Plant Controller
for each section heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: EEO, drug-free workplace, etc. Also remove navigation, cookie, legal, application instructions. The posting includes some repeated lines like "Food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or other manufacturing industry experience preferred." appears twice; we should keep only once? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Duplicated lines: we should remove duplicated lines? It says "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should remove duplicated lines. So we need to deduplicate repeated sentences.
We need to extract sections:
- About the role: maybe the introductory paragraph about the role: "We are looking for a Plant Controller to join our Finance and Manufacturing teams. The Plant Controller is a key business partner to manufacturing leadership, providing financial guidance, operational insight, and data-driven recommendations that support profitable growth and operational excellence. This role bridges finance and operations, helping leaders understand business performance, identify opportunities, and make informed decisions that advance organizational goals."
That is about the role.
- Responsibilities: list of duties: bullet points from "You Will Get To ..." and subsequent paragraphs.
Let's list responsibilities:
- Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning for manufacturing operations across plant locations.
- Coordinate and maintain BOMs, routings, labor rates, and overhead allocations in the ERP system, incorporating operational input and ensuring accuracy of cost-related data.
- Analyze plant financial and operational performance, including product costing, labor efficiency, yield, scrap, overhead absorption, and manufacturing variances, identifying opportunities to improve profitability and operational effectiveness.
- Prepare and present plant-level P&L statements, variance analysis, and KPI dashboards.
- Maintain standard costing methodologies and inventory valuation processes, ensuring accurate financial reporting and decision support.
- Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to evaluate capital investments, support pricing decisions, and develop financial analyses that inform strategic business decisions.
- Serve as a finance business partner to plant and department leaders, providing financial guidance, operational insight, and performance analysis to support informed decision-making.
- Collaborate with Operations, Quality, R&D, Procurement, and Supply Chain teams to identify and implement productivity, cost reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Oversee plant-related financial reporting, month-end close activities, inventory accounting, and associated reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Maintain effective internal controls over inventory, costing, and manufacturing accounting processes, including physical inventories and cycle counts.
- Ensure compliance with GAAP, company policies, and audit requirements, supporting both internal and external audits as needed.
- Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership in the Finance & Accounting teams.
- Exhibit strong leadership, coaching and development to engage team members and build a cohesive team.
- Identify, recruit, and retain top-notch talent.
- Set performance standards and supports growth through delegation, continuous feedback, goal setting, and performance management.
- Foster an inclusive, safe and respectful work environment.
- Champions OFD’s culture and empowers employees to take ownership of their learning and growth.
- Maintain transparent communication.
- Appropriately communicate organization information through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, email, and regular interpersonal communication.
- Provide oversight and direction to the team members in accordance with OFD’s policies and procedures.
- Demonstrate regular and reliable attendance on a full‑time basis.
- Exhibit professional behavior with internal and external business associates, representing the company positively and in alignment with policies and practices.
- Embody OFD’s cultural values and aligns daily actions with department and company culture.
- Provides strategic and day-to-day leadership in the Finance & Accounting teams. (duplicate of earlier? Actually appears again near end; we should deduplicate.)
We need to deduplicate repeated responsibilities: "Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership in the Finance & Accounting teams." appears twice; also "Exhibit strong leadership..." etc. We'll keep one each.
- Requirements: maybe the "We Are Looking For Someone Who Has" section: includes experience, education, etc.
Let's extract:
- Generally, a minimum of six (6) years of progressive accounting or finance experience in a manufacturing environment, with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field.
- Generally, a minimum of four (4) years of experience leading and managing teams.
- Food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or other manufacturing industry experience preferred.
- Strong knowledge of cost accounting principles, including standard costing, inventory valuation, manufacturing variances, and overhead allocation.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and operational performance analysis.
- Proficiency with ERP systems and the ability to leverage financial and operational data to support business decisions.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling, data analysis, and reporting.
- Strong understanding of GAAP and internal controls related to manufacturing operations and inventory management.
