Plant Manager II

Mane USA•Menomonee Falls, WI

8d•Onsite

About The Position

MANE is seeking an experienced Plant Manager II for its Ingredients Production Facility in Menomonee Falls, WI. This role is responsible for implementing a strategic plan for the plant that aligns with the company's long-term goals, ensuring safe, compliant, and responsible operations through effective leadership. The position emphasizes driving process safety incident performance to zero and fostering an inclusive team environment that encourages open communication, honesty, integrity, and respect. The Plant Manager will also focus on providing high-quality services, processes, programs, and products, continuously seeking improvements, and modeling positive leadership. Additionally, the role involves driving EH&S and quality performance using ISO 9001 and RC 14001 management systems, fostering employee development, and managing community interactions, including outreach and emergency planning. Employees are expected to actively participate in environmental education and training, with management supporting and facilitating the implementation of environmental policies and practices.

Requirements

B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering or a related discipline
8 years of experience in a manufacturing environment in roles of increasing responsibility and across several disciplines (i.e. production, safety, engineering, etc.), preferably in a chemical processing facility
5 years of supervisory experience leading, influencing, building and developing a diverse and cross functional team across various levels and skills sets including hourly, salaried non-exempt and professional exempt level staff
5 years of experience I biotechnology/fermentation plant (preferred 10 years)
Experience with process transfer and scaling up
Experience in effectively developing and managing a high dollar volume annual plan and budget in a cost conscience environment and with financial controls
Experience in working within and complying with local, regional and governmental safety, environmental quality and financial standards and laws regulations as required

Nice To Haves

Project & capital management, lean manufacturing practices, good manufacturing practices (GMP) and SAP experience preferred.
Ability to identify potential issues and formulate action plans, develop and foster a positive work environment, and resolve conflicts through problem resolution skills

Responsibilities

Provide leadership in driving the company’s efforts around safe, compliant, and responsible operations with an emphasis on driving process safety incident performance results to ZERO
Develop and implement a solid strategic plan for the plant while balancing its immediate needs with the long-term goals of the company
Foster an inclusive and positive team environment that provides an open exchange of ideas stressing honesty, integrity and respect and provide open participation to achieve desired results
Provide high-quality services, processes, programs and products to internal and external customers while consistently seeking ways to improve outcomes and enhance service
Model positive leadership through open and effective communication, motivation, example setting and best practices
Deliver appropriate advice, on-going feedback, support and resources to improve effectiveness of individuals and teams
Drive efforts to continuously improve the facilities EH&S and quality performance through use of the ISO 9001 and RC 14001 management systems to create, develop and maintain the facility’s processes
Foster development and growth of plant employees
Responsible for interaction with the surrounding community, including community outreach and emergency planning with local responders
Other duties in support of company objectives
Consistent with MANE’s environmental commitments, every employee shall actively participate in relevant education/training based upon corporate and local environmental objectives. Management shall support and facilitate the actions within their teams to effectively and adequately implement environmental policies, procedures and practices, as well as promote continual improvement consistent with environmental goals.