We are seeking a Director of Animal Production to lead our operations team at the Cambridge City, IN site. The successful candidate will have a passion for leading, motivating, and maintaining a high standard of business excellence, and will be responsible for managing Site Operations, including multiple departments involved in the production of Taconic's animals.
Requirements
- Represent top management at the site and guarantee adherence to business commitments, applicable rules and regulations and Taconic's culture and values.
- Develop and maintain a positive and engaging working environment for all direct and indirect reports at site.
- Drive high quality results and customer satisfaction, by ensuring adherence to process specifications and quality standards.
- Allocate resources to effectively operate production at the site, making sure volume and time commitments are achieved according to plan and customer's needs.
- Control expenses and cost according to budget and in alignment to sales level, to achieve the company's EBITDA commitments.
- Promote animal welfare in alignment with Quality groups and internal and external regulations.
- Build integral strategies and procedural understanding with internal partners to achieve KPIs while managing effects of new strategies within operations and accounting.
- Provide technical expertise, vision, and leadership for the development of all subordinate operations, which will have a significant and substantial impact on the viability and profitability of these departments.
- Work with stakeholders to develop strategic capacity solutions specific to the product and services offered
- Lead change management project and continuous improvement initiatives to develop and transform the site to Best-In-Class results in all Operation's principles (People, safety, quality, Service, Cost & Animal welfare)
Benefits
- Insurance within 30 days or less which includes options for medical, dental, vision, pet insurance and more!
- 20 days paid time off plus 6 additional holidays and 1 floating holiday
- Work life balance
- 401(k) plan with up to 4% employer match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Career advancement opportunities
- Commitment to training and providing you with the skills you need for success
- All employees receive access to 24/7 telemedicine (including mental health), short- and long-term disability and life insurance
