Plant Manager

Description

The Plant Manager is responsible for overseeing day to day operations of the plant including but not limited to safety, quality, machine efficiencies, waste, preventative maintenance, and overall profitability of the plant.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for ensuring the safe operation of the plant and for the safety of the manufacturing work force. Ensures all departments have the necessary safety training, required documentation are up to date, appropriate and complete.
• Responsible for responding to plant safety audit results and for eliminating any unsafe work conditions.
• Oversees the overall management and direction of department production managers and the maintenance department.
• Ensures that Maintenance Work Order System and Preventative Maintenance programs are being carried out in all areas of Plant Operations.
• Responsible for ensuring that manufacturing complies with all customer quality, food safety, and audit requirements.
• Works with Quality Assurance on various quality improvement initiatives, audit preparation and response, and quality training.
• Manages response and handling of internal, external and supplier related quality issues, including corrective action, follow-up audit and assessment of held material if required.
• Coordinates with production scheduling to ensure customer due dates are met, staffing is appropriate to meet the plan and that plant maintains proper inventory levels.
• Responsible for driving process improvement initiatives for all KPI's including safety, quality, machine efficiency, labor hours, waste, preventative maintenance, and cost management.
• Analyzes and reviews key manufacturing data including safety, quality, machine efficiency, labor hours, and waste to ensure facility meets annual fiscal budget in addition to company operational goals and objectives.
• Reviews and approves all plant purchases. Sets a tone of fiscal responsibility across all departments.
• Responsible for training and development of the salaried and hourly employees to ensure strong organizational capability of the organization is sustained.
• Works with Plant HR Managers and appropriate department managers on employee discipline and overall response to issues and conditions that may affect the work force.
• Works with Director of Engineering and other Manufacturing or Plant Managers to optimize plant operations.
• Maintains positive working relationship with all clients, suppliers, and departments within the company.
• Work with local community and HR to develop education programs to get skilled employees.
• Work with local and county governments to resolve plant related issues.
• Develop strategic plan for plant operations.
• Coordinate strategic meetings for plant growth (ex. Capital meetings, Capacity meeting, Product Improvement, etc.)

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from accredited four-year college or university in Engineering, Business, Finance or equivalent, or related discipline experience.
• Minimum of 10-12 years experience as a proven manager in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in a high production environment.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals and technical procedures. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Must have working knowledge of equipment design and capabilities, cost issues in order to make daily decisions that will reduce overall costs and help the managers/supervisors find areas that require improvement.
• Proficient in Microsoft applications, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong leadership skills, independent thinking, strong organizational and planning abilities, and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills are essential.
• Must have ability to apply analytical and continuous improvement skills sets effectively in a high-speed manufacturing environment