Operations Manager

While⠀there's no⠀place like⠀home,⠀Corteva⠀comes⠀close.

Are⠀you an⠀Operations⠀Leader⠀ready to⠀grow your⠀career and⠀take on a⠀new⠀challenge?⠀If so, our⠀Plant⠀Operations⠀Manager⠀role in⠀Connell,⠀WA at our⠀Seed Corn⠀Production⠀Facility⠀is the⠀perfect⠀opportunity⠀for you.⠀Here at⠀Corteva⠀Agriscience,⠀we are⠀growing⠀what's⠀next by⠀building⠀the future⠀of⠀agriculture⠀–⠀leading⠀breakthroughs⠀in the⠀innovation⠀and⠀application⠀of both⠀science⠀and⠀technology⠀(that's⠀where you⠀come in!)⠀that will⠀better the⠀lives of⠀people all⠀over the⠀world and⠀fuel the⠀progress⠀of⠀mankind.

As⠀the Plant⠀Operations⠀Manager,⠀you will⠀plan for⠀production⠀resources⠀such as⠀manpower,⠀equipment,⠀tools,⠀facilities,⠀and raw⠀materials⠀needed to⠀develop⠀high⠀quality⠀hybrid⠀seed⠀on-time to⠀meet⠀distribution,⠀delivery⠀and stock⠀transport⠀schedules.⠀We are⠀seeking a⠀strong⠀leader in⠀this⠀critical⠀role to⠀manage⠀plant⠀production⠀operations⠀and⠀provide⠀leadership⠀and⠀decisions⠀to staff⠀on⠀operational⠀questions⠀related to⠀their⠀areas and⠀responsibilities.⠀Utilize⠀your⠀strong⠀communication⠀skills to⠀build⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀relationships,⠀deliver⠀great⠀results,⠀and be⠀effective⠀in this⠀leadership⠀position.⠀Continue⠀to⠀#GrowWhatMatters⠀in your⠀career⠀with us,⠀apply⠀online⠀today!

What You Will Do:

• Ensure all⠀plant⠀operations⠀and work⠀activities⠀are safe⠀for all⠀employees.
• Continuously⠀driving a⠀safe work⠀culture,⠀ensuring⠀employee⠀engagement⠀with⠀safety as⠀well as⠀site⠀compliance⠀with all⠀of our⠀safety⠀programs.
• Manage⠀the daily⠀plant⠀operations⠀which may⠀include,⠀but are⠀not⠀limited⠀to: field⠀activities,⠀receiving,⠀husking,⠀sorting,⠀drying,⠀bulk⠀management,⠀maintenance,⠀warehousing,⠀shipping⠀and⠀budgeting.
• Utilize⠀LEAN⠀Manufacturing⠀and⠀productivity⠀tools to⠀drive⠀continuous⠀improvement⠀projects⠀and foster⠀a⠀focused-improvement⠀culture in⠀all⠀employees⠀and⠀operations.
• Coach,⠀support,⠀and⠀develop⠀employees⠀on your⠀team in a⠀manner⠀that⠀fosters⠀effective⠀collaboration⠀and⠀teamwork⠀while also⠀demonstrating⠀and⠀modeling⠀Corteva⠀Values.
• Enable⠀and⠀encourage⠀direct⠀reports to⠀leverage⠀their full⠀potential⠀and⠀achieve⠀business⠀results.
• Hold⠀employees⠀accountable⠀for⠀achieving⠀performance⠀results⠀and⠀demonstrate⠀work⠀behaviors⠀that⠀promote⠀collaboration⠀and⠀teamwork⠀in an⠀effective⠀manner.
• Establish⠀and⠀support⠀individual⠀and team⠀performance⠀goals that⠀are⠀attainable⠀and⠀aligned⠀with⠀business⠀strategy.
• Actively⠀encourage⠀and⠀support⠀employees'⠀career⠀development;⠀coach⠀staff in⠀stretch⠀assignments⠀and skill⠀development⠀critical⠀to⠀employees'⠀jobs and⠀overall⠀career⠀objectives.
• Manage⠀quality⠀operations⠀systems⠀and⠀processes;⠀ensure⠀product⠀first-pass-quality⠀and launch⠀root-cause-failure-analysis⠀with⠀countermeasures⠀in cases⠀when⠀quality is⠀not⠀achieved.
• Communicate⠀effectively⠀and hold⠀regular⠀team⠀meetings⠀to provide⠀timely⠀business⠀updates.
• Plan,⠀organize,⠀and direct⠀plant⠀operations⠀which⠀ensure the⠀most⠀effective⠀return on⠀assets.
• Review⠀and⠀approve⠀plans for⠀the⠀control of⠀production⠀output,⠀budget⠀spending,⠀material⠀efficiency,⠀and⠀engineering/maintenance⠀effectiveness.
• Ensure⠀on-time⠀delivery⠀to meet⠀both⠀business⠀and⠀customer⠀needs.

