Manager, Plant

Monogram Foods•Chandler, MN

7d•$140,000 - $145,000

About The Position

The Plant Manager is responsible for daily manufacturing operations and production-related activities. This hands-on leadership role develops practices and actions to increase productivity, meet production output and quality requirements, and control costs while complying with company standards and regulatory requirements. The manager directs, coaches, and mentors staff and optimizes the plant’s human and capital resources to meet production goals and improve processes. The role has full manufacturing statement responsibility and is accountable for KPI targets across labor, yield loss, quality, cost, efficiency, safety, and other areas. Performance is evaluated through measures including employee retention and turnover, recordable injury rates, first-pass quality, case fill rates, on-time delivery, continuous improvement, and asset reliability. The Plant Manager provides leadership across production operations, develops employees and internal talent, manages plant leaders and support-team performance, and works with direct reports and indirect functional staff. The role also maintains community and government relations, anticipates capital and equipment needs, and ensures customer, food safety, quality, legal, and corporate compliance requirements are met.

Requirements

Four-year degree.
Extensive knowledge of lean operating principles and high-performing work systems.
Ability to lead and manage plant production operations and deliver results against manufacturing KPIs.
Ability to coach, mentor, train, and develop employees and managers.
Effective communication skills at all levels of an organization.
Ability to manage tactical issues while maintaining a strategic vision.
Integrity and high ethical standards; ability to act collaboratively, transparently, and with humility.
Ability to work comfortably with ambiguity and demonstrate high learning agility.

Responsibilities

Provide overall leadership and direction to plant staff across production operations.
Monitor departmental performance against goals and ensure results.
Anticipate future capital projects and equipment needs and provide direction on them.
Maintain effective community and government relations.
Understand and deliver customer requirements.
Ensure a safe work environment through safe behaviors, safe conditions, and elimination of deficiencies.
Manage through supervisors and managers to meet or exceed employee engagement, safety, quality, customer service, cost, and production objectives.
Meet food safety and quality requirements.
Drive behavioral-based safety programs, quality initiatives, and continuous improvement.
Deliver KPIs and achieve efficiency goals and manufacturing standards.
Develop and implement plans to improve employee abilities; provide leadership, guidance, and training.
Develop internal talent for future advancement and promotional opportunities.
Coach, motivate, train, and manage the performance of plant managerial and support-team members.
Ensure consistent, fair, and inclusive employment practices and legal and corporate compliance.
Lead direct reports and partner with indirect functional staff.
Foster honest, direct, regular, and compassionate feedback and a culture of learning.
Use data to generate insights that improve business performance and ensure successful execution of plans.
Simplify and standardize processes, collaborate, promote teamwork, and lead by example.
Provide outstanding customer service and serve as a coach, mentor, and team builder.
Communicate effectively at all levels of the organization and manage tactical issues while maintaining strategic vision.
Organize, plan, and problem-solve; build positive relationships and empower staff to execute plans effectively.
Promote integrity, high ethical standards, dignity, fairness, candor, compassion, and a diverse and inclusive team culture.