Manufacturing Manager at Elior North America in Berkeley, IL

Job/Role Overview:

Direct single-site manufacturing operations through a team of functional supervisors. Ensure increasing levels of employee and food safety and customer satisfaction while improving the efficiency of manpower, materials and machines.

Key Responsibilities:

- Manage policy deployment in the areas of Lean Manufacturing techniques, quality, cost reduction, complete and on-time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations, visual controls and plant performance measures.

- Provide leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training, and development.

- Provide leadership for problem resolution to facilitate fast improvements and improved working relationships.

- Ensure compliance with Company standards for cost control, waste reduction, quality, OSHA, safety, and complete and on-time delivery at the lowest possible cost.

- Balance work cell capacity/loading across the plant.

- Determine operations headcount needs and ensures compliance with Company policies.

- Identifies, communicates and drives implementation of capital investments and improvement projects.

- Manage compliance with state and federal regulations.

- Perform other related duties as assigned.

What We are Looking For:

- Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing techniques a plus

- Technical skills in materials and inventory management, production scheduling, and preventive maintenance.

- Leadership: A demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others.

- Planning: Ability to think ahead and plan over a 3-6-month time span.

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

- Excellent project and program management skills.

- Strong Understanding of USDA and Food Safety.

- Understanding of Human Resource policies.

- Daily supervision of a team of supervisors and administrative personnel.

- Strong understanding of budget and budget process

- Computer proficient (MS Suite)

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree.

- Minimum five (5) years general manager experience in food manufacturing environments.