- Ability to analyze financial and operational performance, identify trends, and provide actionable recommendations to improve profitability and efficiency.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present financial information to both finance and non-finance audiences.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to effectively partner with plant leadership and cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority, challenge assumptions, and drive data driven process improvements.
Note: "Food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or other manufacturing industry experience preferred." appears twice; we keep once.
- Qualifications: maybe overlapping with requirements; but we can treat "Requirements" as the experience/education, and "Qualifications" maybe the same? The instruction says use headings only when posting has real specific content. The posting includes "We Are Looking For Someone Who Has" which is requirements. There's no separate "Qualifications" section distinct from requirements. However we could treat "Requirements" as the bullet list of experience/education, and "Skills" as the bullet list of skills (knowledge, Excel, etc). But many of those are also skills. Let's decide: We'll have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (education/experience), Skills (technical and soft skills), Benefits.
We need to avoid duplication: The bullet list we extracted includes both experience and skills. We can split: Requirements: education + years experience + industry experience preferred. Skills: knowledge of cost accounting, ERP, Excel, GAAP, analysis, project management, communication, interpersonal, influencing, etc.
Let's extract:
Requirements:
- Minimum of six (6) years of progressive accounting or finance experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field.
- Minimum of four (4) years of experience leading and managing teams.
- Food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or other manufacturing industry experience preferred.
Skills:
- Strong knowledge of cost accounting principles, including standard costing, inventory valuation, manufacturing variances, and overhead allocation.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and operational performance analysis.
- Proficiency with ERP systems and the ability to leverage financial and operational data to support business decisions.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling, data analysis, and reporting.
- Strong understanding of GAAP and internal controls related to manufacturing operations and inventory management.
- Ability to analyze financial and operational performance, identify trends, and provide actionable recommendations to improve profitability and efficiency.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present financial information to both finance and non-finance audiences.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to effectively partner with plant leadership and cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority, challenge assumptions, and drive data driven process improvements.
Benefits: list from "Thriving together: Your OFD Total Rewards and Benefits:" includes:
- Customize your healthcare coverage: including medical, dental, and vision options to fit your needs.
- Boost your savings: Choose an FSA or HSA for extra flexibility.
- Plan for your future: enroll into our 401(k) with employer match and immediate vesting.
- Peace of mind: Life and disability insurance to keep you and your loved ones protected.
- Furry friends: Pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
- Recharge & Refresh: Enjoy paid company holidays, PTO and sick time.
- Give back: join us in making a difference with community support opportunities.
- Score savings: Unlock exclusive employee discounts and special savings on Mountain House product.
- Spread the word: Earn bonuses for referring awesome new team members.
We should not include EEO etc.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with
headings and - for lists,
for prose.
We need to include About the role as prose (maybe a couple paragraphs). Responsibilities as list. Requirements as list. Skills as list. Benefits as list.
We must not include Pay or Schedule sections.
We need to ensure we don't include any boilerplate like "Oregon Freeze Dry is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer..." etc.
Let's craft.
First, About the role: combine the two paragraphs: "We are looking for a Plant Controller to join our Finance and Manufacturing teams. The Plant Controller is a key business partner to manufacturing leadership, providing financial guidance, operational insight, and data-driven recommendations that support profitable growth and operational excellence. This role bridges finance and operations, helping leaders understand business performance, identify opportunities, and make informed decisions that advance organizational goals."
We can put that in a
.
Responsibilities: list items as above.
Requirements: list items.
Skills: list items.
Benefits: list items.
Make sure no duplicate lines.
Check responsibilities list for duplicates: we have "Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership in the Finance & Accounting teams." appears twice; we will include once. Also "Exhibit strong leadership, coaching and development to engage team members and build a cohesive team." appears once. "Foster an inclusive, safe and respectful work environment." appears once. "Champions OFD’s culture and empowers employees to take ownership of their learning and growth." appears once. "Maintain transparent communication." appears once. "Appropriately communicate organization information through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, email, and regular interpersonal communication." appears once. "Provide oversight and direction to the team members in accordance with OFD’s policies and procedures." appears once. "Demonstrate regular and reliable attendance on a full‑time basis." appears once. "Exhibit professional behavior with internal and external business associates, representing the company positively and in alignment with policies and practices." appears once. "Embody OFD’s cultural values and aligns daily actions with department and company culture." appears once. Also "Provides strategic and day-to-day leadership in the Finance & Accounting teams." duplicate removed.
