Title: Plant Operations Manager (2nd Shift)

Job Requisition ID: 311163

Location:

Waco, Texas, US United States, 76705

Category: BUILD OPERATE MAINTAIN (PLANT OPNS)

Description:

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill’s protein and salt business, where we provide wholesome, high-quality food products to a wide range of customers, from foodservice operators and grocery stores to manufacturers and exporters.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Plant Operations Manager for our 2nd shift at our Waco, TX location will provide strategic operational oversight for all production and operating process for a single plant with moderate complexity. In this role, you will oversee safety, quality, operational effectiveness and financial performance.

Key Accountabilities

Ensures employee, food and feed safety and environmental compliance program standards and goals are implemented.
Accountable for all internal and external operating and regulatory procedures on employee, food and feed safety including strategic and tactical execution in alignment with corporate environment, health and safety and food safety, quality and regulatory functions as well as government regulations.
Establish and deploy operational priorities for a single plant or multiple plants with moderate complexity.
Leads strategic and tactical operations and quality management deliverables to ensure customer, product and quality standard requirements are met within specifications.
Leads, directs and controls capital and operating budgets for a single plant or multiple plants with moderate complexity to achieve medium term outlook financial performance objectives set by the business.
Ensure and hold direct reports accountable for meeting and controlling operating expenses and established targets.
Oversee the overall operational management and implement operational efficiency improvements which may include standardization of plant information manufacturing systems, quality control, safety, production reliability excellence and maintenance and operators best practices.
Lead and develop a team, coach and make decisions related to talent management, hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions.
Up to 5% travel
Other duties as assigned

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Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Minimum of four years of related work experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Lean Six Sigma
Two years of supervisory experience
Two years of perishable food operations management experience

POSITION DETAILS

Location is Waco, TX; Relocation support may be provided
Schedule: Monday – Friday typically from 1:30pm to 11:00pm, roughly. There are also some events that might need to work on the weekends and on call.
The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet