Assistant Plant Manager

Meijer•Tipp City, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community! This position leads and directs both exempt and non-exempt team members in addition to supporting the Plant Manager to ensure responsibility for a single manufacturing plant, while meeting quality, cost, volume and service standards for Meijer products. Practices 200% safety accountability for self and others.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
8-10 years of experience with progressive management in manufacturing environment.
8-10 years of experience managing and leading a team.
Knowledge and understanding of local, state and federal regulations (Good Manufacturing Practices -- GMP’s, Safe Quality Foods -- SQF, etc).
ESL (Extended-shelf-Life) process skills.
Fresh and Aseptic dairy process skills.
Low Acid Management experience.
CIP (Clean-in-Place) expertise.
PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) programming skills.
Yogurt manufacturing processing
CAD (Computer-aided Design) knowledge
Knowledge and in-depth understanding of manufacturing environments with special awareness of food safety and quality.
Understanding of labor movement and cost allocation.
Ability to work well as part of a cross-functional team.
Ability to effectively interface with appropriate departments outside of manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Confer with executive management and manufacturing experts to establish production and quality control standards; develop budgets and cost controls and obtain data regarding types, quantities, specifications and delivery dates of products ordered.
Coordinate production activities to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines and equipment.
Review and analyze production, quality control, maintenance and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications and operating or production problems.
Revise production schedules and priorities resulting from equipment failure or operating problems.
Consult with engineering personnel relative to machine modifications and equipment in order to improve production and quality of products.
Define and direct the administration of plant policies within the framework and intent of Meijer manufacturing policies.
Responsible for short and long term operating objectives such as profit & loss, safety, cost reduction, quality improvement, and new product integration.
Analyze organizational structure, staffing and resources to cost-effectively and efficiently meet facility goals.
Develop and implement plans to assure achievement of appropriate volume of production for each product processed.
Manage all salaried staff and functions including Production Managers and Supervisors, Environmental Health and Safety, Quality, etc.
This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.