About Us:

T. Marzetti Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lancaster Colony Corporation (NASDAQ: LANC), is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice markets. Our retail brands include Marzetti®, New York Bakery™ and Sister Schubert’s®, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces. Our foodservice business supplies many of the top restaurant chains in the United States. 

Overview:

The Senior Director of Operations has direct leadership of the assigned manufacturing facilities with overall responsibilities for employee safety, quality/food safety, environmental, schedule attainment, raw material/package inventory, cost and innovation.  This role will be responsible for driving value creation throughout the manufacturing organization and the supporting functions of Procurement, Finance, Quality and Safety. This improvement will require the application of proven leadership skills in building effective operations teams establishing effective management practices and processes and coaching the team to greater levels of sophistication and performance. 

This role will provide input to execute the network strategy (what should be made where and by whom). He/she will continue to deploy leading practices across the plant system, e.g., Lean/Six Sigma to improve safety, service, capacity, and total cost performance and ensuring that their teams are aligned to, engaged in, and driving a culture of continuous improvement. This role has significant impact on the volume and profitability of the business, leading operations of significant size, scope and complexity. 

Responsibilities:

Safety and Quality:

Ensures all manufacturing operations comply with safety, quality, and GMP requirements. Ensures all facilities maintain a safe and clean work environment supporting the safety and risk management process. Partner with the Food Safety Quality departments to ensure compliance with all quality SOP's, maintaining audit ready status.

     Principal Responsibilities

Establishes and communicates a vision, purpose and strategic direction for manufacturing operations.   

Establishes and communicates a culture of employee engagement, safety and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) efforts for assigned facilities, leading their teams through this journey to deliver results.

Champions and actively drives Marzetti Operational Excellence, process standardization and best practices.     

Develops standards, establishes expectations and maintains technical knowledge of plant manufacturing

Ensures manufacturing objectives and productivity commitments are achieved through each of the facilities within their area(s) of responsibility

Coordinates with the cross functional business teams to identify and implement enhancements to products and systems to maximize profitability and product quality goals.

Develops cost-effective control systems over capital expenditures and assets, operating expenditures, manpower and labor Scales initiatives based on future needs. 

Monitors system wide performance for compliance to production, quality and safety

Coaches and holds Plant Manger accountable for exhibiting fiscal responsibility. Controls and minimizes overtime labor costs, maintenance/repair costs, downtime and product re-

Provides leadership to achieve near and long-term schedule attainment targets.

Oversees capital investments, recommending replacement or refurbishment. Anticipates future capital needs based on projected business volumes. 

Ensures all locations are complying to all federal, state and local laws and company

Provides direction, development, evaluation, coaching and leadership to plant managers and management

Supports succession planning and maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training Identifies and develops personal growth opportunities for plant managers and next level middle managers.

Selects and retains qualified operations leaders/subordinates.  

Maintains strong employee engagement, corporate and community

Ensures facilities/co-packers maintain company standards for cleanliness, productivity, and

Ensures compliance to quality, food safety and HAACP support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer and government standards.

Gains alignment and partnership with commercial teams, ensuring key customer satisfaction.

Drives productivity and improvements across facilities.

Maintains a broad view of the business and accelerates continuous improvement across all platforms to support incremental business.

Develops next level leaders.

Performs other duties as requested.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies and staffing firms refrain from submitting unsolicited resumes to our company. Any resumes sent without a prior agreement and access to proper submittal into the ATS will be considered the property of T. Marzetti, and we reserve the right to contact those candidates without any obligation to pay a fee.

Qualifications:

10+years plant/general management experience in a food related manufacturing environment.

Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in related field or equivalent combination of education and

Experience with SAP systems

Solid knowledge of company operations and objectives; experience working with co-

Background in manufacturing methods, quality control and process improvement

Manufacturing knowledge and understanding of yields, plant efficiencies, and operations

Solid understanding of OSHA, USDA and Food Safety

Ability to work with, and lead, a diverse

Strong strategic and critical thinking and problem-solving

Capable of communicating and expressing ideas clearly and concisely, in both written and verbal

High level of strategic thinking, organizational planning, teamwork, analytical reasoning, and

Strong interpersonal, technical and presentation

 Supervisory Responsibility

Directly supervises multiple plant managers who each supervise a total of up to 600+ managers, supervisors and employees in a production/manufacturing or support department. Responsible for the strategic direction, coordination and results of multiple plant locations. Supervisory responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, training, scheduling, appraising, coaching for performance and terminating employees; planning, assigning and directing work; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints/grievances and resolving problems.

Competencies:

Functional Competencies

Leadership Competencies

Food Safety Knowledge

Manages Complexity

Materials Management

Drives Results

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

Action Oriented

Delivers on Production Commitments

Collaborates

Workplace Safety

Drives Engagement

Operational Excellence (MOE)

Instills Trust

Financial Acumen

Ensures Accountability

Communications

Plans and Aligns

Internal/External Reporting

Leader through leaders and across peers

Managing Performance/ Influencing People

Promoting Diversity

Community Relations

Cultivate Your Career:

Lancaster Colony Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary T. Marzetti Company are committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all associates without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. It is our goal to provide opportunities that nourish the growth of each individual team member.