Operations Manager - PopCandi

About Our Client:

Our client is a growing CPG company in the food and beverage manufacturing industry.

Role Summary

• Manage production facilities ensuring compliance with regulations (GMP, safety, etc.). Oversee blending/packaging operations, financial performance, resource scheduling, and production functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Follow safety procedures
• Must have strong leadership, organizational, communication and presentation skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build and motivate teams.  
• Pursue lean and continuous improvement
• Implement SOPs and comply with regulations (FDA, ISO, OSHA)
• Leads and monitors the development, implementation and maintenance of standard operating procedures and operating guidelines within responsible functional areas. This includes compliance with FDA, ISO, OSHA, and other regulations. 
• Coach and develop staff on practices and safety
• Partner with the People & Culture team on personnel issues, hiring and termination
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures
• Manage production schedules and resource utilization
• Ability to Balance multiple projects, lead and develop staff
• Communicate operations status, train personnel
• Establish maintenance, security, sanitation programs
• Analyze production, implement cost savings and best practices
• Assist with budgeting and expense planning in partnership with the Plant Manager
• Hire, train, and develop production workers

Requirements

• Proven leadership, organizational, communication and presentation skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build and motivate teams.  
• Change implementation and teamwork experience
• High volume production floor experience
• Lean manufacturing advocate
• ERP systems knowledge
• GMP knowledge
• Food safety and OSHA compliance
• Interpersonal and team management skills
• Microsoft Office skills

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Manufacturing or equivalent experience 
• Seven to ten years relevant management experience with progressive P&L responsibility in food and/or beverage manufacturing operations, preferred, or a combination of education and experience.
• Lean Six Sigma experience preferred
• Beverage production experience desired
• SAP and regulated environment experience preferred

Location: Indianapolis, 25% travel

Physical Demands

• Physically demanding role requiring mobility and dexterity
• Ability to regularly supervise and walk the operations floor

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