drive safety, quality and financial performance while coaching teams on the floor.

Responsibilities include budgeting, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration to meet strategic goals. The ideal candidate will develop talent, implement best practices, and uphold Smucker’s standards and culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5 years of manufacturing operational experience managing supervisors and teams.
• Proven ability to lead and influence a large organization to deliver business needs.
• Engage on the floor to coach and motivate others.
• Strong organizational, critical thinking, problem solving and root-cause identification skills.
• Demonstrated use of Continuous Improvement processes and tools to achieve improvements.
• Works across organization boundaries with diverse teams.
• Learns new technologies quickly and teaches others.
• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite applications.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to work off-shifts or weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead the AFH Department to meet safety, quality and sanitation standards.
• Coach team to problem solve, make decisions and become self-reliant.
• Manage department budget including labor, maintenance, and production supplies.
• Drive continuous improvement and zero defects using Smucker methodologies.
• Develop and implement improvement projects and drive completion through teams.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Problem solving

Strategic thinking

Communication

Continuous Improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

People management

Relocation willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Manager, Department

Your Opportunity as Department Manager

Location: Orrville OH

Report To: Operations Manager

Work Arrangements: 100% on-site

In this role you will:

• Lead the (AFH) Away From Home Department to deliver department master plan plant reliability and financial goals and systems implementationEnsure the department meets all safety quality and sanitation standards
• Lead high-performance work culture by engaging with team members on the floor and coaching them to problem solve make decisions and become self-reliant removes barriers and provides resources for team’s work
• Build capability of department in the areas of interpersonal technical and business skills through consistent feedback
• Ensures that essential business information and general expectations are clearly communicated and understood by all members of the team
• Responsible for managing the department budget which includes labor maintenance spending production supplies etc.
• Optimize the work in the department and drive toward zero defects using Smucker Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Provide Plant Pillar leadership as needed.
• Develop and implement improvement projects and drive completion through the teams
• Responsible for career development and performance management of direct reports
• Partner with other departments to ensure consistent policies and processes are being implemented across the Orrville plant
• Model the Basic Beliefs and Our Commitment to Each Other
• Provide leadership and flexibility to support plant teams and direct reports

The Right Role for You

We are bold kind strive to do the right thing we play to win and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical emotional and financial needs.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5 years of manufacturing operational experience managing supervisors and teams
• Proven ability to lead and influence a large organization to deliver business needs
• Ability to engage on the floor to coach and motivate others
• Strong organizational critical thinking problem solving and root-cause identification skills
• Demonstrated use of Continuous Improvement processes and tools to achieve measurable improvements
• Effectively works across organization boundaries and with diverse teams
• Able to learn new technologies quickly and teach others
• Excellent presentation written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite applications
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Willingness to work off-shifts or weekends as needed

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:

• Food manufacturing experience
• Decisive proactive and strategic in decision making
• Prior people management experience in a high-performance work environment
• Willingness to relocate for future opportunities

Learn more about working at Smucker:

• Our Total Rewards Benefits Program
• Our Thriving Together Philosophy
• Supporting All Impacted by Our Business
• Our Continued Progress on Inclusion Diversity and Equity

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