Plant Manager

Job Title: Plant Director / Manager (Diary/ Milk/ cheese) -- Infant

Location: Allerton, IA

Job Type: Full time (Direct hire)

Job Description:

About the job

The Plant Director is responsible for managing the safety, quality, productivity, and financial objectives of the plant. The Plant Director shall advise, control, and support operations by working closely with plant management and plant employees to guarantee compliance with the Production Schedule, Standard Operating Procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, Regulatory Laws, and corporate specifications, policies, and procedures. They will serve as liaison with the enterprise-wide functional departments such as Food Safety, Quality, Regulatory (FSQR), Human Resources, Finance, Engineering, Purchasing, Research and Development, and Risk Management. This position is a leadership role and is expected to inspire employees to greater levels of professionalism, quality, productivity, and engagement in the team.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Contributes to the strategic direction of the facility as a member of the Operations Team.

• Ensure manufacturing team is staffed appropriately to meet business requirements.

• Mentor, train, and coach facility leadership team members to understand the organization and their roles within the organization, ensuring that each team member is developing for their next role.

• Demonstrate leadership through participation in core leadership processes such as development of division and manufacturing facility operating, capital and expense budgets, leader standard work, employee onboarding, succession planning and horizon planning.

• Deeply root an atmosphere of collaboration across manufacturing and shared service business partners that is characterized by inclusion, precision, learning and purpose.

• Lead the establishment of Key Performance Indicators to measure performance of the division and manufacturing facilities.

• Champion a culture of cross-functional ownership for food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance across all levels of the plant to proactively identify and mitigate risks.

* Cultivate an innovative, data driven, team-oriented culture that embraces continuous improvement within an environment of learning.

Competency & Skill Requirements

• Excellent team building skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to multi-task

• Infant formula experience a plus

• High level hygiene manufacturing experience desired

• Continuous Improvement knowledge with Six Sigma Black/Green Belt preferred

• PMP certification or equivalent a plus

• Lean Manufacturing formal certification desired

• Must be able to read, write, and speak English fluently

Education & Experience Requirements

* Bachelor's Degree in related field

• 8-10 years of progressive experience in manufacturing management with multi plant experience desired

• Supervisory experience or demonstrated people leadership attributes.

• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $105,776.00 - $114,531.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• multi plant: 8 years (Required)
• Infant care: 8 years (Required)
• diary: 8 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Allerton, IA 50008 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Allerton, IA 50008: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $105,776 - $114,531