Plant Manager

PLANT MANAGER

Responsible for leading management level and hourly associates in the manufacturing facility across multiple shifts who are responsible for the daily production and distribution of highquality products in a safe and efficient manner; this includes Production Maintenance Quality Control Management Systems Warehouse Inventory Control and Transportation.

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the company policies and applicable laws
  
• Interview hire and train associates
  
• Plan assign and direct work
  
• Appraise performance
  
• Address complaints and resolve problems
  
• Builds positive associate morale
  
• Monitoring daily production lines producing cases of carbonated or still beverage products
  
• Encourages process improvement plans to increase productivity quality safety and customer service in order to benefit the manufacturing system and suppliers or customers by directing supply chain activities involving external suppliers functional peers account teams and/or crossfunctional teams
  
• Evaluating and implementing changes to improve warehouse operations distributing high volumes of cases through replenishment. Manages and troubleshoots logistic systems for warehouse shipping/receiving and overall movement of inventory to ensure accuracy of transactions and inventory count
  
• Coordinating and communicating across management staff concerning information about audits necessary downtime meetings training Company policy changes visitor tours and product/package changes as well as other issues that may arise
  
• Leading efforts to ensure site compliance in areas of safety good manufacturing practices (GMP) Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HAACP) Quality Systems and Regulations International Standards Organization ISO 22000 Publicly Available Specification PAS220 Environment)1 and Safety)1 requirements and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations
  
• Executing capital improvement projects new product and new package introductions
  
• Responsible for establishing long and shortterm goals and assist in the preparation process for Capex and operating budgets
  
• Analyzing key performance indicators and develops new ones for the manufacturing and distribution operations to improve efficiencies
  
• Maintaining an opendoor policy and spending time talking with associates at their job on a regular basis
  
• Reviewing plant production equipment to recommend process improvements
  
• Validate production against demand requirements to minimize out of stock and overstock conditions and communicate to appropriate management as needed
  
• Investigate and identify root causes of any facility safety or security incident or environmental regulation noncompliance to prevent reoccurrence of similar incidents
  

REQUIREMENTS

• Proven ability to coach and manage the needs and concerns of multiple associates
  
• Ability to maintain safety and security of Company assets
  
• Ability to utilize all Company provided resources and technology
  
• Strong leadership and organizational skills
  
• Proven ability to coach and manage needs and concerns of multiple associates
  
• Bachelors degree (B. A.) from fouryear College or university; or 5 to 10 year s related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
  
• Minimum of 5 years of management experience in a manufacturing environment
  
• Proficient knowledge in the operation of continuous motion packaging filling and palletizing equipment
  
• Strong knowledge of good manufacturing practices (GMP) Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HAACP) International Standards Organization (ISO) certification in areas of Safety Environmental Quality and Food Safety and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.
  
• Working knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies (LEAN total productive maintenance (TPM) or similar)
  
• Knowledge of enterprise resource planning (ERP) Software (SAP preferred)
  
• Proven problemsolving skills presentation skills Team/Employee development skills and negotiation skills
  
• Effective analytical organizational team building technical and written communication skills