Senior Director, Facility Leader

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill. 
This position is in Cargill’s agricultural supply chain business. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver essential products.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Senior Director, Facility Manager will provide strategic operational oversight for all production and operating processes for our grain plant in Owensboro, Kentucky. In this role, you will lead and direct a team to meet organization standards for safety, quality, operational effectiveness, and financial performance.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide strategic development for production and operations to ensure safe operations in compliance with regulatory and organizations safety and environmental program standards and goals.
• Lead and direct base and nonbase capital investment projects and spending for a global business.
• Provide operational strategy, management and compliance of capital and operating budgets and responsible for capital investment projects and spending.
• Lead and be responsible for strategic implementation results of operational efficiency programs.
• Provide operational leadership and fosters a culture that builds and maintains plats that are operationally sound, safe and efficient.
• Provide strategic leadership, development and talent management activities for direct reports and their organizations, which may include forecasting resource needs, recruiting, hiring, performance management, training and budgeting. You will also collaborate with managers and supervisors in your organization to ensure staff selections align with current and future needs.
• Up to 20% travel
• Other duties as assigned

 

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Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Experience and responsibility for budgets and operational planning
• Minimum of eight years of related work experience, five years of supervisory experience

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Lean Six Sigma
• Understanding of Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS) policies
• SAP experience
• Maintenance process experience
• Grain industry experience

POSITION DETAILS

• Location: KY-Owensboro; Relocation support may be provided
• Schedule is 1st shift Monday - Friday. There are also some events that might need to work on the weekends and on-call rotation
• The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position

 

At Cargill we put people first.  As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellnessto learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).  

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.