OPERATIONS MANAGER $117K-$150K
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
Manteca, CA
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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$117,000–$150,000 Per Year
LOCATION
Manteca, CA
POSTED
13 days ago
The Operations Manager will focus on the following essential duties and responsibilities:
- Analyze processes through statistical process controls and capability analysis to lead continuous improvement projects (10%)
- Process capability study to reduce variances in bacon processing and ensure 99.5% processing yield and 85% slicing yield.
- Implement steady state manufacturing operations to ensure optimized process and product flow across the plant and reduce downtime (15%)
- Lead maintenance team to centerline equipment to ensure smooth daily startup and reduce operational and mechanical downtime
- Analyze and implement data models from bacon and lunch meat processes to ensure consistent operations
- Drive Lean Six Sigma methodology to reduce manufacturing waste & cost and enhance operational & labor efficiency (20%)
- Conduct time studies to ensure maximum labor efficiency
- Study set up and teardown operations to ensure timely startup and accurate crewing for all processes
- Track waste in processes to implement 5S ideology and eliminate waste in processes
- Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to minimize process variance and achieve six sigma stability in process yields and throughput (5%)
- Perform engineering capacity studies to drive CAPEX projects and continuous improvement at the facility (5%)
- Work with the management team to ensure Management of Change (MOC) process is performed for all CAPEX projects
- Perform Root Cause Analysis and Kaizen to identify and correct manufacturing process defects and operational efficiency (15%)
- Lead cross functional RCA for safety opportunities, major quality event or operational loss at the facility
- Responsible for proactively working with facility management to identify and assess KPI gaps (5%)
- Assess biological reactions and modeling with all proteins to ensure USDA compliance and maintain higher standards of food and people safety (5%)
- Perform pathogen modeling to identify critical process deviations and failures to ensure food safety compliance for all customers
- Perform monthly safety inspections and hold safety meetings to instill a culture of food and human safety
- Identify manning needs based on labor studies to ensure standard crewing is met and make hiring decisions (5%)
- Track sales and operational planning to ensure customer adherence meets goal and plant scheduling is being optimized (5%)
- Track meat, packaging and ingredient variances to reduce COGS and ensure a positive plant P&L (5%)
- Develop the annual budget for the plant (5%)
Requirements:
Education:
· Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field from an accredited college or university required
Experience:
· Minimum 10 years background experience in a packing plant with knowledge of all areas preferred
· Minimum 5 years managing supervisors or managers in different areas preferred
- Must have strong knowledge and experience with Lean principles and related process flow using six sigma and lean principles
- Experience with manufacturing process improvement
Special Skills:
· Computer skills, Microsoft excel at an intermediate level or better
· Ability to read production reports
· Knowledge of all operations within the plant
· Management training
· Interpersonal communication skills
· Technical Math skills
· Bilingual important, but not mandatory
- Root Cause Analysis
The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:
· Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
· Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;
· 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
· Base salary range of $117K-$150K
· Incentive Pay: This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s annual bonus plan, the amount of bonus varies and is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the incentive program;
· Career Development: Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs.
We offer a full range of benefits including health care, life insurance, and a 401 (K) plan.
JBS Prepared Foods is an equal opportunity employer.
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About the Company
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Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
Pilgrim's is the second-largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Our corporate headquarters is in Greeley, Colorado. We employ approximately 38,000 people and have the capacity to process more than 36 million birds per week for a total of more than 9.5 billion pounds of live chicken annually.Pilgrim's products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entrée customers. The company's primary distribution is through retailers, foodservice distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico. We currently operate in 12 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. These states include Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Pilgrim's Pride is a part of the JBS USA family. JBS S.A., the world's largest protein company, owns 75.5% of our outstanding common stock. Click here for more information on the JBS family of proteins.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or moreINDUSTRY
Manufacturing - Other
FOUNDED
2009