Packaging Operations Manager

Last Updated: 11/27/2024

The Packaging Operations Manager directly supervises 2 Packaging Team Managers and 5 Packaging Supervisors and indirectly supervises 125 hourly packaging employees. 

• Reviews daily packaging operation with the packaging team with respect to overall throughput, efficiency, product requirement, and production schedule.

• Develops and implements plans to improve performance, drive continuous improvement, and build technical depth and leadership capability. 

• Determine the future state of the department and develop and implement plans that drive towards the future state.  

• Develop and maintain a good working climate by developing a team.

• Ensure that supervisors and superintendents are building teams, setting expectations and holding employees accountable. 

Ideal candidates will have the following:

• Minimum of 6 years of experience leading a high-speed packaging in a food or beverage environment

• Servant leadership style with a coaching and mentoring approach

• Experience with Lean, TPM or similar CI Programs  

• Experience working in a unionized environment required   

• Demonstrated understanding of sound HSSE practices and experience with quality systems 

• Change Management – Achieves success through change identifies opportunities for improvement and innovation, removes barriers and resistance, and enables behaviors that support desired outcomes. 

• Develops Others – Plans for the growth of others, diligently addressing performance issues and conflicts, both at the individual and organizational level with the purpose of achieving results through the activities of other people. 

Location:  MD