CCB Operations Manager
Overview
Description
Operations Manager
LOCATION: Exeter, CA
FLSA: Exempt
This position includes financial and operational accountabilities for People Management, Production, Shipping, Food Safety, Engineering, Sanitation/Receiving and all other bakery related operations including understanding of Sales, Marketing and NPD. This results-oriented manager will have substantial management experience with progressive responsibility and accountability.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Oversee bakery operations, practices and productivity.
- Identifying and targeting areas in which a business can improve operational performance.
- Monitors product costing as related to production practices.
- Manages all bakery related expenses.
- Responsible for all daily activities of the production and operation teams.
- Delegates production assignments to appropriate teams and personnel.
- Implements and modifies procedures to ensure production of quality products.
- Estimating and reviewing costs and monitoring and documenting process controls
- Supervising and motivating team.
- Promotes and leads team safety culture in facility by understanding and complying with safety procedures, practices and policies.
- Reviews and directs positive change from QA and production records.
- Reviews Food Safety audits and develops and implements corrective actions.
- Responsible for all aspects of regulatory compliance.
- Leads employees with respect, courtesy and in a collaborative manner.
Minimum Requirements
- 10 Years manufacturing experience in a food production facility.
- AIB Certification or commensurate experience.
- 10 Years Managerial experience in Manufacturing preferred.
- Bachelor’s in Business or Accounting preferred.
- Working knowledge of ERP Manufacturing and MRP Inventory Software systems.
- High level of analytical ability is required.
- Ability to exercise a high level of independent judgment.
- Excellent organizational skills and flexibility to work in a fast-paced work environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including facilitation of group presentations.
- Proficient in Office 365 including Teams.
- Previous experience managing in a union environment preferred but not required.
Critical Skills and Expertise
- Financials with bottom line accountability
- Emerging markets
- Operational aptitude
- Leader / Manager of varied work teams
- Independent judgment
- Lateral thinking skills
- Lean Management Principles
- Support and adherence to USB Core Values
Travel: Minimal 15%-20%
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment is generally conducted in an office environment and bakery setting.
Central California Baking Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity