Plant Manager
Leadership & Management
Lead, coach, and develop plant leadership team, supervisors, and employees.
Promote a culture of safety, teamwork, accountability, and operational excellence.
Establish clear performance expectations and support employee development initiatives.
Drive employee engagement and retention through effective communication and leadership.
Manage workforce planning to ensure adequate staffing levels.
Direct all manufacturing activities to achieve production, quality, and delivery objectives.
Monitor and improve overall equipment effectiveness, productivity, and throughput.
Lead daily plant performance reviews and production meetings.
Ensure compliance with production schedules and customer requirements.
Manage plant operating budgets and financial performance.
Monitor labor, material, maintenance, and overhead costs.
Lead continuous improvement efforts to reduce defects, waste, and customer complaints.
Support new product introductions and process validation activities.
Safety, Health & Environmental (EHS)
Achieve a zero-incident safety culture.
Ensure compliance with all OSHA, environmental, and company safety requirements.
Lead safety audits, risk assessments, corrective actions, and incident investigations.
Maintain compliance with local, provincial/state, and federal regulations.
Quality & Food Safety
Ensure all products meet customer specifications and quality standards.
Support and maintain quality management systems such as GMP, and customer-specific requirements.
Maintenance
Provide direct leadership and oversight of the Maintenance functions.
Ensure robust preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs are implemented and sustained.
Maximize equipment uptime and reliability.
Manage maintenance budgets, spare parts inventory, and contractor services.
Collaborate with engineering teams on capital projects and equipment upgrades.