What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Manager position at VAP Group?
Job Title: Plant Manager
Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Pay Range: $100,000 - $110,000 Annually
Summary
The Plant Manager is responsible for overseeing, controlling, and directing the operations of a food production facility. This role ensures the effective management of manpower, technology, equipment, and raw materials to produce high-quality, profitable, and marketable products. The Plant Manager must ensure that production schedules are met while maintaining quality, efficiency, and safety standards.
Education & Experience
Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Pay Range: $100,000 - $110,000 Annually
Summary
The Plant Manager is responsible for overseeing, controlling, and directing the operations of a food production facility. This role ensures the effective management of manpower, technology, equipment, and raw materials to produce high-quality, profitable, and marketable products. The Plant Manager must ensure that production schedules are met while maintaining quality, efficiency, and safety standards.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum 6 years of manufacturing experience or equivalent experience.
- Prior food production facility maintenance experience is preferred.
- Proven leadership in staff management, team building, decision-making, and people management.
- Manage production to ensure products meet customer service and quality requirements.
- Lead initiatives to drive cost reduction, manufacturing efficiencies, and product quality improvements.
- Oversee and maintain a preventive maintenance program to minimize downtime.
- Ensure workplace safety and compliance with legal and governmental requirements (e.g., OSHA).
- Adhere to corporate and company guidelines in Accounting, Human Resources, and Purchasing.
- Oversee the entire manufacturing process, from raw material receipt through fabrication and packaging.
- Manage employee development, performance management, and staffing with a focus on management by objectives (KPI's, Plant Objectives, etc.).
- Support quality standards, inventory accuracy, and production planning schedules, while reducing or avoiding failure costs.
- Supervise the daily plant operations, ensuring a focus on employees, safety, and productivity.
- Commit to plant safety procedures and promote a culture of safety.
- Must be capable of lifting up to 25 lbs.
- Perform repetitive hand and arm motions.
Salary : $100,000 - $110,000
