MFG Plant Senior Operations Manager

Kroger; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Production Supervisor role overseeing planning, coordination, and direction of all production activities at our Georgia plant, ensuring maximum efficiency and product quality.

You will develop operations leaders, maintain safety and quality, and collaborate with sales, marketing, and support functions. The position requires 7+ years in manufacturing operations and a Bachelor's degree. Join Kroger to uphold our Customer 1st strategy in a fast-paced food environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in food manufacturing.
• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing operations.
• Strong math and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Highly organized with systematic approach.
• Ability to understand complex oral and written instructions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain awareness of industry trends and customer needs.
• Support and participate in the plant safety process.
• Develop department structure to meet production needs and objectives.
• Recommend policies and procedures for efficient plant operations.
• Prepare operating budgets and manage approved budgets.
• Communicate with plant leadership to implement policies.
• Coordinate responsibilities with maintenance, sanitation, QA, and plant office.
• Maintain contact with sales and marketing activities affecting production.
• Develop and implement methods for achieving production goals.
• Develop managers and associates and maintain positive engagement.
• Follow programs to produce safe, quality foods meeting regulatory and company requirements.
• Supervise and coach direct reports; conduct performance reviews.
• Perform essential job functions with/without reasonable accommodation.
• Work around ingredients and products containing allergens.

Skills

Leadership

Plant operations

Communication

Microsoft Office

Attention to detail

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Job description

Supervise and control all planning, coordination and direction of production activities, ensuring maximum operating efficiency and product quality. Develop operations resource leaders to maintain and improve plant performance. Perform all jobs safely, efficiently and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy. Provide leadership that embodies our 7 Kroger Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and communicate awareness of industry trends, including new developments in equipment, ingredients and customer needs
• Support and participate in the plant safety process
• Apply analysis and knowledge of plant processing and operations to develop and maintain department structure to satisfy production needs and objectives
• Advance recommendations on policies, procedures, techniques, facilities, production planning and all other matters related to effective plant and department operations
• Prepare production portion of operating budgets; implement and control approved budgets
• Communicate effectively with plant leadership to ensure efficient and timely policy implementation
• Communicate and coordinate responsibilities with all plant supervisory staff, including maintenance, sanitation, quality control and the plant office
• Maintain close contact with sales and marketing activity, keeping abreast of all sales and marketing activities that may affect production distribution
• Develop and implement methods for enabling all employees to achieve plant production goals
• Develop department managers and associates to the fullest extent of their ability, while maintaining positive engagement
• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements
• Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles
• Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
• Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree a related field supporting food manufacturing operations, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing operations
• Functional knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Essential math skills
• Must be highly organized and systematic in approach
• Ability to comprehend complex oral and written instructions
• Strong oral and written communication skillsStrong attention to detail, with a high degree of accuracy and precision
• Thorough knowledge of plant operations and procedures

Desired Minimum

• Previous experience as superintendent or other mid-level management position in food manufacturing plant
• Working knowledge of Total Process Control (TPC) or lean manufacturing practices