APPLICANT MUST HAVE CURRENT OR RECENT FOOD/BVG MFG EXPERIENCE TO BE CONSIDERED

Job Scope and Responsibility:

·          This facility is primarily a spray-dry production facility and produces Dairy Ingredient Powders and Specialty Ingredient Powders.

·          The Plant Manager directly supervises the functional managers of the plant, including Production, Quality, Maintenance, Safety and Administration.  Overall responsibility includes achieving at or better than planned efficiencies and profitability for the plant while ensuring Quality Standards and Operational Execution are at or above Company standards.

·          Requires the ability to work effectively with cross-functional leaders within the company and the facility.  Must be able to manage effectively in a union environment.

·          The Plant Manager is a leadership position within the company and is expected to be effective in a leadership role, not only at the plant level, but throughout the organization and across functions.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

•           Ensure that the facility has a safe work environment and that all safety hazards are properly addressed.  The focus on safety and safe work practices is our first priority.

•           Ensure plant operations are in compliance with regulatory, quality, and company requirements. Report and address non-compliance as required by Company policies and practices.

•           Effectively communicate to plant personnel at all levels, ensuring understanding of performance goals and objectives.

•           Actively engage with plant leadership to understand and address areas of unsatisfactory performance.

•           Provide systems and processes to provide timely feedback to managers and supervisors regarding on-going operations and performance.

•           Achieve plant objectives regarding operating efficiencies.

•           Achieve plant objectives regarding plant profitability.

•           Actively develop team member skills and abilities to prepare them for increasing responsibility.

•           Provide outstanding customer service, both to internal and external customers.

•           Model leadership both in the plant and community.

The minimum qualifications for this position:

•           10 years on documented work experience in a management capacity in a food manufacturing environment.  At least 5 years in spray-dry, dairy ingredient manufacturing .

•           Technical expertise in Spray Dry manufacturing, Dairy food manufacturing, including competency in quality standards and quality execution.

•           Bachelor’s degree in a related, relevant field of study.

•           High level of demonstrated proficiency in Food Manufacturing processes and procedures, particularly spray drying dairy and specialty ingredients.

•           Demonstrated proficiency in problem solving and contingency management, including the ability to understand cause and effect and implement action plans to drive positive results.

•           Demonstrated understanding of P&L statements and manufacturing financials.

•           Demonstrated ability to understand and utilize Key Performance Indicators to identify potential trends and results.

•           Excellent written and oral communication skills.

•           Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to lead, delegate, and positively interact with customers, employees and managers.

•           Sound decision making skills, including the ability to prioritize based on the core values of the organization.

•           Ability to schedule and organize work, both for themselves and for others.

•           Demonstrated ability to participate and make positive contributions to team objectives.  Meets commitments and adds value to teams and organization.