The Regional Director of Operations will provide a leadership strategy and will work to ensure continuous improvement and performance for an assigned region in support of company strategic objectives. The Regional Director of Operations is accountable for Operational Excellence including safety, quality, delivery, cost achievement of revenue as well as maximum return on invested capital. This role reports to the Vice President, Operations.

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Essential Duties:

\n\nManage a regional P&L, striving for outstanding efficiency improvement and service performance through the leadership and direction of warehousing and transportation teams focused on delivering results that go beyond customer expectations. \nDevelop and lead a culture of operational excellence and adheres to the highest standards in lead time, customer service, continuous improvement, safety, quality and delivery.\nCollaborate with colleagues across the enterprise to ensure strategies, actions and decisions lead to achievement of enterprise-wide goals and objectives, successfully and seamlessly delivering to customers an integrated set of services and products.\nAdhere to core Values and all safety, environmental, security and quality requirements including, but not limited to: Quality Management Systems (QMS), Safety, Environmental and Security Management Systems, company policies and operating procedures, and other regulatory requirements. (Federal CSA guidelines)\nResponsible for building and leading a high performing team including talent selection, development, mentoring, performance management, building bench strength and succession planning.\nMeet divisional service metrics and KPI’s for customer satisfaction.\nResponsible for supporting operations technology (Driver Scanners, Warehouse Scanning, Safety technology and Software applications) that support warehouse and transportation.\nMaintain DOT Compliance to support the division (Driver Logs, DQ Files, Corrective Action, maintenance files)\nMeet all safety goals for Warehouse and Transportation for the enterprise.\nReview equipment purchases and equipment needs for the division.\nEnsure projects are completed on time and accurate.\nOther duties as assigned\n\n

Qualifications:

\n\nBachelor’s degree and additional education/certification preferred\n10+ years operations and / or logistics leadership experience in a multi-site facility system.\nDemonstrated P&L management experience.\nMust have demonstrated success in leading new process development.\nWorking knowledge of capacity planning and logistics management.\nDemonstrated ability to manage complex technologies and developing financial plans to make technology investments return positive financial returns.\nDemonstrated leadership and team building skills\nAbility to interface, problem solve, and drive solutions to meet customer requirements.\nLean Manufacturing and continuous process improvement experience\nStrong communicator: written and verbal (one-on-one and group)\nStrategic thinker\nAbility to analyze, understand and effectively communicate technical material\n\n

Corporate Summary:

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At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first – our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.

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Our Mission: At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family’s motto to “treat associates like family and customers like friends.”

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Why work for us?

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Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy. That’s why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck. And it doesn’t stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education, wellness programs.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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At Shamrock Foods Co all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)