Job Description
Job Description
POSITION OVERVIEW
Located in Southeast Ohio, Wellston is a manufacturing facility of approx. 1,000 dedicated employees serving as the sole producer of Totino's Pizza and Pizza Rolls. We operate in a dynamic business environment, with a rich history of quality, performance, and innovation. Wellston's Compelling Business Need "The Heart of Totino's" strives to be the destination of choice for General Mills through our commitment to protect our people and our brands, enable business growth, our delivery of exceptional results, and our culture.
The Pizza Operations Manager plays an integral role driving overall plant results through collaboration with our plant leadership team and advancing Manufacturing Excellence. This role partners closely with the Snacks Operating Unit on key business initiatives and strategies. The Operations Manager serves as a platform team coach and assumes other key leadership responsibilities requiring flexibility, agility, and creative problem solving. The person in this role develops strategies and leads teams to reduce human and food safety risks, drive out losses to increase reliability and decrease waste, deliver Cost Per Case and HMM, enable growth, and build culture. This role has 3-5 direct reports including 3 Platform Leaders and will have responsibility for providing the direction and development of approximately 325 team members in operations.
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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Contribute as an integral part of the plant leadership team to drive the plant strategy and culture
Coach, develop and inspire work group to achieve required Human Safety, Food Safety, and Production Results
Develop short and long-term strategies to drive, productivity, organizational effectiveness and improvements in key plant priorities and metrics
Create an environment where all employees are encouraged and developed to reach their full potential in meeting department and business goals. Lead processes and behaviors to build capability at the production-employee level in the organization
Foster a strong working partnership with all functions to support plant objectives
Ensure efficient, safe, and sanitary processing and packaging working towards zero losses
Provide business leadership that demonstrates daily commitment to company, department, and plant goals
Ensure effective interchange of information between operations department and support departments
Ensure the proper selection, training, development, and motivation of the team to maximize current and future performance
Model the Company and Plant's Behaviors and Values
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree
5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment
Demonstrated ability to effectively engage with the plant floor including building positive employee relations
Ability to deliver results through others by managing salaried employees and/or leading cross functional teams
Strong coaching skills and ability to deliver effective feedback
Strong leadership skills including the ability to effectively lead change
Ability to create and lead strategic initiatives
Solid business judgment including demonstrated problem
Good financial analysis and resource allocation skills; experience developing productivity
Ability to develop and manage a budget
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree preferred in Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Leadership
Platform Team (Platform Leader, Process Lead, or Maintenance Lead) experience ideal
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.
COMPANY OVERVIEW
We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.
Salary Range
The salary range for this position is $108900.00 - $163500.00 / Annually. At General Mills we strive for each employee's pay at any point in their career to reflect their experiences performance and skills for their current role. The salary range for this role represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range. Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks. Benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors. You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance.
Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you need to request an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please fill out our online accommodations request form by following this link: Accommodations Request.
General Mills is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply to any General Mills employment opportunities.
