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About the role

  • OPEX Manager driving continuous improvement, coaching, and savings at Ventura Foods. Improving production performance for a food solutions manufacturer serving foodservice and retail.

Responsibilities

  • Implement strategy and guide advancement of OPEX at the assigned production location
  • Collaborate with Production Managers, Quality Managers, and site personnel to develop business plans, priorities, and goals
  • Prioritize Continuous Improvement activity at the production location
  • Model mindsets and behaviors that create trust, participation, and accountability
  • Consult with OPEX Methodology Leaders to identify best practices and simplify and standardize work
  • Review site practices and recommend organizational interventions such as training and coaching
  • Guide process-improvement priorities that affect production and business results
  • Champion waste elimination and reduction
  • Build a coaching culture and coach site and above-site leadership through change and transformation
  • Monitor improvement progress and sustain transformational gains through metric review and stakeholder consultation
  • Oversee and directly supervise Fuel for Growth projects delivering more than 3% annual savings
  • Lead improvement projects using standardized OPEX tools and methods to improve plant performance and operational results

Requirements

  • College diploma or a bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, operations, or comparable technical field; or 3–5 years in a Business improvement role and/or operations experience
  • Professional certifications and experience in OPEX, World Class Manufacturing, World Class Operations, IWS, TPM, Autonomous Maintenance, Training Development, Organizational Development, Coaching, Lean, and Change Management are helpful
  • Knowledge of production operations, particularly at the plant level
  • Ability to lead, manage, and implement organizational and cultural change and deliver results
  • Leadership development skills including feedback, coaching, listening, empowerment, and difficult conversations
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to build rapport and maintain strong relationships across all levels
  • Effective collaboration, facilitation, and teaching skills
  • Ability to coach and influence individuals and teams without authority
  • Conflict resolution and solution-focused problem-solving skills
  • Results-oriented with ability to gather, analyze, and interpret information from varied sources
  • Project management and time management skills; ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities
  • Ability to translate details into an organizational perspective
  • Strong working competence in MS Office
  • Ability to perform required physical tasks, including intermittent sitting, standing, walking, climbing, squatting, kneeling, pushing, and pulling
  • Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds or more with assistance may be required
  • Willingness and ability to wear required personal protective equipment
  • Willingness and ability to work typical 8–12 hour shifts, including additional unscheduled time after hours and on weekends when required

Benefits

  • Retirement savings options
  • Employee Appreciation Events
  • Employee Assistance Programs
  • On-the-job training
  • Career growth opportunities
  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Manager support and recognition
  • Safe work environment

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Associate's Degree

Location requirements

OnsiteTorontoCanada

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