Plant General Manager

Cargill • North Kingstown, RI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Plant General Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, direction, and management of our North Kingstown, RI case ready plant operations and it’s team members. The Plant General Manager is fully accountable for meeting plant safety, food safety, quality, environmental, costs, and operating plan objectives. Other responsibilities include customer relationship leadership, implementing, and assuring alignment with business strategies, processes, and programs to ensure compliance with company and regulatory requirements related to: food safety, employee safety, security, environmental and human resource compliance. This role ensures that North Kingstown provides products that meet our customer needs and also represents the company and its interests in the community.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of six years of related work experience
• Minimum five years food/meat processing manufacturing experience with various roles and progressive responsibility in further processing operations
• Minimum five years of direct management/leadership experience (influencing, coaching, managing through others, developing diverse work teams)
• Must be able to communicate effectively written, verbal, and in presentation with all levels of the business
• Experienced in creating and managing capital deployment strategy
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

Nice To Haves

• Experience in case ready meat like operations
• Experience in training in Continuous Improvement initiatives (Green Belt, Black Belt, etc.)
• Experience in managing 500+ stakeholders
• Understanding of internal (plants/operations) and external (customers) relationships and how to determine decision-making (employee safety, engagement, profitability)
• Experience and proven track record in continuous improvement and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced work environment
• Experience in building relationships with customers
• Team builder and team player (player/coach principle)

Responsibilities

• Be a Safety and Food Safety Champion.
• Ensure compliance with local, provincial, and federal environmental laws and regulations.
• Be a positive role model for other companies within the community.
• Ensure effective and efficient operations.
• Develop leaders for Cargill and provide tools and structure for location to meet their P&L objectives.
• Be an employer of choice in the community.
• Champion business strategy by staying focused on customer needs: “clean, cold, correct and on time”.
• Active champion of our community outreach efforts.
• Be a visible presence in the community through active involvement, building networks and understanding the needs and concerns of the community.
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees