Plant Manager - Manufacturing

Flowers Foods•Houston, TX

1d•$173,000 - $195,000•Onsite

About The Position

Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) is a leading producer of packaged bakery goods in the United States with 2024 sales of $5.1 billion. The company offers a variety of well-known brands such as Nature's Own, Wonder, Dave's Killer Bread, Canyon Bakehouse, and Tastykake. Flowers Foods emphasizes a culture of Honesty & Integrity, Respect & Inclusion, Sustainability, Passion, and Humility, focusing on innovation and community. This role is responsible for all activities within a manufacturing facility, managing both short-term and long-term operations to ensure product quality and output. The position requires a leader with vision, energy, and passion for Supply Chain operations, capable of identifying opportunities, motivating talent, and fostering growth within the plant team. The role also requires adherence to all job activities that may affect product safety, legality, and quality.

Requirements

Operations/Engineering/Supply Chain Management relevant degree.
5 – 7 years’ plant management experience in a CPG manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by enforcing company policies, standards, and procedures and complying with all legal and regulatory requirements.
Lead the achievement of a zero-injury workplace by ensuring safe work conditions for team members and compliance with all state and federal regulations on environmental, health and safety issues.
Responsible for all aspects of operations and achieving key performance measurements related to personnel safety, quality and food safety, service, and cost, while continually improving process reliability and performance.
Develop and execute programs for the plant site to increase productivity through continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsible for Plant financial P&L performance, directs, manages, and monitors the overall plant operations with general responsibilities for production, engineering, distribution, and other production-related activities.
Analyze manufacturing variances of ingredient- materials- and labor usage and works with management team to implement strategies to reduce them.
Oversee the preparation of operational schedules and manufacturing activities to ensure that production and quality of products meet specifications.
Control costs of material, direct/indirect labor, and equipment in accordance to outlined budget, and eliminate waste in the plant (e.g., scrap, downtime, changeovers, shortage, etc.).
Manage day-to-day local planning adjustments and execution of the central plan, primarily focusing on production scheduling.
Supervise engineering on-site design and supporting construction, operation, improvement and maintenance of manufacturing assets, technologies, and processes.
Ensure that appropriate standard operating procedures (SOPs) are followed and maintained for all functions at the plant.
Coach and teach the principles of Flowers corporate initiatives including BOF implementation, ERP+ and operational discipline.
Build an organization that is customer focused, flexible, and has a strong business acumen.
Develop a collaborative and engaged workforce through the adoption of consistent and fair policies, effective communication and an environment of openness and two-way communication with all team members.
Partner with the Human Resources Department to develop a succession plan while supporting policy development, employee development, employee engagement and retention.
Ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures (EEO, Sexual Harassment, Sarbanes – Oxley, Safety, etc.).
Perform other duties deemed by management to be an integral part of the position, including but not limited to fulfillment of work schedules, adherence to attendance policies, and other applicable operating rules, policies and procedures.