Plant Operations Manager - Wellston Plant

POSITION OVERVIEW

Located in Southeast Ohio, Wellston is a manufacturing facility of approx. 1,000 dedicated employees serving as the sole producer of Totino's Pizza and Pizza Rolls. We operate in a dynamic business environment, with a rich history of quality, performance, and innovation. Wellston's Compelling Business Need "The Heart of Totino's" strives to be the destination of choice for General Mills through our commitment to protect our people and our brands, enable business growth, our delivery of exceptional results, and our culture.

The Pizza Operations Manager plays an integral role driving overall plant results through collaboration with our plant leadership team and advancing Manufacturing Excellence. This role partners closely with the Snacks Operating Unit on key business initiatives and strategies. The Operations Manager serves as a platform team coach and assumes other key leadership responsibilities requiring flexibility, agility, and creative problem solving. The person in this role develops strategies and leads teams to reduce human and food safety risks, drive out losses to increase reliability and decrease waste, deliver Cost Per Case and HMM, enable growth, and build culture. This role has 3-5 direct reports including 3 Platform Leaders and will have responsibility for providing the direction and development of approximately 325 team members in operations.

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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Contribute as an integral part of the plant leadership team to drive the plant strategy and culture
• Coach, develop and inspire work group to achieve required Human Safety, Food Safety, and Production Results
• Develop short and long-term strategies to drive, productivity, organizational effectiveness and improvements in key plant priorities and metrics
• Create an environment where all employees are encouraged and developed to reach their full potential in meeting department and business goals. Lead processes and behaviors to build capability at the production-employee level in the organization
• Foster a strong working partnership with all functions to support plant objectives
• Ensure efficient, safe, and sanitary processing and packaging working towards zero losses
• Provide business leadership that demonstrates daily commitment to company, department, and plant goals
• Ensure effective interchange of information between operations department and support departments
• Ensure the proper selection, training, development, and motivation of the team to maximize current and future performance
• Model the Company and Plant's Behaviors and Values

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability to effectively engage with the plant floor including building positive employee relations
• Ability to deliver results through others by managing salaried employees and/or leading cross functional teams
• Strong coaching skills and ability to deliver effective feedback
• Strong leadership skills including the ability to effectively lead change
• Ability to create and lead strategic initiatives
• Solid business judgment including demonstrated problem
• Good financial analysis and resource allocation skills; experience developing productivity
• Ability to develop and manage a budget

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Leadership
• Platform Team (Platform Leader, Process Lead, or Maintenance Lead) experience ideal

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

• International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
• Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.