The Wine Group Westfield , NY 14787
Posted 2 months ago
An industry leader, The Wine Group is one of the world's foremost producers of award-winning wines across more than 60 wine brands and many winery facilities in California, New York, and Australia. Headquartered in Livermore, California, TWG is an industry innovator when it comes to developing, marketing, and selling wine brands beloved by consumers around the world, including Cupcake, Franzia, Benziger, Imagery, Tribute, 7 Deadly, Cooper & Thief, The Dreaming Tree, Charles Smith Wines, and more. The Wine Group believes in producing wine using sustainable and earth-friendly practices to foster healthy land and agriculture for generations to come. The company demonstrates environmental stewardship through its commitment to clean energy and by ensuring that all its owned vineyards are certified sustainable or biodynamic. To learn more, please visit: www.thewinegroup.com.
JOB SUMMARY
Under the direction of the Sr. Director of Operations, the Plant Manager Director is the senior TWG representative at the Westfield facility and therefore plays a key leadership role in leading and managing all aspects of the winery's operations. This includes Team Member safety, development of the site culture through leadership, execution of core values, personal engagement, community liaison, and grower relations. Additional aspects of this position include budgetary and financial responsibilities, and compliance (safety, environmental, and TTB). This position also leads and oversee the execution for all operational functions at the facility (fence to fence responsibility), mentoring and developing people to create a culture of empowered employees that are values driven effective decision makers who value safety, quality, and performance.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
QUALIFICATIONS
10-15 years' experience in Operations within food/beverage manufacturing and/or wine industry is required.
5+ years' experience in a senior management level role is required.
Experience with safety and compliance is required.
Experience with managing operating budgets and costs is required.
Bachelor of Science or higher in appropriate field preferred.
Knowledge of standard and advanced winery equipment is preferred.
Strong business acumen and fiscal responsibility.
Ability to work in an environment that has changing priorities and multiple projects.
Ability to create and sustain a positive, engaged, and team-based culture.
Ability to lead, communicate, and motivate at all levels of the organization.
Working knowledge of industry regulations.
Provide good verbal and written communications to all levels of management, both internally and externally.
Excellent critical thinking, analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills with attention to detail.
Comprehensive knowledge of HACCP, GMP, and FSMA.
Proficient in the following computer applications: Microsoft Word, Excel, and ability to learn new programs.
Must possess strong verbal, written, analytical and interpersonal skills.
Highly motivated, reliable and enjoy working in a team oriented innovative work environment.
Must possess strong attention to detail, initiative, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work in a setting that is fast paced has changing priorities and multiple projects.
Demonstrated reliability and punctuality, work effectively in team/crew environment, adherence to all safety regulations and operating procedures.
Ability to exemplify TWG Core Values at all times.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Position operates in a professional office environment and a production environment.
Must be able to frequently lift and carry weights of up to 50 pounds at varying frequencies.
Working environment is both indoors and outdoors, with exposure to related equipment and noise levels.
Ability to perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, standing, and twisting in the production environment.
COMPENSATION
At The Wine Group, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to an environment of mutual respect, diversity, and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristic protected by law.
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Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, we will not consider, or agree to, payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event that a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.
Other details
Job Family Winery Operations
Job Function Operations
Pay Type Salary
Min Hiring Rate $159,700.00
Max Hiring Rate $239,600.00
Required Education Equivalent Experience
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