Plant Operations Leader — Food & Beverage

The Oregon Fruit Company; Salem (OR); In loco; USD 130.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

The Oregon Fruit Company in Salem is looking for an operations leader to own the plant from day one, overseeing production, warehouse and maintenance across shifts in a union environment. You’ll spot waste, reduce downtime, and drive cost improvements while partnering with the VP of Operations.

You’ll build safety culture (SQF/GFSI, HACCP), manage throughput and OEE, and lead Lean and root-cause projects. This role grows with you as you mentor supervisors and navigate change with the union.

Competenze

• 7–10 years of progressive operations leadership in food or beverage manufacturing.
• 3+ years leading at the manager or director level.

Mansioni

• Safety and food safety first across all shifts (SQF/GFSI, HACCP, GMP, OSHA).
• Own throughput, yield, OEE, labor efficiency, and conversion cost; explain impacts on P&L.
• Lead Lean and root-cause initiatives to deliver measurable results.
• Help drive plant-wide changes and new systems while bringing people along.
• Coach and develop supervisors and managers and build a succession bench within the Teamsters framework.
• Oversee reliability, preventive maintenance, uptime, and capital projects to grow capacity.

Conoscenze

Operations leadership

Lean Six Sigma

Safety culture

Union experience

Budget & P&L

Team leadership

Descrizione del lavoro

The Oregon Fruit Company in Salem is looking for an operations leader to own the plant from day one, overseeing production, warehouse and maintenance across shifts in a union environment. You’ll spot waste, reduce downtime, and drive cost improvements while partnering with the VP of Operations.

You’ll build safety culture (SQF/GFSI, HACCP), manage throughput and OEE, and lead Lean and root-cause projects. This role grows with you as you mentor supervisors and navigate change with the union.