Director of Operations

Director of Operations  

Jamestown, North Dakota

Reference # TP 17366

Cavendish Farms is a leading producer of frozen potato products for retail and foodservice markets throughout Canada, the United States and around the world. We have state-of-the-art processing plants in New Annan PEI, Lethbridge, AB, Wheatley, ON and another in Jamestown, ND, with head offices in Dieppe, NB and sales locations in Toronto, Montreal and Boston.

Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, the Director of Operations is responsible for overseeing the Jamestown operation and ensuring product quality standards are achieved. The Director of Operations is responsible for providing leadership and guidance to site’s Senior Leadership Team to enable a safe engaged workforce.

Successful Candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Post-secondary degree or equivalent work experience;
• 10+ plus years’ of leadership experience in a production facility, preferably in a food environment;
• Ability to engage through excellent communication skills, strong leadership, and conflict resolution abilities;
• Strong financial acumen;
• Demonstrated success understanding customer expectations and have a willingness to exceed these expectations;
• Ability to gather information from various resources, analyze, and make decisions based on data;
• Demonstrated success leading a fast paced facility with multiple priorities at any given time;
• Proficient computer skills;

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategy & Planning: Communicate and translate demand requirements to plant demand and coordinate necessary steps in satisfying demand (staffing, ingredient requirements, raw materials etc.). Provide input on new and existing product development;
• Facilitate regular production reviews with plant management, to review targets, develop actions plans and close any gaps;
• Budget Management: Develop and oversee expenses/financials to identify profits and losses, establish benchmarks and recommend action plans to improve production efficiencies;
• People Development: Coaching, engagement and performance management of team. Identify training/development opportunities, provide feedback and guidance and facilitate a best in class working environment. Ensure team is up to date in technology, product development and legislative requirements;
• Raw Product Management: Negotiate contracts with growers and develop and communicate standards and specifications;
• Maintain Safety and Environment: Communicate and promote safety culture, identify gaps and develop initiatives/programs and implementation plans to address. Maintain quality system for the plant, following food specification and standards;
• Financial Reporting: Oversee and validate budget, forecast and various other reports.

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For more information contact Thomas Pugh, Partner, at tpugh@meridiarecruitment.com or call 857.301.9290.

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