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Position: Plant Manager

Direct Reports: Leadership Team

Reports To: VP of Operations

Salary Range: $165k to $190k

Bonus: 20% annual bonus

Relocation: Yes

Job Responsibilities: The Plant Manager oversees operations ensuring production goals are safely achieved in compliance with regulations and within budget, while improving quality, productivity, and sustainability standards.

• Lead daily plant operations with a hands-on approach to meet site goals in quality, SIFOT, customer satisfaction, and production schedules.
• Promote safety culture through leadership, actions, and developing safety programs.
• Create, plan, and implement a long-term strategic vision for the site.
• Maximize plant productivity and efficiency while delivering quality goods and services.
• Manage expenses and capital spending to meet production plans within the plant budget.
• Guide, supervise, and evaluate the performance of direct reports.
• Creating a positive work environment and promoting a culture of safety, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Managing and organizing daily operations and personnel to optimize safety, production efficiency, quality, customer service, and profitability.
• Point of contact for Corporate HR overseeing recruitment, employee retention, succession planning, grievance resolution, and corporate policy administration.
• Developing and planning annual budget while reviewing performance to budget.
• Analyzing productivity, identifying issues, and setting production goals using operational metrics.
• Reporting on monthly sales, daily production, and inventory vs shipping as needed.
• Implementing the Management of Change (MOC) procedures as required.
• Communicate and establish clear goals and deliverables for direct reports and plant.
   

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, or other closely related degree required.
• Proven experience with Continuous Improvement / Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
• Minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience in an Operations Management type role.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience working in an industrial manufacturing environment. Prior packaging plant experience a major plus.
• Strong working knowledge of material handling equipment in corrosive environments.
• Strong understanding of Maintenance & Reliability.
• Food Safety knowledge is a major plus (HAACP, SQF, FISMA, etc.…).