Operations Manager

Campbell Soup Company; Milwaukee, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

AD&D

Life insurance

401(k) matching

Unlimited sick time

Paid time off

Job summary

Campbell Soup Company in Milwaukee, WI seeks an Operations Manager for an ingredient and flavor plant producing over 13 million pounds annually. You will lead a 25-person, 24/5 operation, ensure safety, quality, and on-time production while mentoring a high-performing team.

You will partner with internal customers and suppliers, drive cost management and continuous improvement, and develop talent through coaching and training, employing Lean/Six Sigma tools to deliver results.

Qualifications

• Must have 3+ years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing.
• Bachelor's degree in business or technical field is a plus.
• Strong leadership, communication and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily plant operations for assigned functional area through direct reports.
• Establish production standards, budgets, and cost controls; ensure food safety and quality objectives.
• Develop direct reports via coaching and assignments to build a high-performing team.
• Oversee the plant budget, staffing, maintenance, and capital expenditures.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean/Six Sigma tools across functions.
• Coordinate manufacturing activities with other functions and suppliers.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing

Lean Six Sigma

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree (Nice to Have)

Job description

Since 1869, we've connected people through food they love. We’re proud to be stewards of amazing brands that people trust. Our portfolio includes the iconic Campbell’s brand, as well as Cape Cod, Chunky, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Late July, Pacific Foods, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Pace, Rao’s Homemade, Snack Factory, Snyder’s of Hanover. Swanson, and V8. Here, you will make a difference every day. You will be supported to build a rewarding career with opportunities to grow, innovate and inspire. Make history with us.

Benefits

Benefits begin on day one and include medical, dental, short and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance (for individual, families, and domestic partners). Employees are eligible for our matching 401(k) plan and can enroll on the first day of employment with immediate vesting. Campbell’s offers unlimited sick time along with paid time off and holiday pay. If in WHQ – free access to the fitness center. Access to on-site day care (operated by Bright Horizons) and company store. Giving back to the communities where our employees work and live is very important to Campbell’s. Our “Campbell’s Cares” program matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually. Campbell’s has a variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support employees.

How you will make history here

The Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing plant operations for an ingredient and flavor plant that produces over 13 million pounds annually. This role is responsible for a 25 person, 24/5 operation ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the plant. The role involves leading and managing day to day operations across departments, fostering a high performing team-based environment, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, driving cost management and improvement initiatives and maintaining high levels of customer service. The leader will also promote employee engagement and teamwork through ongoing training, coaching and mentoring. The incumbent will act as a strategic business partner with internal and external customers, suppliers, and peers throughout the organization. Excellent interpersonal skills are required, as well as the ability to drive continuous improvement activities leveraging innovative tools and approaches. Key leadership requirements include the ability to inspire trust, create direction, drive decision making, build talent and culture, execute with excellence, and own the results.

What you will do

• Leadership: Manage daily plant operations for assigned functional area through direct reports.
• Production Standards: Establish production standards, develop budget and cost controls, and subscribe to product quality, food safety, and conformance to specification programs for all products manufactured. Ensure all employee safety, manufacturing and overhead cost, food safety, and product quality objectives are met.
• Team Development: Develop direct reports by providing guidance, coaching, and assignments/projects that result in high employee engagement, high-performing teams, and a high-performing organization.
• Financial Management: Oversee and manage the plant's budget, including staffing, operations, maintenance, and capital expenditures. Ensure cost controls are in place and financial targets are met.
• Continuous Improvement: Create a culture of continuous improvement in production, quality, and cost. Foster a culture of innovation and efficiency. Monitor performance metrics and lead cross-functional teams to achieve sustainable improvements that align with organizational goals.
• Process Planning: Provide guidance to the development of manufacturing process plans for products, including personnel requirements, material needs, subcontract requirements, facility needs, and tooling and equipment needs.
• Coordination: Coordinate manufacturing activities with all other functions of the organization and suppliers to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment.
• Efficiency and Quality: Serve as a key team member in identifying waste reduction and cost savings opportunities, maintaining high levels of efficient production, and exceeding food safety and product quality standards.
• Problem Resolution: Review production and operating reports and direct the resolution of operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays. Facilitate and/or direct resolution to issues as it relates to employee safety, food safety, and product quality.
• Communication: Develop and implement effective communication plans to keep Plant Management, Corporate, and direct/indirect reports well-informed regarding business objectives, priorities, results, initiatives, changes, etc.
• Product Strategy: Provide input to the development of product strategy and research and development of new and emerging products.
• Training: Ensure all employees are knowledgeable about their roles and responsibilities.
• Production Management: Ensuring production requirements are met in a safe, cost-effective, and quality-conscious manner, in full compliance with state, federal, and industry-specific laws and regulations.
• Continuous Improvement: Inspiring and encouraging plant employees to execute continuous improvement strategies. Providing strategic direction for plant improvement priorities.
• OPEX Implementation: Successfully implementing all OPEX initiatives to support the Campbell Way of Working, ensuring consistency with other plants.
• Cost Savings Initiatives: Collaborating with plant staff to develop and aggressively execute cost savings initiatives.
• Capital Planning: Developing and maintaining the plant's capital expense plans. Executing capital plans by writing or delegating the writing of capital projects and requisitions.
• HR Compliance: Ensuring HR policies and practices are adhered to fairly and consistently.
• Technical Issue Resolution: Identifying, investigating, and resolving technical issues related to the manufacturing process, including equipment failures, non-conformance to formulas or procedures, and faulty processes. Leading root cause/failure analyses within a short time frame, with limited information, while avoiding excessive cost exposure. Overseeing this process and having final authority over decisions or solutions.
• Cost Reduction: Reducing "Total Delivered Cost" by coordinating efforts to increase efficiencies across all departments and functions, while focusing on specific barriers and inefficiencies within various disciplines. Coordinating activities and scrutinizing details effectively.
• Communication and Change Management: Communicating and relating to the general workforce effectively, managing change, and addressing unforeseen employee relations issues. Strategizing plans to keep morale high and employees engaged.
• Strategic Vision: Creating and communicating the vision and possessing business acumen to understand and incorporate the company's strategic roadmap into plant initiatives.

Who you will work with

Reporting into Site Leader

What you will bring to the table

(Must Have)

• High School Degree or GED
• 3+ years of progressive leadership experience in a manufacturing environment (Small Plant)/5+ years of progressive leadership experience in a manufacturing environment (Medium Plant)

(Nice to Have)

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in a business or technical field.
• Prior experience in managing and leading in a (select: non-union or union environment)
• Proven experience in managing and developing talent, ensuring effective team dynamics and team engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams, driving performance and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Proven experience with lean and Six sigma concepts implementing programs and systems
• Strong financial and business acumen,
• Effective verbal, written communication and project management skills
• Empowering leader with the ability to interface with and engage all levels of employees.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a timely manner with precise attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to advance the Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility agenda through community involvement and servant leadership.

Compensation and Benefits

The target base salary range for this full-time, salaried position is between $101,500-$139,600. Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. Total pay may include other forms of compensation. In addition, we offer competitive health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment. Please ask your Talent Acquisition Partner for more information about our total rewards package.

Equal Opportunity

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and qualified applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, including consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.

We’re proud to be a purpose-driven company, connecting people through food they love.

Are you our missing ingredient?