Head of Operations **URGENT**

We are looking to hire an Operations Manager immediately at our McCormick Flavor Solutions manufacturing plant in Geneva, IL .

What We Bring To The Table

We offer competitive compensation, career growth opportunities, and flexibility and support for diverse life stages and choices, in addition to benefits such as 401k, health insurance, and paid time off.

Competitive compensation

Career growth opportunities

Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

Position Overview

Under the general direction of the Plant Manager, the Operations Manager oversees daily production operations of the plant, utilizing TPM and continuous improvement methodologies to align the plant’s human and capital resources for long‑term success. The Operations Manager provides strategic leadership and direction across multiple plant operations, works with functional leaders to develop organizational planning and strategic direction, and fosters a culture of continuous improvement through process enhancement and employee skill development.

Key Responsibilities

Identify, prioritize, plan, and direct the execution of operationally related issues for assigned areas through Team Managers, designing strategies, procedures, and people utilization to improve safety, reliability, and efficiency while maintaining product quality and operating expenses.

Create an empowered environment that ensures the Operations organization and its people understand the goals and objectives (OGSMs) of the business and have the resources and support to achieve them, providing open and healthy communication.

Develop and maintain strong cross‑functional relationships to ensure that new and existing products are manufactured on time and in specifications to meet customer demand, maintaining relationships with key customers and vendors regarding fit‑for‑use materials and products.

With Continuous Improvement resources, establish and maintain comprehensive improvement processes that maximize safety, productivity, reliability, and quality.

Oversee development and performance planning for current employees, implement staffing strategies to ensure a robust and diverse succession plan, and champion a consistent performance‑management approach for Operations employees.

Produce operating budgets and capital budgets with other leadership team members, manage department expense budgets with appropriate accounting information, participate in business planning and budgeting, and develop short‑ and long‑term cost containment/reduction strategies.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a relevant technical discipline.

Minimum of 7–10 years of functional or leadership experience.

Strong leadership experience with demonstrated success in managing multiple projects and people, with a detailed understanding of how all plant areas contribute to the business and a general industry knowledge.

Interpersonal skills including leadership of the operations team, management of people, role definition, performance counseling, and pay decision influence; strong communication, diplomacy, cross‑functional strategic leadership, teamwork, and the ability to translate strategy into actionable information and influence upwards.

Preferred Qualifications

Bi‑lingual in English and Spanish.

As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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