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Form of workAt Prinova, our passion for food knows no bounds! With a rich history spanning over four decades in the food industry, we have established ourselves as a trusted global supplier and manufacturer of functional food ingredients, flavors, and aromas. With CUSTOMER FOCUS as our central core value, we put pride in our work to ensure the end user has a quality product.
Prinova has proudly received national acclaim as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® in 2023, a testament to our status as an exceptional employer. This prestigious award highlights our commitment to outstanding HR practices and appreciation for our employees. Guided by the renowned FISH® philosophy, we prioritize creating meaningful work interactions, fostering community engagement, and empowering professional growth, ensuring a remarkable and fulfilling experience for our team members.
Don’t miss the opportunity to join our esteemed organization, where exceptional HR practices and employee appreciation thrive. Apply today and unlock the potential for a rewarding and fulfilling career at Prinova!
VP of Operations, Solutions
Department: General & Admin, Solutions
Prinova has proudly received national acclaim as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® in 2023, a testament to our status as an exceptional employer. This prestigious award highlights our commitment to outstanding HR practices and appreciation for our employees. Guided by the renowned FISH® philosophy, we prioritize creating meaningful work interactions, fostering community engagement, and empowering professional growth, ensuring a remarkable and fulfilling experience for our team members.
Don’t miss the opportunity to join our esteemed organization, where exceptional HR practices and employee appreciation thrive. Apply today and unlock the potential for a rewarding and fulfilling career at Prinova!
VP of Operations, Solutions
Department: General & Admin, Solutions
Location: Carol Stream, IL
Type: Full-time
Type: Full-time
The Vice President of Operations is responsible for producing safe, quality premix nutrient blends at all of our Carol Stream location in a manner that promotes a safe workplace, protects the environment and exceeds regulatory requirements. The Vice President of Operations, Solutions will drive a lean organization that is cost effective while providing our employees a positive, engaging work environment. .
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned
- Provide consistent leadership in managing people and providing all employees a positive, engaging work environment.
- Oversee and supervise the execution of approved processes to manufacture high quality, defect free premix nutrient blends that meet customer specifications
- Ensure regulatory compliance in EHS.
- Foster a continuous improvement culture focused on achieving the goal of zero accidents and injuries in our facilities
- Train our employees on safe practices, encourage employee involvement, and address safety issues in the workplace.
- Own key safety and/or environmental programs with associated training.
- Ensure making safe, quality product is a critical pillar to manufacturing.
- Drive best practices in sanitation and GMPs.
- Ensure shipments get to customers on time and in full.
- Champion continuous improvement throughout manufacturing to drive waste out of our manufacturing processes and reduce our lead times.
- Lead all customer interactions with Operations including audits and tours
- Complete quarterly performance reviews and all other documentation in a timely and professional manner.
- Lead by example the core value of customer focus by being dedicated to achieving complete customer satisfaction.
- Own and maintain the facility plan. Assist engineering in developing long term capital plans.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Oversees the Solutions operations teams.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in a core science, engineering or management or other related field, with a minimum of 15+ years of relevant professional experience, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience required
- Masters’s degree is preferred.
- Lean and/or 6 Sigma certifications is preferred.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills with the ability to speak with people at all levels
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to use data to drive change
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate
- Ability to make educated judgments on correctness, accuracy, and appropriateness of information
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), ERP systems and Salesforce.com.
Travel:
Up to 20% travel
Up to 20% travel
Work Conditions & Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Ability to lift up to 25 lab lbs.
- Work environment is normally in an office setting. Must be able to make frequent rounds in a warehouse environment
- Ability to view a computer screen and type for extended hours
- Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
- Other physical requirements include moderate standing and occasional squatting, bending, and twisting
- Ability to stand for an extended periods of time
- Must be able to wear any required PPE such as scrubs, hair net, lab coat, and facemask
- Ability to work around a variety of different smells and aromas
- Ability to adjust work schedule as business needs require.
Quality/Safety Responsibilities:
All Prinova employees are required to ensure compliance standards with food safety, food defense and food quality. (FDA, ILDPH, FSMA and BRC).
It is the responsibility of each employee to comply with occupational safety and health standards issued under OSHA and to follow all rules, regulations, and procedures established by the Company to ensure that their actions do not impact the health and safety of themselves or others.
The above description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of the duties and responsibilities for this position. Prinova reserves the right to change or assign other duties and responsibilities without notice.
