What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Manager position at Associated Feed & Supply?
| Job Title: Plant Manager | Department: Production |
| Company: Associated Hulling & Shelling | Full/Part-Time: Full-Time |
| Location: Hughson, CA | FLSA Status: Salary (exempt) |
| Shift: Days | Pay Range: $80,000 to $100,000 per year. |
SUMMARY
The Plant Manager is responsible for overseeing almond hulling operations, ensuring everything runs smoothly and efficiently. Their responsibilities revolve around managing quality and strategizing to maximize efficiency, assessing the workforce performance, managing budgets and schedules, answering inquiries, and handling grower relations. There is also opportunity to develop in the company’s farming division in down time to seek out synergies and contribute to the overall farming integrations. Furthermore, as a plant manager, it is essential to lead and encourage the workforce to reach goals, all while implementing the company's policies and regulations.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Essential duties and responsibilities may include and are not limited to:
- Foster a culture that drives and builds a positive, safe, and efficient work environment
- Develop and hire team members to aid in culture development; assists with training of new employees and implementing training programs
- Provide direction and oversight to production and maintenance teams to ensure optimal production/quality and ensure proper care of facilities and equipment
- Manage and comply with all safety policies, procedures, and established safety practices, as well as quality assurance and regulatory programs
- Oversee logistics and transportation scheduling
- Provide technical and managerial expertise to solve problems, makes recommendations and oversees implementation of improvements
- Responsible for hiring, development and retention of employees including resolution of disciplinary actions and employee issues; takes appropriate action with the assistance of the Human Resources Department
- Assist operations management in performance reviews and providing feedback to employees; establish succession plans.
- Review and approve employee timesheets; monitor overtime, vacation schedules and sick usage; assist with employee scheduling
- Maintain all required documentation and records, ensuring compliance and accuracy
- Responsible for managing facility housekeeping
- Coordinate maintenance activities for increased machine reliability and reduction of downtime events. Ensure critical spare parts inventory.
- Lead planning efforts to execute facility projects. Includes coordination of contractors and resources and the accurate tracking of capital approvals and expenditures.
- Responsible for managing the following Quality and Regulatory areas
- Quality Control Audits and compliancy
- Airboard/FSMA compliance
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of:
- Manufacturing/operations and industry methods, best practices, standards and procedures
- HACCP, FSMA, SOP, GMP and environmental regulations and/or requirements
- Cal-OSHA regulations, procedures and requirements
Ability to:
- Lead, motivate and effectively build a team
- Multi-task and work well in a fast-paced environment
- Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting
- Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers and customers
- Effectively exercise discretion and authority
- Make complex decisions
- Work with third parties regarding audits and inspections
- Strong computer skills
- Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
- Detail oriented and thorough, analytical abilities
- Available to respond to emergency calls; work weekends and/or holidays.
- Valid driver’s license and insurable driving record
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent managerial experience in a manufacturing or production environment
- Six (6) plus years in a manufacturing leadership role with increasing responsibility
- Strong managerial, analytical and decision-making abilities
- Demonstrated effectiveness in fostering a collaborative team environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Effective interpersonal skills, including the ability to motivate staff and facilitate change
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements
- Computer proficiency in Outlook, Excel, Word, timekeeping, production management and inventory control systems; SAP experience desired
SPECIAL DEMANDS
Physical and mental requirements
- Frequent standing and/or long period of time on feet
- Occasional bending, squatting and kneeling
- Occasional lifting and carrying 50 pounds or more
- Occasional grasping, holding and reaching
- Constant use of overall vision
- Frequent hearing and talking in person; may be required to wear ear protection or hear in noisy conditions
- Frequent co-worker contact; occasional working alone
- Frequent exposure to loud noise
- Able to climb ladders/stairs up to heights in excess of 100’
Working conditions
- Work may be performed inside or outside in hot and cool temperatures and a noisy environment
- May be exposure to loud noises and steam exhaust, and dusty, muddy and slick environment
- Adhere to all PPE Guidelines as established by OSHA and the company
Note: Job descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Our company is an equal opportunity employer committed to non-discriminatory employment practices abiding by the regulations as outlined by the EEOC. This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Salary : $80,000 - $100,000
