Operations General Foreman

Pennsylvania Ag Connection; Hazleton, Northern (Luzerne County, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cargill in Hazleton, PA is seeking an Operations General Foreman to provide strategic operational oversight for production facilities, ensuring safety, quality, and financial performance across multiple regions.

You will supervise direct reports, manage budgets, develop operational plans, coach staff, and drive adherence to company values while coordinating with production supervisors to meet customer specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• One year of supervisory experience.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills and the ability to communicate with all levels in the plant.
• Two years of production and warehouse management experience preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish and English preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute routine operations of assigned area, ensuring safety, quality, and environmental compliance.
• Monitor production outcomes to meet customer and food safety requirements within specifications.
• Partner with production supervisors to meet customer specifications and timelines.
• Manage department budgets, process purchase orders, and ensure timely invoice payments.
• Develop and monitor operational plans for multiple processes, shifts, and departments.
• Coach and develop direct reports, upholding company values and guiding principles.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Supervisory experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life's essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Operations General Foreman will provide strategic operational oversight for all production operating facilities with moderate presence in multiple regions or moderate degree of complexity. In this role, you will oversee and hold operating facilities accountable to standards for safety, quality, operational effectiveness and financial performance.

Key Accountabilities

• Execute routine operations of assigned area, ensuring direct reports are following policies and procedures related to employee, food and feed safety and environmental compliance.
• Monitor production outcomes, quantity, and quality to ensure customer and food safety requirements are within specifications.
• Partner with production supervisors to meet customer specifications and timeline.
• Administer production budget for a department, process, or shift and executes purchase orders and ensures timely payment of invoices
• Develop operational plans and monitors routine operations for all production processes for multiple departments, processes and shifts.
• Develop, supervise and provide coaching to direct reports including coaching company core values and guiding principles for assigned facilities or region.
• Responsible for personnel decisions related to hiring, performance and disciplinary actions for your direct reports. You will also spend time completing the same tasks as employees on your team.
• Other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications

MINIMUM

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• One year of supervisory experience
• Excellent leadership and communication skills and the ability to communicate with all levels in the plant

PREFERRED

• Minimum of two years of experience in production and warehouse management
• Bilingual (Spanish and English)

Position Details

• This position is posted both internally and externally
• Position is based in Hazleton, Pennsylvania
• Relocation assistance may be provided for this role
• The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet