Title	OPERATIONS MANAGER
Location	Gothenburg, NE
Company	Large Division of Fortune 50 Food Manufacturing Company
Package	Compensation range is in the $60's to 70K plus 8% bonus plus major corporate benefits
Primary Accountabilities and Responsibilities                                                                 - Plant walk through inspections; coaching - One-on-one with hourly employees - Open door policy - Site resource, coach for the hourly team   (more facetime and interface time with the   hourly's than any other resource - Hourly's are aligned with and understand   key objectives (KPM's) - Spirit of team work is evident; energetic - Given the presence of split shifts, must return   to work at odd hours - Must take time to be visible, approachable - Must communicate at all times - Must learn key business measures quickly - Must be proactive in weekly team reviews - Week in Sydney & Hereford - Network with Sidney & Hereford peers - Drive the successful execution of key site   performance objectives:     $/cent add-on (cost)?     AIB     Quality     Service     Customer Complaints     No injuries - Number of customer complaints, resolve at first level - Quality, defects, inserts, AIB - Establish effective action plans to achieve prompt   resolution of problems - Performance against preset targets - Learning process; You have new terminology - Must learn key measures and how you can affect them - Attend grain related trade shows - Become familiar w/ manufacturing process and how   it is affected by corn - Must help shape the future - Generate new items, re-engineer the process - Implement change without a lot of pain or disruption - Continually declining costs - Continually improving quality, service - Must be creative - Must understand process flow - Must be innovative, driven, curious - Must not be afraid to fail...bounce back!!! - Monitor quality & clearout through the facility...are   there problems or opportunities - Administer plant CAPEX; plant maintenance - Downtime % - scheduled vs. unscheduled - Ensure rail cars are submitted early, complete, accurately - Internal audits...how are we doing, trends, etc - Monitor PLC/maintenance software - Requires innovation in an industry that resists change (grain) - Get to know Ops Managers at other sites around the country -   network, leverage others expertise - Get familiar with applicable regulations - Site safety expert - Well controlled safety audit by corp - Zero lost time injuries - Develop hourly's to lead trading - Regs. are technical, difficult to read, understand, interpret - Safety performance has some priority as cost, quality, service - Thermocouple readings; probes; samples - Must be an acration expert - "Own" the inventory - Must manage quality and quantity of inventory - No infestations, hot spots, spoilage, shrink - Managing the inventory is closer to an art than a science - Must be pretty astute at automology - Will require walkarounds, very strenuous inspections of silos
Credentials / Knowledge / Skills Preferred                                                                 - Minimum of a Bachelors Degree in an engineering   discipline - 4 to 8 years experience in Industry - Strong leadership and interpersonal skills - Must be a very good communicator, team player,   team builder, sponsor, and coach; Should be   hands-on but enable the team to think and   act on its own - Key site resource for the hourly team; Has more face   time with the hourly then any other resource - Must have a good mechanical, process-flow background - This position safeguards the assets; Cannot have   downtime, must be able to run upon "request" or   need - Must be a surveyor of change; Always looking for a   better way (in an industry that doesn't   look for change) - To achieve continually declining costs; constant   quality improvement; competitive advantage