Plant Manager - Dairy

Job Duties

Lead and execute the implementation of integrated strategies, processes, and systems to increase workplace productivity and engagement. Attract, retain, engage, and develop a leadership team with the necessary skills and abilities to meet current and future business needs. Increase customer and employee satisfaction while improving the efficiency of manpower, materials, and production processes. Maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of safety, quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety and embody the 7 Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles.

Responsibilities:

- Provide strategic leadership to align our business and people practices towards deliverables that reflect best-in-class.
- Stay up-to-date with market conditions, competition, technological advancements, government regulations, and supplier dynamics impacting our business.
- Establish measurement tools and data analytics to provide senior management with strategic risk insight.
- Lead High Performing Work Teams to achieve balanced performance against key measurements and objectives.
- Serve as the ranking executive of the facility and act as the local company representative in dealing and complying with governmental agencies, suppliers, and local community relations.
- Protect, manage, and maximize the use of all company assets.
- Lead strategic workforce planning design and efficient management of sound processes for identifying and filling workforce needs.
- Prepare annual operating budgets with plant and division staff and execute plans within agreed-upon budgetary and time constraints.
- Ensure controls are in place to analyze, react to, and minimize cost factors of labor, material, and burden in the plant operations.
- Maintain and operate the plant at established levels of safety, quality, and reliability, ensuring high program visibility and effectiveness while adhering to corporate and division guidelines and standards.
- Follow established programs, policies, and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
- Support the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the SQF 2000 Systems.
- Accountable to the Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.
- Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports.
- Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens.
- Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 5+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing operations.
- Proven highly effective management skills.
- Position level determined by plant size and operational complexity.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong strategic thinking, critical thinking, and analytical ability.
- Thorough knowledge of plant operations and procedures.
- High degree of integrity and judgment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Desired Experience:

- 3+ years of Fluid Dairy Manufacturing Leadership experience.
- 8+ years of Food Manufacturing/Processing or equivalent experience.
- Management experience in a union environment.
 

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