Operations Manager

Inspired to grow with your experience, learn and share with new colleagues? Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste. We are committed to protecting food, people and the planet and are on the lookout for passionate and consummate professionals to join our growing team to help us deliver on our ambitious 2030 Strategy. We look for colleagues who Care, Dare and Deliver. Manages all aspects of production to meet or exceed established objectives in the following areas: safety, quality, Continuous Improvement, productivity, and waste reduction. Responsible for training and career development, discipline, and performance appraisal process. Manages department managers and shift supervisors. Essential Functions Champions, coaches, and fully participates in all company safety programs Implements CI process programs and projects, to include DMAIC, AM, PM, Green belt and lean. Support all sustainability projects and programs. Manages relationships with quality, planning, warehouse, engineering, and maintenance to ensure timely satisfaction of customer requirements, projects (including new equipment installations or upgrades to existing equipment), and seamless transition across material/product flow process. Supervises up to 13 shift supervisors and approximately 450 hourly employees. Change agent for technological advances; identifies opportunities for site improvements. Establishes staffing levels for all production departments. Ensures established company policies and procedures are followed relative to safety, quality, employee relations practices, etc. Responsible for the training and development of department personnel. Other responsibilities and tasks as appropriate to achieve company initiatives. Participate in SQF and Food Safety Programs. Provide plant housekeeping support. Job Qualifications Required 4-year degree, preferably in Operations Management, Business Management, or Engineering At least 10 years of manufacturing management experience. Preferably in packaging. Discrete manufacturing experience: paper or paperboard food packaging along with flexo printing Great understanding of continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles Preferred Team problem solving; facilitation. Computer literate: MS Office required, MS Project or other project management software a plus. ERP manufacturing software system knowledge desirable. Motivated and driven to coach and develop the team. Strong interpersonal skills: ability to communicate orally and in writing; ability to present information one on one and in group settings, at all levels of the organization, under all circumstances; diplomatic. Detail oriented; organized; self-starter; flexible; change agent. Must be able to work concurrently on multiple priorities and projects. Environment Spends approximately 60% of time walking and touring manufacturing areas. Some travel is required. Less than 10% Join us to shape the future together! We are global specialists in packaging for food and drink, dedicated to making every consumer experience enjoyable, consistent, and safe. We understand that packaging is about so much more than just what goes round a product. It's about building brands, protecting reputation, and opening up new opportunities in new markets. We have 78 manufacturing units in 34 countries with approximately 18,000 employees dedicated to supporting our customers' growth.