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Job Purpose and Impact

The Assistant Area Operations Managerr will provide strategic operational oversight for all production and operating facilities with moderate presence in multiple regions or moderate degree of complexity. In this role, you will oversee and hold facilities accountable to standards for safety, quality, operational effectiveness, and financial performance.

Key Accountabilities

• Oversee all operations from multiple departments, processes or shifts to ensure teams are following policies and procedures related to employee, food and feed safety and environmental compliance.
• Partners with environment, health and safety and food safety, quality and regulatory experts to identify the most effective approach for implementing and monitoring corporate safety policies and procedures.
• Oversee production outcomes, quantity and quality to ensure customer and food safety requirements are within specifications.
• Partner collaboratively with appropriate centers of excellence including, but not limited to engineering and plant management, to provide input into the development of plant capital investment strategies.
• Accountable for the implementation of non-base capital investments for a major production area or for multiple departments, processes and shifts.
• Ensure ongoing review of key performance indicators with focus on continuous improvements in site operational targets.
• Develops and oversees operational plans and monitors routine operations for all production processes for multiple departments, processes, and shifts.
• Lead and develop a team, coach, and make decisions related to talent management, hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

Position Information.

• This position is posted internally as well as externally. 
• Relocation assistance will be provided for this position.
• This position is located in Beardstown, Illinois. 
• The work schedule is: Monday to Friday from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. There are also some events that might need to work on the weekends mainly during harvest season (September to November).

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field OR equivalent experience. 
• Experience with budgeting and operational planning. 
• Minimum of four years of related work experience. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Two years of supervisory experience. 
• Lean Six Sigma knowledge, training, or certification.  
• Experience with SAP system and Enablon. 
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Teams, etc.). 

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