Scottsville, KY, United States of America
1 day ago
Department Manager

Your Opportunity as the Department Manager

Location: Scottsville, KY  

Work Arrangements: 100% on-site

Willingness to work off shift hours (nights, evenings, weekends, and holidays) and flow to the work as needed

In this role you will:

Responsible for leading an operations department to support the Uncrustables business

Develop capability and leadership characteristics in Area Leaders, Process Engineers, Controls Leader, and Advanced Technical Leadership

Responsible for meeting Quality, Safety, Reliability, and Cost targets for plant operations

Ability to work with all plant functions in order to ensure all production needs are met

Coordinate activities to increase Autonomous Maintenance knowledge throughout the plant, utilizing Autonomous Maintenance to improve Operations measures

Lead and teach complete understanding of overall plant product flow including all inputs and outputs

Managing and leveraging relationships with R&D and corporate engineering

Identify and eliminate losses from the Operation; Lead in solving issues to cause and implement improvements

Manage capital budget/projects to improve Operations measures in the areas of capacity growth, production efficiencies, Quality, and Safety

Set plant direction by contributing to the Plant Leadership team

Administer any necessary discipline

Always manage with Basic Beliefs as a foundation and preserves Smucker culture

Executes effective communication to all levels of the organization

The Right Place for You

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree

5+ years of manufacturing operational experience

Previous experience managing people and teams

Experience using Lean and TPM Tools

Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and listening skills

Strong computer skills – word, excel, power point, etc.

Strong organization skills

Experience directing and managing vendors

Ability to teach and lead others

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role (not required):

Food processing or manufacturing experience

Experience in a high-performance work environment

Learn more about working at Smucker:

Our Total Rewards Benefits Program

Our Thriving Together Philosophy Supporting All Impacted by Our Business 

Our Continued Progress on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity 

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