Plant Manager - Food Manufacturing

Job Summary

Reporting to the Region VPO, the Plant Manager has leadership responsibility for the facility and is the primary official in the Facility. The Plant Manager is key in planning, organizing, and executing the Facility’s day-to-day activities in a safe and proficient manner.

Responsibilities

• Facility leadership and general management activities.
  • P&L responsibility for the Facility through creating and managing budgets that help achieve financial goals.
  • Develop processes that will maximize stewardship, safety, quality, and productivity.
  • Ensure compliance with governing health/safety regulations and procedures.
  • Aid in recruiting, hiring, retention, and development of associates.
  • Strategically create and adjust department activities, policies, and procedures to meet or exceed key performance metrics and customer satisfaction goals.
  • Write and adjust Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to ensure standardization throughout the network.
  • Lead Facility teams on Gemba (waste) walks and manage solutions to improve findings.
  • Analyze, identify, and propose action to solve problems with the operation of the division departments to increase the effectiveness of the operation.
  • Ensure all DOT regulations are met in the transportation department.
  • Serve as a Facility spokesperson in cases of inquiry, feedback, or requests for special information to facilitate the accurate and precise flow of information.
  • Aid in the solicitation of new or prospective business by participating in company meetings and any other market activities to foster the company’s recognition within the business community.
  • Maintain high quality and safety standards by following specifications, local and federal governance, and Sysco’s quality programs (including 3rd party auditing).

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering or Agriculture preferred or minimum 10 years’ experience in operational leadership.
• Experience: Minimum 10 years plant leadership in food production, manufacturing, costing, and distribution experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: Financial responsibility, increasing leadership history, great verbal and written communication skills, Lean Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing experience, proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Teams, Access, and Outlook, experience and understanding of ERP systems.
• Professional Skills: Deep experience with manufacturing or production processes to include continuous improvement tools, Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times, Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job, Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do, Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions, Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems, Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents, Oral Comprehension: Listening to and understanding the information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences, Written Comprehension: Reading and understanding the information and ideas presented in writing, Written Expression: Communicating information and ideas in writing so others will understand, Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one, Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences, Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions, Deductive Reasoning: Applying general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense, Fluency of Ideas: Coming up with several ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
• Physical Demands: The ability to sit, stand, walk, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear. The ability to frequently sit and reach with hands and arms. The ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Work Conditions: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The ability to utilize office equipment such as desktop/notebook computers, copiers, printers, scanners, telephones, and calculators. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Must be able to work in various indoor and outdoor climates and driving conditions. This includes cold and wet manufacturing environments. Occasional travel to attend meetings may be required.
• Notice: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the environment and the level of work being performed by this job. This job description in no way states or implies that the duties and responsibilities listed are the only tasks to be performed by the employee in this job. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his or her supervisor. This job description supersedes prior job descriptions. When duties and responsibilities change and develop the job description will be reviewed and subject to changes of business necessity.