Plant Manager

Position Summary

Reporting to the Senior US Operations Director, primary responsibilities include the daily management and coordination of plant operations while ensuring profitability of operations and compliance with all labor, safety, environmental and corporate policies and regulations. More specifically and in collaboration with their management team this position oversees all activities related to operations, namely:  production, maintenance, sanitation, receiving and shipping. This key role provides leadership to his/her facility and ensures efficient communications between all departments under his/her responsibility, quality control, other plants when needed and corporate as well.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute process annual plan, and budgets based on company goals and objectives;
• Develops policy, directs and coordinates safety activities in relation to the company corporate standards and OSHA compliance;
• Analyzes and controls plant expenditures to ensure conformity and budgetary requirements;
• Manage all production activities to ensure product quality, cost effectiveness and proper execution of duties;
• Ensure that Health and Safety requirements are met 
• Lead plant production and maintenance personnel in day to day activities to ensure the safe and efficient maintenance of equipment and facilities;
• Ensure production schedules are met in a timely, efficient, and safe manner;
• Review established production schedules for all manufacturing departments to insure established inventory levels are met while operating at the highest efficiency possible;
• Monitor and minimize plant losses;
• Analyze problems in the production chain, identify their root cause and establish procedures to reduce or eliminate them;
• Ensure that Health and Safety requirements are being met by supporting and participating in regular Health & Safety meetings;
• Provide management of employees directly or through supervisors and managers.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in Business/Finance/Management/Operations or other related field is required;

Preferred qualifications: Master’s degree, Six Sigma, Green Belt or Black Belt certification;

Seven (7) to twelve (12) years experience in the food industry in similar functions is required;

Knowledge of Good Management Practices (GMP) and experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP);

Previous experience/strong understanding of budgeting/expense management with a basic understanding of financial and accounting practices;

Previous experience/best practices implementing and using continuous improvement/lean tools such as; Six Sigma, 5-S, Lean Manufacturing, etc. to drive improvement;

Excellent planning and organizational skills, with the ability to balance production and maintenance needs;

Excellent interpersonal communication and listening ability;

Strong analytical and decision-making skills;

Ability to work with teams and lead decision-making processes in a team environment;Highly motivated, results oriented, driven

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