Senior Site Director

Job Description : Senior Site Director who will have responsibility for our NEW Protein, Butter and Dry Milk Manufacturing Plant in Pasco, WA. USA This leader will also work closely with the leaders of Portfolio Category Leaders, Engineering, Quality, Environment and Safety, along with corporate functions and Centers of Expertise. The Site Director is expected to lead this site and own its results, taking the initiative to drive those outcomes in the short, medium, and long-term. Their responsibilities include shaping the culture of the facility to develop a highly engaged workforce, lead Capex and manage daily production, safety, and food safety to very high standards. Ensures the site follows best practices to drive and sustain operational excellence. Sets high standards for the site to continually reduce cycle times, eliminate waste in manufacturing processes and improve on-time delivery. Collaborates with other Darigold leaders across sites to leverage and implement best practices. Manages the professional development of the site’s leadership teams. Develops and cascades annual objectives to direct reports with strong emphasis on driving improvements in commercial success of the site, safety, operational excellence, quality, delivery, and team member engagement. Oversees and directs the site teams to ensure monthly and quarterly production expectations are met. Works proactively with site teams to identify production and quality issues. Ensures the operations teams react in a timely manner to changes in production rates, either by scaling up or down, as the demand dictates. Relentlessly drives the Zero Harm culture by ensuring safety goals are achieved, including attainment of goals for lost time and recordable rates; assuring roadmap targets are met; assuring that HS&E resources are properly deployed to address challenges and sustain successes and continually seeks new and creative ways to drive the desired safety culture. Ensures quality standards are implemented and are adhered to. Works in close collaboration with Engineering, Quality, suppliers, and other parties to ensure the quality of finished goods. Defines and successfully executes and the annual operation plan for the location. Work cross-functionally to ensure seamless integration with Darigold more broadly, including integrating with the broader manufacturing footprint and leading project teams that include cross-functional representatives. Works closely with the commercial team to manage customer audits and demonstrates a customer-centric approach to develop value-added products that meet customer needs. Support Darigold Performance System (DPS) and Focused Improvement (FI) efforts. Dairy (Butter and powder experience) 15+ years of manufacturing experience Experience with food safety regulations, EH&S, and quality standards Lean/operational excellence experience Track record of attracting, retaining talent and building teams. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. We welcome all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, marital status, creed, religion, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. As a condition of employment applicants offered a role will be required to successfully pass our pre-employment background screen, receive a negative drug screen result & confirm eligibility to work in the U.S

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