Head of Operations, Carthage Site

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Join us! As our next Head of Operations for Carthage, you will provide manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, supply chain, logistics, Quality and facilities oversight for our Flavors division on a large site to deliver products to customers on time, applying defined product quality requirements while optimizing production costs.

 

You will report to the Head of Operations for North America, Taste & Wellbeing and will be based in Cincinnati, OH.

 

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for:

 

Core Responsibilities

• Strategy design and execution
• Help design the regional operations strategy and definition of related objectives based on input provided by other departments locally, e.g., commercial and regulatory.
• Based on regional strategy, oversee the design and execution of tactical and operational plans locally to meet functional objectives.

Function management

• Provide direction across all operations sub-functions locally to lead agreement and improve operational visibility.
• Promote organizational cooperation and process integration initiatives (Operations Excellence) at the local/site level, which reduce cycle times, increase organizational agility, improve time delivery and quality of products and increase cost savings opportunities.
• Work across all departments locally to lead the deployment of a world-class safety culture, productivity improvements and inventory reductions.
• Build the annual operating plan within the approved budget.

People management

• Oversee the execution of annual human resources processes for the function at the local level and validate related results.
• Work with the local operations management team and HR department to develop a regional talent pipeline for the function.
• Guide the development and promotion of local talents within and outside the function at the local level.

 

Technical Skills

• Expertise in world-class manufacturing concepts (LEAN).
• Expertise in product industrialization.
• Expertise in change management.
• Understanding of business processes and system redesign.
• Understanding of financial concepts (e.g., OPEX, CAPEX).

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management or a related discipline.
• 15-20 years of experience in manufacturing operations with a background in supply chain, quality, and materials management, including exposure to M&A projects, organizational change, operational restructuring, business process redesign, system implementations, and enterprise risk for local organizations.
• 8 to 12 years of progressive experience in people management.

 

Additional Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in a Technical field

 

What We Can Offer You:

• Healthcare Plan:
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• High-matching 401k plan
• Vacation days

 

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