Business Unit Leader

Department: Production
Location: Manufacturing Plant
FLSA Status: Exempt
Prepared/Revised Date: March 2024

About the Position

The Business Unit Leader is responsible for driving the strategies and effectiveness of the business unit, by overseeing operations and leading a team of production employees within a Business Unit.

This role requires end-to-end, effective leadership, planning, technical expertise, communication, and coaching skills to empower teams to produce high-quality products that meet customer needs cost-effectively.

Essential Functions:


* Lead people, teams, and processes; set expectations, track results, and manage accountability within the Production department.


* Organize, manage, and analyze daily production requirements and key performance indicators to consistently meet customer expectations.


* Evaluate team performance efficiencies and coordinate necessary resources for schedule attainment and process optimization.


* Develop strategic and tactical plans to meet short- and long-term business needs with timely implementation.


* Manage financial performance, including budgeting, costing, expense and direct labor tracking, and results feedback.


* Collaborate effectively with peers in various functional areas such as Quality, Procurement, Maintenance, Logistics, and Human Resources.


* Coach, teach, and provide development opportunities for team members through performance management activities such as reviews and ongoing feedback.


* Proactively identify problems and recommend and implement solutions.


* Manage projects and lead collaborative groups to effectively solve problems.


* Ensure product quality and customer requirements are met by managing resources and systems.


* Uphold the company’s culture by actively supporting/driving the value of safety, quality as its linked to food safety, 5S practices, continuous improvement, TPM practices, and fostering dignity and respect in the workplace.


* Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned anytime.

Position Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential functions.


* Select, empower, lead, manage, retain, and develop employees while building an effective, collaborative, and qualified team.


* Rapidly learn and understand how business departments such as food processing, packaging, logistics, and mechanical functions affect operations.


* Illustrate flexibility and readiness to flow to the work without notice, regardless of shift/crew, per the focused need of the business unit.


* Embracing 24-7 operations, take responsibility and ownership of the business unit by always being an available and eager resource for subordinates and key stakeholders.


* Demonstrate teamwork by inter...