Operations Supervisor
Job ID - 05138
Rome, GA (Atlanta)
Sara Lee

Each and every day, Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE) delights millions of consumers and customers around the world. The company has one of the world's best-loved and leading portfolios with its innovative and trusted food, beverage, household and body care brands, including Ambi Pur, Ball Park, Douwe Egberts, Hillshire Farm, Jimmy Dean, Kiwi, Sanex, Sara Lee, and Senseo. Collectively, these brands generate more than $13 billion in annual net sales covering approximately 200 countries. The Sara Lee community consists of 44,000 employees worldwide.

Position Summary:
Supervise, direct and ensure that the design, process, and delivery of the finished products and services consistently meet and/or exceed customer's expectations. Responsible for ensuring that the company achieves its goal of quality that is essential for enhancing growth and stability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Create a culture of Safety and teamwork throughout the facility.
Ensure that all guidelines of GMP, FDA/USDA standards, Environmental Control Act and OSHA standards are in compliance; lead health, safety, and environmental processes for assigned areas.
Maintain working relationship with the collective bargaining unit, ensure compliance with the collective bargaining agreement to achieve company goals.
Maintain a positive working relationship and ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of Sara Lee's policies and procedures and Global Business Standards - to ensure compliance with all company policies, plant rules and all regulatory agencies.
Support the operation in ways to improve efficiencies and to help reduce overall costs.
Lead and develop a high performing work organization utilizing Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement concepts that maximize employee teamwork, contributions, suggestions and decisions.
Facilitate problem solving and develop action plans to address performance issues and achieve key performance indicator goals.
Supervise 20 -30 associates to help achieve key performance objectives.

Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a related area.
3 to 5 years manufacturing experience.
Strong and effective communication skills.
Strong organizational skills.
Problem solving and planning skills focused on the ability to plan, prioritize and execute.
Must be adaptable to organizational culture change.
Must be willing to rotate shifts.

Sara Lee offers a wide variety of career choices at locations around the world. Whether you are a first-time job seeker or are an experienced professional, Sara Lee has an opportunity for you. For additiona information, visit http://www.saralee.com/CareersGlobal.aspx

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