Your Opportunity as the Department Manager

Make a positive impact leading the Peanut Butter operations area of our Memphis facility to ensure optimal production of our famous Jif products. Leverage your leadership skills to coach and inspire your team to achieve key metrics and create a positive working environment with a focus on safety and quality.

Location: Memphis, TN

Work Arrangements: 100% onsite

In this role you will:

Develop & deliver department master plan and manage the daily results of the work – includes equipment layout, team design/staffing, results management 

Develop capability and leadership characteristics of Peanut Butter Area Leaders and Operations Process Engineers

Responsible for meeting Quality, Safety, Reliability, and Cost targets for plant operations

Collaborate with other plant functions in order to ensure all production needs are met

Coordinate activities to increase Operations Excellence methodologies throughout the plant to improve metrics

Coach others on overall plant product flow including all inputs and outputs

Maintain open lines of communication with corporate Research & Development teams and Engineering departments

Identify and eliminate losses from the operation; Lead in solving issues to cause and implement improvements

Manage capital projects to improve Operations measures in the areas of capacity growth, production efficiencies, Quality, and Safety

The Right Place for You 

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs. 

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in technical field or related years of manufacturing/high performance work system leadership experience in lieu of degree

5+ years of manufacturing experience

Previous experience managing others

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Strong organization skills

Experience directing and managing vendors

Ability to teach and lead others

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role (not required):

Food processing or manufacturing experience

Experience in a high-performance work environment

Learn more about working at Smucker:

Our Total Rewards Benefits Program

Our Thriving Together Philosophy Supporting All Impacted by Our Business 

Our Continued Progress on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity 

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