Senior Production Operations Lead

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice. Senior Production Operations Lead  This opportunity leads Bayer’s Canola early breeding seed production operations to accelerate the development of elite germplasm and traits along the Canola R&D pipeline. This includes the Doubled Haploid production, Seed Quality analytics laboratory, Protected culture seed production operations and the overall management of the site. They will also fill the roles of Visionary, Architect, Catalyst, and Coach for the operational sub-units, outcome-focused teams at the Smartpark site to achieve the team’s mission and outcomes linked to product goals and customer value. This is a permanent position based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. What you will do: Provide leadership and direction in establishing and maintaining a culture dedicated to the highest level of Environmental Safety and Health (ESH), Regulatory, and Quality performance. Responsible for Safety, Compliance, and Regulated policies and programs at the site, including assuring all employees meet site documentation and training standards and developing new programs as regulations evolve and change.? Responsible for site financial performance, including executing capital and expense projects. Leads complex R&D production operations, including cross-functional and multi-discipline functions, by collaborating with partners to ensure site and Bayer business success. Develops technical capabilities and infrastructure as services to customer and product teams. Defines and tracks KPIs and metrics needed to deliver site objectives and outcomes reliably Co-creates across Breeding and Canadian networks on business, product, and customer strategies Responsible for the timely delivery of quality seed and data while maintaining efficient and effective operations to meet customer expectations Empowered to determine the resources needed for site operations, allocation, and flow of resources to and within the site while generating value by flowing resources and talent to support critical mission and process improvement objectives that increase effectiveness and customer satisfaction Create a site culture that respects differences, embraces inclusion, and allows all employees to bring their whole, authentic selves with a creative mindset to work every day Inspire the development, exploration, and execution of creating ideas in rapid cycles Ensure capabilities, skills, and mindsets are developed for all site personnel to create solutions and enhance the experience of customers Foster collaboration in a flat network of autonomous entrepreneurial teams with a limited amount of management support Creates vision that aligns team to stakeholders and customers to ensure Bayer, partner, and organizational missions and outcomes can be achieved Empower, support, and create accountability within the capability sub-hub and functional teams and contribute to delivering defined outcomes for all product, customer, and stakeholder needs Serves as the primary liaison and Bayer representative within the community where site resides Who you are: BS in agriculture, engineering disciplines, supply chain management, business, or similar degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant technical and leadership experience Valid driver's license and ability to travel from time to time Demonstrated experience: Creative Mindset Visionary: guide teams in defining the outcomes to deliver on the mission Architect: shape a value-creating system to unleash the passion and energy of our people Catalyst: remove roadblocks to facilitate connection and collaboration Coach: help teams learn and build the capabilities needed to create value for customers and stakeholders DSO Behaviors: Focus on outcomes; collaborate with accountability; co-create for customer; Act, learn fast & evolve; be our best selves and include others What we offer: Competitive compensation and rewards package Collaborative, diverse and inclusive culture Career development and global opportunities Work-life flexibility programs such as flex hours, employee discounts, volunteer days, wellness, and other employee offerings Bayer is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of Inclusion and Diversity. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences and believe that our people are our most valuable asset. The collective sum of individual life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities that our employees invest in their work represents our culture, reputation, and Bayer’s values and purpose. All referral candidates must first be submitted via our internal referral system by a current Bayer employee in order to participate in the referral program. Once a Bayer employee has successfully referred you in our system, you will receive an automated email with instructions on how to complete your application. Application Deadline: June 21, 2024 #LI-CABayer welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Candidates participating in our selection process requiring accommodation due to adisability or medical need are encouraged to notify the Bayer representative that they will be meeting with to ensure appropriate arrangements can be made. Location: Canada : Manitoba : Winnipeg Division: Crop Science  Reference Code: 818677  Job Segment: R&D Engineer, R&D, Operations Manager, Developer, Supply Chain Manager, Engineering, Research, Operations, Technology