Plant Manager

Roles & Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to all health and safety policies/protocols and promote a safety culture.
• Lead the development, execution and monitoring of the operations strategy in line with the overall operational objectives to achieve performance, quality, and safety improvement and ensure achievement of manufacturing goals.
• Aid in the development of operational and capital budgets, policies and procedures, and the execution of same.
• Utilize available data including Operational Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), line speed target, and efficiency and process data to continuously improve productivity, uptime and reliability.
• Continually coach, direct and train employees utilizing Lean principles.
• Maintain oversight of employees' work performance and attitude and perform formal reviews as required by policy.
• Coach and counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job skill deficiencies.
• Ensure all plant personnel are operating in compliance with plant and corporate procedures as well as in compliance with all customer and governmental regulations.
• Lead the continuous improvement program to deliver opportunities in cost, quality, food safety and service.
• Coordinate manufacturing activities with all other functions of the organization and suppliers to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines and equipment.
• Conduct regular meetings with plant personnel to ensure operational issues are being communicated and addressed expediently with a common understanding of goals.
• Drive employee engagement, training and development to maximize safety, quality, and productivity.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Management or Engineering and five years related experience in progressively expanding roles, including in a Senior Plant Leadership role, or equivalentManufacturing, Processing or Packaging industry with specific experience in food production
• Leverage Lean/Continuous Improvement experience strongly desired
• Results-driven with a strong desire to grow and learn in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding targets goals
• Minimum 5 years manufacturing experience preferred in plant leadership

Physical Activity / Working Conditions

• Work is performed in various locations inside and outside the Plant.
• Work involves exposure to temperature extremes, high noise levels, wetness, heights, dust, moving equipment, vibrations and vapors.
• Equipment used includes various pumps, valves, piping, hose, tanks, machinery, computers and associated software, control panel, forklifts, hand tools, copy machine, label makers and any equipment identified in the role.
• Personal protective equipment includes, but is not limited to safety glasses, slip resistant shoes and hearing protection.
• Employees must comply with all safety policies and safe work procedures established by the company.
• Job tasks may also involve:
• Lifting to 50 pounds.
• Frequent carrying, reaching, bending, crawling, standing and repetitive motion, and working at heights.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with match
• STD/LTD/AD&D/Life
• HSA
• FSA
• EAP
• Hospital indemnity
• Accident Insurance
• Identity and Fraud Protection Plan
• Legal
• Critical Illness

Schedule

• Primary work schedule is 1st shift, Monday-Friday, with understanding the facility is a 24/7 mfg operations

Pay

Salary, based on experience and other qualifications: $136k - $206k annually with additional bonus potential

Schedule

• Work Location: 1801 N 36th St, Grand Forks, ND