Now ensure we didn't miss any responsibility: "Oversee plant-related financial reporting, month-end close activities, inventory accounting, and associated reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance." included. "Maintain effective internal controls over inventory, costing, and manufacturing accounting processes, including physical inventories and cycle counts." included. "Ensure compliance with GAAP, company policies, and audit requirements, supporting both internal and external audits as needed." included.
Now check if any responsibility is repeated elsewhere: "Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership in the Finance & Accounting teams." we have one.
Now check if any responsibility is also in skills: some overlap like leadership, communication; but that's okay.
Now produce HTML
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: EEO, drug-free workplace, etc. Also remove navigation, cookie, legal, application instructions. The posting includes some repeated lines like "Food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or other manufacturing industry experience preferred." appears twice; we should keep only once? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Duplicated lines: we should remove duplicated lines? It says "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should remove duplicated lines. So we need to deduplicate repeated sentences. We need to extract sections: - About the role: maybe the introductory paragraph about the role: "We are looking for a Plant Controller to join our Finance and Manufacturing teams. The Plant Controller is a key business partner to manufacturing leadership, providing financial guidance, operational insight, and data-driven recommendations that support profitable growth and operational excellence. This role bridges finance and operations, helping leaders understand business performance, identify opportunities, and make informed decisions that advance organizational goals." That is about the role. - Responsibilities: list of duties: bullet points from "You Will Get To ..." and subsequent paragraphs. Let's list responsibilities: - Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning for manufacturing operations across plant locations. - Coordinate and maintain BOMs, routings, labor rates, and overhead allocations in the ERP system, incorporating operational input and ensuring accuracy of cost-related data. - Analyze plant financial and operational performance, including product costing, labor efficiency, yield, scrap, overhead absorption, and manufacturing variances, identifying opportunities to improve profitability and operational effectiveness. - Prepare and present plant-level P&L statements, variance analysis, and KPI dashboards. - Maintain standard costing methodologies and inventory valuation processes, ensuring accurate financial reporting and decision support. - Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to evaluate capital investments, support pricing decisions, and develop financial analyses that inform strategic business decisions. - Serve as a finance business partner to plant and department leaders, providing financial guidance, operational insight, and performance analysis to support informed decision-making. - Collaborate with Operations, Quality, R&D, Procurement, and Supply Chain teams to identify and implement productivity, cost reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives. - Oversee plant-related financial reporting, month-end close activities, inventory accounting, and associated reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance. - Maintain effective internal controls over inventory, costing, and manufacturing accounting processes, including physical inventories and cycle counts. - Ensure compliance with GAAP, company policies, and audit requirements, supporting both internal and external audits as needed. - Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership in the Finance & Accounting teams. - Exhibit strong leadership, coaching and development to engage team members and build a cohesive team. - Identify, recruit, and retain top-notch talent. - Set performance standards and supports growth through delegation, continuous feedback, goal setting, and performance management. - Foster an inclusive, safe and respectful work environment. - Champions OFD’s culture and empowers employees to take ownership of their learning and growth. - Maintain transparent communication. - Appropriately communicate organization information through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, email, and regular interpersonal communication. - Provide oversight and direction to the team members in accordance with OFD’s policies and procedures. - Demonstrate regular and reliable attendance on a full‑time basis. - Exhibit professional behavior with internal and external business associates, representing the company positively and in alignment with policies and practices. - Embody OFD’s cultural values and aligns daily actions with department and company culture. - Provides strategic and day-to-day leadership in the Finance & Accounting teams. (duplicate of earlier? Actually appears again near end; we should deduplicate.) We need to deduplicate repeated responsibilities: "Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership in the Finance & Accounting teams." appears twice; also "Exhibit strong leadership..." etc. We'll keep one each. - Requirements: maybe the "We Are Looking For Someone Who Has" section: includes experience, education, etc. Let's extract: - Generally, a minimum of six (6) years of progressive accounting or finance experience in a manufacturing environment, with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field. - Generally, a