Hybrid Operations Manager 1st Shift bei Van's Kitchen
Van's Kitchen · Dallas, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Hybrid
- Professional
- Optionales Büro in Dallas
This position will support the Plant Manager by overseeing day-to-day operations, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring operational excellence across production, maintenance, scheduling, purchasing, and warehouse. The role is instrumental in driving continuous improvement, maintaining regulatory compliance, and cultivating a culture of safety, quality, and high performance.
Key Responsibilities
Essential Job Duties
- Spends at least 75% of time on the plant floor.
- Lead and support daily plant operations to meet or exceed production, quality, and safety goals.
- Supervise functional areas including production, scheduling, maintenance, purchasing, and warehouse logistics.
- Serve as acting Plant Manager in their absence to ensure continuity in operations.
- Oversee and optimize daily performance using KPIs for safety, quality, cost, and delivery.
- Drive and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure plant-wide compliance with all regulatory agencies (OSHA, FDA, USDA, GMP, HACCP, SQF).
- Manage product recalls and coordinate the recall process in case of food safety issues.
- Oversee the sanitation practices in the plant to meet food safety and health standards.
- Conduct audits of all material suppliers to ensure compliance with food safety and quality standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional departments to support customer requirements and production goals.
- Troubleshoot production issues related to process flow, line efficiency, waste, and quality.
- Oversee inventory control and ensure proper stocking levels to meet production demands.
- Lead and develop plant leadership team; coach and mentor direct reports.
- Support plant budget, capital projects, and cost-control strategies.
- Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and high performance throughout the facility.
- Provides training and motivation to team members, using recognition, positive feedback, and other rewards with appropriate discretion in a continuous improvement environment.
- Model personal leadership capabilities for growth and will demonstrate a focus on talent development and upskilling of the team to ensure succession and leadership engagement.
- Follows all health and safety standards and enforces use of PPE.
- Performs other plant related duties as assigned.
- Leads root cause analysis investigations in the plant.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Competencies & Skill Requirements
- Proven leadership and team development skills in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
- Strong analytical skills; ability to interpret KPIs and take data-driven action.
- Excellent verbal and written communication across all organizational levels.
- Ability to lead change, implement process improvements, and build team alignment.
- Advanced problem-solving skills; quick thinking in high-pressure situations.
- Strong working knowledge of safety, regulatory, and quality systems (OSHA, GMP, HACCP, SQF).
- Strong conflict resolution skills, especially for addressing employee grievances or operational conflicts within the production team.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines with a sense of urgency.
- Hands-on leadership style with a strong floor presence and approachability.
- High attention to detail, professionalism, and integrity.
- Strong analytical skills; I.E., ability to analyze detailed data to make informed decisions.
- Proficient in Enterprise Resource Production (ERP) systems for manufacturing production.
- Experience managing budgets, cost analysis, and implementing cost-saving initiatives without compromising safety or quality.
- Ensures that all areas and equipment are kept clean and in good repair during operations and works closely with third party cleaning services after second shift.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing, Business or Engineering
- A Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in a production management environment, with over $20M in sales, and 200 or more employees.
- A minimum of three (3) years in a food manufacturing leadership role.
- Experience working in a food manufacturing environment applying common processes, procedures and equipment.
- 3 years or more experience applying and enforcing routine Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's) in a food environment.
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements for food manufacturing plants.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Good understanding of all continuous improvement production techniques.
- Experience with SQF, HACCP, GMP, SDS, Process Improvement, and GFSI
- Aptitude for equipment operations and troubleshooting.
- Ability to communicate in Spanish or Vietnamese preferred.
Work Environment
· Must be able to stand, walk, kneel and bend for extended periods of time.
· Must be able to work in warm, cold and freezing temperatures for long periods of time.
· Occasionally required to balance or climb.
EEOC
Vans Kitchen is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including but not limited to hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Vans Kitchen makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
