Cargill's size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials - from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill's agricultural supply chain business. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver essential products.

Job Purpose and Impact:

The Director, Crush Management will provide strategic operational guidance and direction for the production and operating facility with moderate presence and a moderate degree of complexity. In this role, you will oversee and hold operating facilities accountable to standards for safety, quality, operational effectiveness and financial performance.

• Key Accountabilities
• Implement and monitor employee and product safety and environmental compliance program standards and goals for a most complex plant.
• Accountable for all internal and external operating and regulatory procedures on employee and product safety including strategic and tactical execution in alignment with corporate environment, health and safety and food safety, quality and regulatory functions as well as government regulations.
• Monitor general operations and maintenance of plant equipment and executes on operational priorities for a most complex plant and monitors operations and quality management deliverables to ensure customer, product and quality standards requirements are met within specifications.
• Prepares, administers and controls capital and operating budgets for a most complex plant to achieve short and medium term financial performance objectives set by the business and ensure accountability for meeting and controlling operating expenses and established targets.
• Accountable for the overall operational management of a most complex plant to implement operational efficiency improvements including standardization of plant information manufacturing systems, quality control, safety, production reliability excellence and maintenance and operators best practices.
• Develop plans and deliver results in a fast-changing business or regulatory environment, while leading and developing a team of experienced professionals and supervisors, coaching and making decisions related to talent management hiring, performance and disciplinary actions. You will also collaborate with managers and supervisors in your organization to ensure staff selections align with current and future needs.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

• Minimum of six years of related work experience

• Preferred Qualifications- Three years of supervisory experience

• Digital fluency and acumen

• Reliability and asset management experience

• Safety and quality ownership experience

• Budgeting and operations planning experience

Posting Details

This position is located in Kansas City, MO; relocation support may be provided

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.