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General Manager USA
Premier Tech is a unique and international team driven by a shared passion to make a difference in the lives of people, businesses, and communities, and has been doing so for more than 95 years. What sets us apart: the Passion of our 4,600 team members in 27 countries and our Technologies that unite to bring solutions to life that help feed, protect and improve our planet.
At the heart of our promise is a commitment to creating sustainable solutions that grow healthy, thriving gardens, increase crop yields, improve the efficiency of manufacturing facilities, treat and recycle water and much more.
Key Responsibilities
The candidate will be responsible for planning and managing the site operations as well as leading the development of processes, methods and working tools.
Specific task
• Lead the site and ensure that a clear vision is in place
• Establish and deploy operations strategic planning
• Manage and ensure smooth functioning of the engineering, project management, construction and quality activities
• Establish and follow-up on operational objectives and performance indicators
• Establish and deploy operations planning and long-term management strategies
• Establish and deploy the operations management plan
• Promote a healthy and safe environment and ensure compliance of the construction premises with health and safety standards
• Ensure management and development of the teams and team members
• Oversee and follow-up on budget planning for the different services
• Work with administrative services to define margins, prices and costs
• Ensure the connection with the Group’s other services to facilitate the flow of activities
• Work closely with the Sales Director on strategy and approach to winning new business and increase account size
• Perform regular analysis to mitigate any potential risks through industry and market changes
• Generate opportunities to increase efficiency and speed up processes across the business and implement those new processes and procedures
• Set up the succession planning for senior roles to ensure all departments are managed continuously
• Guide the choice and development of business processes and work methods, and support their implementation
• Evaluate and manage changes in the business processes with the services
• Ensure processes optimization with continuous improvement initiatives
• Evaluate, determine and carry out equipment buying projects and modification
• Collaborate in product development projects, evaluate their impact and integrate them into operations
Competencies profile
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management
• 15+ years experience in a similar
CORE MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES
• Recognized for having excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Active listeners with the ability to clearly understand customer objectives and needs
• Ambassador in promoting corporate culture and values
• Experience in setting up organizational structure and functioning
• Solid understanding of products of the business unit, their specifications, options and operation
• Experienced in CPG manufacturing in specific sectors as Agriculture, Food Manufacturing and Automotive
• Knowledge of health and safety standards
• Experience in production planning
• Live order process management
• Has experienced in developing procurement strategies
• Has worked in collaboration with sales in developing clients and markets
• Must have a continuous improvement mind set
• Comfortable and familiar with quality control process and standards
• Track records in setting KPI’ for business performance evaluation
• Experience in budget planning and follow-up.
• Change Management: Must implement corporate culture and values to all levels of the organization
• Must reassess operational structure and increase efficiency
• Must mobilize the entire team to meet the strategic and operations plans
Contacts:
Guy Lariviere, CRHA, ICF
g.lariviere@glasfordcanada.ca
514-978-3946