minimum of four (4) years of experience leading and managing teams. - Food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or other manufacturing industry experience preferred. - Strong knowledge of cost accounting principles, including standard costing, inventory valuation, manufacturing variances, and overhead allocation. - Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and operational performance analysis. - Proficiency with ERP systems and the ability to leverage financial and operational data to support business decisions. - Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling, data analysis, and reporting. - Strong understanding of GAAP and internal controls related to manufacturing operations and inventory management. - Ability to analyze financial and operational performance, identify trends, and provide actionable recommendations to improve profitability and efficiency. - Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present financial information to both finance and non-finance audiences. - Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to effectively partner with plant leadership and cross-functional teams. - Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority, challenge assumptions, and drive data driven process improvements. Note: "Food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or other manufacturing industry experience preferred." appears twice; we keep once. - Qualifications: maybe overlapping with requirements; but we can treat "Requirements" as the experience/education, and "Qualifications" maybe the same? The instruction says use headings only when posting has real specific content. The posting includes "We Are Looking For Someone Who Has" which is requirements. There's no separate "Qualifications" section distinct from requirements. However we could treat "Requirements" as the bullet list of experience/education, and "Skills" as the bullet list of skills (knowledge, Excel, etc). But many of those are also skills. Let's decide: We'll have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (education/experience), Skills (technical and soft skills), Benefits. We need to avoid duplication: The bullet list we extracted includes both experience and skills. We can split: Requirements: education + years experience + industry experience preferred. Skills: knowledge of cost accounting, ERP, Excel, GAAP, analysis, project management, communication, interpersonal, influencing, etc. Let's extract: Requirements: - Minimum of six (6) years of progressive accounting or finance experience in a manufacturing environment. - Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field. - Minimum of four (4) years of experience leading and managing teams. - Food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or other manufacturing industry experience preferred. Skills: - Strong knowledge of cost accounting principles, including standard costing, inventory valuation, manufacturing variances, and overhead allocation. - Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and operational performance analysis. - Proficiency with ERP systems and the ability to leverage financial and operational data to support business decisions. - Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling, data analysis, and reporting. - Strong understanding of GAAP and internal controls related to manufacturing operations and inventory management. - Ability to analyze financial and operational performance, identify trends, and provide actionable recommendations to improve profitability and efficiency. - Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present financial information to both finance and non-finance audiences. - Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to effectively partner with plant leadership and cross-functional teams. - Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority, challenge assumptions, and drive data driven process improvements. Benefits: list from "Thriving together: Your OFD Total Rewards and Benefits:" includes: - Customize your healthcare coverage: including medical, dental, and vision options to fit your needs. - Boost your savings: Choose an FSA or HSA for extra flexibility. - Plan for your future: enroll into our 401(k) with employer match and immediate vesting. - Peace of mind: Life and disability insurance to keep you and your loved ones protected. - Furry friends: Pet insurance for your four-legged family members. - Recharge & Refresh: Enjoy paid company holidays, PTO and sick time. - Give back: join us in making a difference with community support opportunities. - Score savings: Unlock exclusive employee discounts and special savings on Mountain House product. - Spread the word: Earn bonuses for referring awesome new team members. We should not include EEO etc. Now we need to output HTML fragment with
headings and - for lists,
for prose.
We need to include About the role as prose (maybe a couple paragraphs). Responsibilities as list. Requirements as list. Skills as list. Benefits as list.
We must not include Pay or Schedule sections.
We need to ensure we don't include any boilerplate like "Oregon Freeze Dry is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer..." etc.
Let's craft.
First, About the role: combine the two paragraphs: "We are looking for a Plant Controller to join our Finance and Manufacturing teams. The Plant Controller is a key business partner to manufacturing leadership, providing financial guidance, operational insight, and data-driven recommendations that support profitable growth and operational excellence. This role bridges finance and operations, helping leaders understand business performance, identify opportunities, and make informed decisions that advance organizational goals."