Qualifications

Who You Are:

• You have a⠀Bachelor's⠀Degree or⠀are near⠀completion.
• You⠀have plant⠀and field⠀activities⠀experience.
• You⠀are a⠀credible,⠀effective⠀leader and⠀have⠀become so⠀through 2⠀to 3 +⠀years of⠀experience⠀in⠀leadership⠀or⠀supervisory⠀roles.
• You⠀have a⠀strong⠀understanding⠀of⠀operational⠀effectiveness⠀through 2⠀to 3+⠀years of⠀experience⠀in seed⠀production,⠀supply⠀chain,⠀engineering,⠀manufacturing,⠀or another⠀related⠀field.
• You⠀have⠀proven⠀performance⠀development⠀and⠀coaching/feedback⠀skills to⠀lead all⠀employees⠀to bring⠀their best⠀selves⠀into work⠀each day⠀as they⠀grow their⠀careers⠀with⠀us.
• You⠀are⠀passionate⠀about⠀forming a⠀high-performing⠀team and⠀have⠀extensive⠀team⠀building⠀experience.
• You⠀can⠀effectively⠀work with⠀and manage⠀people⠀from⠀diverse⠀backgrounds⠀to achieve⠀cross-functional⠀collaboration.
• You⠀are⠀results-orientated⠀and have⠀strong⠀priority⠀management⠀skills.
• You⠀have⠀excellent⠀interpersonal⠀communications!
• You⠀lead⠀through⠀your⠀influencing⠀skills,⠀not⠀authority.
• You⠀are⠀committed⠀to safety⠀and⠀quality.
• You⠀have⠀change⠀management⠀and⠀innovation⠀experience.

It Would Be Great If You Have:

• 5 to 7+⠀years of⠀experience⠀in⠀leadership⠀or⠀supervisory⠀roles.
• Process⠀Safety⠀Management⠀(PSM)⠀experience.
• Experience⠀leading⠀safety⠀programs⠀and⠀initiatives.
• SAP⠀and WMS⠀systems⠀experience.
• LEAN⠀Manufacturing⠀and/or Six⠀Sigma⠀experience⠀and⠀certifications.
• Experience⠀Quality⠀Management⠀Systems⠀and⠀leading⠀quality⠀initiatives.

Salary Range

The salary⠀range for⠀this⠀position⠀is $97,000⠀- $121,000⠀yearly.⠀This⠀reflects a⠀reasonable⠀estimate⠀of the⠀targeted⠀base⠀salary for⠀this role.

Benefits – How We’ll Support You:

• Numerous⠀development⠀opportunities⠀offered to⠀build your⠀skills
• Be⠀part of a⠀company⠀with a⠀higher⠀purpose⠀and⠀contribute⠀to making⠀the world⠀a better⠀place
• Health⠀benefits⠀for you⠀and your⠀family on⠀your first⠀day of⠀employment
• Four⠀weeks of⠀paid time⠀off and⠀two weeks⠀of⠀well-being⠀pay per⠀year, plus⠀paid⠀holidays
• Excellent⠀parental⠀leave⠀which⠀includes a⠀minimum of⠀16 weeks⠀for mother⠀and⠀father
• Future⠀planning⠀with our⠀competitive⠀retirement⠀savings⠀plan and⠀tuition⠀reimbursement⠀program