Drilling Operations Director jobs in Scranton, PA

Overview

As the Regional, Director of Operations, you will lead a team of valued employees operating in multiple warehouse/distribution facilities the largest of which is located in Mountain Top, PA.  As a key leader at Pactiv Evergreen, you will develop & manage strategic initiatives that align with the 5-yr Logistics Business Plan.    In addition, you will be accountable for the operation of the facilities including its financial results, customer delivery, safety, quality, equipment, inventory, labor, and productivity. 

A successful candidate for this key leadership position will need to demonstrate their depth of supply chain knowledge & breadth of job experience in progressive levels of large warehouse operational management control.   As a Director of Operations at Pactiv Evergreen, you will need to be able to leverage your past experiences into driving a people centric environment focused on value creation for our business partners.  We are looking for a candidate that motivates their team to continually improve the organization, as well as, recognized by previous employers as a valued contributor to the overall success of the company.        

This position will report into the Sr. Director of Operations who reports into the Vice President of Logistics.

Our Social Responsibility platform features a robust, employee-led Give Back program, which includes a matching gifts plan, community grants initiative, and our annual Company-wide Month of Action campaign. With each of these initiatives, our employees are empowered and equipped to give back to their communities and support the non-profits important to them and their families. Through our Give Back program, we own our commitment to Social Responsibility and live our purpose of Packaging a Better Future.

Responsibilities

Essential duties include:

• Leadership – lead a team of talented warehouse professionals in the successful accomplishment of regional logistics & business performance goals  
• Safety – build a best-in-class safety culture through employee engagement & commitment; communications; standard procedures; training & trust
• Operations – improve tactical execution of daily business plan to meet cost & service requirements measured through standard key performance indicators
• People Development – create a culture of skills development, organizational alignment & employee participation   

Principal Accountabilities:

• Drive warehouse productivity & process improvements to achieve cost savings

• Accountable for regional achievement of KPI Results
• Develops strategies to mitigate impact of volume surges & capacity constraints
• Implements network optimization and product deployment plans
• Project ownership, develop & drive key network-wide initiatives
• Supply Chain cross-functional collaboration and engagement
• Develops leadership team at each regional facility
• Works with site Operations Manager to review, understand and manage site financials
• Ensures safety in the workspace by conducting safety audits & safety observations, documents and addresses root cause of incidents and near misses, encourages a safety orientated culture throughout the facility
• Point of escalation for any problems, issues, or adjustments as required to complete the operations plan and ensure on time customer shipments
• Liaison to senior leadership, manufacturing facility, & corporate support staff
• Manage budget & forecast ownership for region

Qualifications

Educational and Other Skill Requirement

• BA/BS in logistics, Supply Chain or related field
• Ten (10) years of working experience
• Demonstrated depth of supply chain & logistics knowledge
• Demonstrated breadth of job experience in progressive levels of large warehouse management
• Demonstrated operational process improvement focus
• Demonstrated ability to create strategies based on clear objectives aligned with actionable goals
• Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate exceptionally good leadership skills, including the ability to inspire and lead a large operation
• Demonstrate ability to influence business leadership and executives.

• Proven success in improving operational KPI’s & performance
• Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS); JDA (Red Prairie) a plus
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP); SAP a plus
• Self-Directed & demonstrates the ability to proactively identify and resolve discrepancies or potential issues
• Demonstrated financial acumen
• System technology & data technology experience a plus
• Excellent problem identification & follow through to issue resolution

Working Conditions and Environment

• Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (NASDAQ: PTVE) is a leading manufacturer and distributor of fresh foodservice and food merchandising products and fresh beverage cartons in North America and certain international markets. It supplies its products to a broad and diversified mix of companies, including full service restaurants and quick service restaurants, foodservice distributors, supermarkets, grocery and healthy eating retailers, other food stores, food and beverage producers, food packers and food processors. To learn more about the company, please go to the company website at pactivevergreen.com.

Pactiv Evergreen is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.  Pactiv Evergreen is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics or statuses protected by law.  For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please call (847) 482-4320 or email TalentHelp@Pactiv.com.

 All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines and applicable laws.

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