We can put that in a
.
Responsibilities: list items as above.
Requirements: list items.
Skills: list items.
Benefits: list items.
Make sure no duplicate lines.
Check responsibilities list for duplicates: we have "Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership in the Finance & Accounting teams." appears twice; we will include once. Also "Exhibit strong leadership, coaching and development to engage team members and build a cohesive team." appears once. "Foster an inclusive, safe and respectful work environment." appears once. "Champions OFD’s culture and empowers employees to take ownership of their learning and growth." appears once. "Maintain transparent communication." appears once. "Appropriately communicate organization information through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, email, and regular interpersonal communication." appears once. "Provide oversight and direction to the team members in accordance with OFD’s policies and procedures." appears once. "Demonstrate regular and reliable attendance on a full‑time basis." appears once. "Exhibit professional behavior with internal and external business associates, representing the company positively and in alignment with policies and practices." appears once. "Embody OFD’s cultural values and aligns daily actions with department and company culture." appears once. Also "Provides strategic and day-to-day leadership in the Finance & Accounting teams." duplicate removed.
Now ensure we didn't miss any responsibility: "Oversee plant-related financial reporting, month-end close activities, inventory accounting, and associated reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance." included. "Maintain effective internal controls over inventory, costing, and manufacturing accounting processes, including physical inventories and cycle counts." included. "Ensure compliance with GAAP, company policies, and audit requirements, supporting both internal and external audits as needed." included.
Now check if any responsibility is repeated elsewhere: "Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership in the Finance & Accounting teams." we have one.
Now check if any responsibility is also in skills: some overlap like leadership, communication; but that's okay.
Now produce HTML
for prose. We need to include About the role as prose (maybe a couple paragraphs). Responsibilities as list. Requirements as list. Skills as list. Benefits as list. We must not include Pay or Schedule sections. We need to ensure we don't include any boilerplate like "Oregon Freeze Dry is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer..." etc. Let's craft. First, About the role: combine the two paragraphs: "We are looking for a Plant Controller to join our Finance and Manufacturing teams. The Plant Controller is a key business partner to manufacturing leadership, providing financial guidance, operational insight, and data-driven recommendations that support profitable growth and operational excellence. This role bridges finance and operations, helping leaders understand business performance, identify opportunities, and make informed decisions that advance organizational goals." We can put that in a
. Responsibilities: list items as above. Requirements: list items. Skills: list items. Benefits: list items. Make sure no duplicate lines. Check responsibilities list for duplicates: we have "Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership in the Finance & Accounting teams." appears twice; we will include once. Also "Exhibit strong leadership, coaching and development to engage team members and build a cohesive team." appears once. "Foster an inclusive, safe and respectful work environment." appears once. "Champions OFD’s culture and empowers employees to take ownership of their learning and growth." appears once. "Maintain transparent communication." appears once. "Appropriately communicate organization information through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, email, and regular interpersonal communication." appears once. "Provide oversight and direction to the team members in accordance with OFD’s policies and procedures." appears once. "Demonstrate regular and reliable attendance on a full‑time basis." appears once. "Exhibit professional behavior with internal and external business associates, representing the company positively and in alignment with policies and practices." appears once. "Embody OFD’s cultural values and aligns daily actions with department and company culture." appears once. Also "Provides strategic and day-to-day leadership in the Finance & Accounting teams." duplicate removed. Now ensure we didn't miss any responsibility: "Oversee plant-related financial reporting, month-end close activities, inventory accounting, and associated reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance." included. "Maintain effective internal controls over inventory, costing, and manufacturing accounting processes, including physical inventories and cycle counts." included. "Ensure compliance with GAAP, company policies, and audit requirements, supporting both internal and external audits as needed." included. Now check if any responsibility is repeated elsewhere: "Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership in the Finance & Accounting teams." we have one. Now check if any responsibility is also in skills: some overlap like leadership, communication; but that's okay. Now produce HTML