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At Tate & Lyle, our purpose is simple: Transforming Lives Through the Science of Food. With more than 165 years of ingredient innovation, we partner with leading food and beverage brands to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products enjoyed by millions of people every day. Combining expertise in sweetening, mouthfeel and fortification, we help customers win on taste, nutrition and performance while making a positive impact on society and the planet. With approximately 5,000 colleagues across 75 locations in 38 countries, we\'re united by a shared commitment to innovation, collaboration and growth. **Read on to learn how this opportunity can contribute to our purpose while helping shape the future of food.

ROLE PURPOSE**

The Operations Manager will be responsible for the organization, planning, direction, and control of production, sanitation and warehouse, and shipping and receiving at our Sycamore facility.

The incumbent provides the technical expertise to maintain, continuously develop, and improve the process in order to minimize cost, ensure the technical means for safe operation, high product quality, and guarantee the desired technical plant availability.

The Operations Manager must also commit to service that meets and exceeds the expectations and needs of our employees, customers, and clients.

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES

Effectively manage hourly and supervisory reports in the safe and

efficient operations of Dry Product Blending lines, Granulation Dryer line,Shipping/Receiving/Warehousing& Sanitation to achieve outlined performance metrics in the areas of Safety, Quality, Production, Efficiencies, and Employee Development

Continuously improve plant safety culture and performance by

ensuring corporate/plant safety policies and procedures are followed, positively communicating and remediating safety issues in a timely manner with stakeholder feedback, and being a key leading resource in Plant Safety Committee and similar meetings

Model and instill T&L values within your team

Partner with the site Quality Assurance team to achieve outlined

KPIs for plant quality results. Will be the Operational leader in site audits and determining root cause and corrective actions in regard to any supplier issues or quality complaints to minimize reoccurrence opportunities

Accountable to lead efforts in creating an environment of continuous

improvement and teamwork by gathering full involvement and participation of all available resources within operations teams with a focus on streamlining processes, reducing excess consumption, and minimizing overall costs

Work with engineering, maintenance, and operational teams to

identify and implement improvement projects around safety (ergonomics), cost reduction, and efficiency.

Must be capable of leading and managing multiple, challenging

assignments concurrently while moving swiftly, decisively, and collaboratively

Recognized and respected as an expert in several major process

areas.

Exerts strong, independent leadership. Anticipates and resolves

priority conflicts. Willing to assist and share expertise. Employee works with integrity and upholds the values of the organization.

Coordinate with maintenance department to allow for required PMs and

upkeep of production equipment with minimal line downtime.

Participate in J2E meetings as an element owner

Adhere and ensure that all criteria listed within respective

elements are completed and updated

Ensure that information is captured in Benchmark

Conduct internal audits

Attend fire drills, emergency evacuation exercise and other safety

trainings conducted as a leader within the Emergency Preparedness team

EHSQ AUTHORITY INDEX (AI 1-8)

business.***

Each team member is expected to support the Tate & Lyle culture where Environmental, Health, Safety & Quality (EHSQ) are the overriding values in all activities. Every team member is accountable for working safely and complying with all EHS policies, procedures, and regulations relevant to their work and is expected to speak up and intervene to prevent unsafe conditions and to respect fellow workers and the communities in which we work. Included is the abidance with our Life Saving Principles (LSPs), Product Protection Principles (PPPs) and our Stop Work Authority which are developed to strengthen our workplace safety, prevent serious injury or loss of life.

All employees are responsible for:

Compliance with procedures that implement the requirements of the EHSQ policies and procedures.

Tate & Lyle

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