Business Unit Manager - onsite

Location Archbold, Ohio, United States of America Category Supply Chain & Manufacturing Job Id Req-030702 Job Type Full time Plant
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Job Summary

As the Business Unit manager, manage a business unit across multiple shifts or departments to produce products that meet established Safety, Food Safety, Quality, Customer Service and Cost metrics. You will lead continuous improvement plans to implement standard processes and sustain behaviors through Autonomous Maintenance, Daily Direction Settings and Daily Management Systems. You will coach team members to create leaders with advancement opportunities.

The Archbold plant is a 550-person, union food manufacturing facility that operates across 3 shifts. We produce VanCamps Beans, LaChoy, Healthy Choice & Marie Calendar Soups, Wolf & Dennison Chili, Libby's Vienna Sausage and Hunts Tomato products. We use thermal processing; Rotary, Automated Batch Rotary System, and Automated Batch Still Cook systems.

You will be responsible for one of the following Business Units: Vienna, Asian / Soups, Beans & Chili, Hunts Sauces or Packaging.

Position Responsibilities

  • You will report to the Operations Manager. You will develop a culture based on open / honest dialogue and involvement of all team members that shows the value of their input / engagement in improving performance.
  • You will provide direct oversight for the department (~ 85 people), overseeing supervisors across three shifts.
  • You will support employee engagement and development to maximize safety, quality, and productivity.
  • You will provide leadership for assessing and enhancing plant capabilities.
  • You will manage department budget including capital expenditures and cost management.
  • You will assure regulatory compliance including OSHA, EPA, USDA, FDA, FLSA, EEO, OFCCP and NLRB.
  • You will be responsible for Plant Food Safety & Quality. Ensure all quality standards, specifications and policies are met, improve continuous improvement process / manufacturing improvements and collaborate with Research and Development in product implementation.
  • You will provide leadership for diversity and positive community involvement / relations.
  • You will foster a culture of accountability in employee and product quality & safety and other aspects of the business.
  • You will collaborate with Human Resources and other functional leaders to create employee relations processes and develop team leaders to do the same to maintain a positive working environment.

Position Qualifications

  • 5+ Years manufacturing experience required.
  • Minimum 3 years in a production management or production leadership role in a plant required.
  • Union experience preferred.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (i.e. Business, Industrial Management, Engineering, Food Science, Management, Operations, and Biology).
  • Manufacturing experience, chemical or related USDA/FDA industry.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience required.
  • Bi-lingual (Spanish/English) capability a plus.
  • Business, analytical and financial skills required.

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Our Benefits:

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

  • Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
  • Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
  • Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
  • Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company:

Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that’s passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender's®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and emerging brands, including Angie's® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke's®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.

We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law.

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