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The French's Food Company, a subsidiary of McCormick & Company, Inc. and a global leader in flavor is seeking a full-time Operations Manager for the plant located in Springfield, MO. With more than $500 million in annual sales, our company has been crafting trusted foods using simple ingredients of the highest quality. From French's Classic Yellow Mustard, long America's top-selling mustard, to its most recent innovations, such as French's Ketchup, the company has a history rich with delicious creations made from what today would be considered “clean, simple ingredients.” To learn more please visit us at www.frenchs.com.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Under general direction of the Plant Manager, the Operations Manager oversees the daily production operations of the plant The Operations Manager utilizes MHPS and continuous improvement methodologies to position the plant's human and capital resources for long term success by ensuring effective and reliable production processes. In addition, this role provides strategic leadership and direction for multiple operations within the Plant and is responsible to develop a culture of continuous improvement through process improvement and enhancing employee skills and capabilities. As a Plant Leadership Team member, this individual works with other functional leaders to develop organizational planning, strategic direction setting and goal setting for the Plant.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Identify, prioritize, plans, and directs the execution of operationally related issues for assigned areas through Team Managers. Designs strategies, procedures, and people utilization for improving reliability of equipment, efficiency, productivity, and performance while reducing inventory and waste while maintaining product quality and operating expenses for assigned areas.

Creating an empowered environment (MHPS) to ensure that the Operations organization and its people understand the goals and objective (OGSM's) of the business and that they have the resource and support to accomplish them. Provide an environment which ensures and provides for open and healthy communications.

Develop and maintain strong cross functional relationships to ensure that new and existing products are manufactured on time and in specifications to meet customer demand. Ensures strong relationships are developed and maintained with key customers and venders as they relate to the operations function to include fit for use materials and products.

With the support of continuous improvement (CI) resources, establish and maintain comprehensive continuous improvement processes that maximize productivity, reliability, quality and safety.

Oversees development and performance planning for current employees, as well as implementing strategic staffing strategies to ensure a robust and diverse succession plan. Ensures operations is appropriately staffed. Champions a thorough and consistent performance management approach for Operations employees.

Creates operating budgets and capital budgets with other leadership team members. Manage department expense budgets with appropriate accounting information and support. Participates in the business planning and budgeting process. Develops short and long-term cost containment/reduction strategies.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related discipline is required

Minimum of 8 years functional/leadership experience, including Department Manager level role

Demonstrated significant and relevant skills and results in functional area

Strong leadership experience with demonstrated success in managing multiple projects and people

Knowledge of and experience using Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) methodologies

Detailed understanding of how all areas of the plant interact to contribute to the business

General understanding of the manufacturing/ consumer product goods industry

Strong communication and diplomacy skills are required to guide and influence others

Strong cross-functional strategic leadership, communication, and teamwork skills

Ability to translate strategy into actionable information in small or large groups in a clear, concise, and professional manner

Ability to analyze complex information in order to make judgments and decisions

Ability to influence upwards

Ability to lead and coach/develop others in problem-solving and root cause analysis

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience working in a High Performance Organization.

Experience working in a CPG company.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As a general policy,French's does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.

United by flavor. Driven by results.

As a McCormick employee you’ll be empowered to focus on more than your individual responsibilities. You’ll have the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself—to have a say in where the company is going and how it’s growing.

Between our passion for flavor, our 130-year history of leadership and integrity, the competitive and comprehensive benefits we offer, and our culture, which is built on respect and opportunities for growth, there are many reasons to join us at McCormick.