Responsibilities Job Summary: Achieve superior self-manufacturing products through high quality, low-cost foods while continuing commitment to the growth, development, and training of our People and continually meeting our commitment to achieve superior service levels. Essential Functions / Process Responsibilities Development mode: Requires direct supervision, administers practices, policies; assigned to a team; focuses on day-to-day issues; mentored by Ops Ldr Management: - Majority of the time spent using independent judgment making employment-related and business decisions, or effectively recommending such decisions (e.g., product- / dept-related strategies, hiring, promoting, disciplining, suspending, discharging, rewarding, or otherwise engage in resolving Partner-related matters) - Provides coaching, training, and development - Administers certification tests - Seeks out recommendation from appropriate leader on handling critical / complex situations - Handles day-to-day tactical issues independently with little or no supervision - Ensures compliance with internal practices and external policies, procedures, guidelines, and governance - Communicates tactical plans and initiatives to effectively gain partner cooperation - Provides input on staffing levels and participates in sourcing and interviewing candidates - Identifies & develops team coordinators - Processes each work injury - Administers performance appraisals - Executes production schedule to ensure on-time delivery in an efficient & effective manner - Provides detailed shift summaries to other leaders - Implements plans; prepares / communicates plans to achieve team goals to leader(s) - Monitors / adjusts labor requirements to balance staffing levels and overtime costs - Regularly reviews / communicates results with team - Actively participates in the Hoshin objectives - Ensures compliance with work instructions, standards, and product specifications Preferred Education and Experience - Bachelor's degree (preferred) or - 1-3 years of related experience - High Performance Work Team experience (preferred) - Successful completion of company-sponsored training and development classes - Participation in Leadership training and BET Preferred Key Competencies - Working knowledge related to compliance requirements of industry, EEOC, and employment laws - Strong verbal / written communication and presentation skills - Strong skills in operating internal / external software, systems - Analytical skills - Influencing skills (people and process) - Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between projects / tasks; attention to detail Physical and Other Requirements - Travel by car or plane with overnight stays - Work extended hours and rotating schedules - Ambient temperatures range from -20F to 100+F; most often they are 65-85F 06-2012