Plant Manager - Food Manufacturing

Sysco•Newport, RI

4d•$139,400 - $232,300•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Manager provides facility leadership and general management for a food manufacturing operation, reporting to the Region Director of Operation. The role oversees daily production operations, optimizes processes, and ensures consistent delivery of high-quality products. The Plant Manager develops high-performing teams and promotes operational excellence, accountability, safety, and continuous improvement through collaboration, innovation, and hands-on leadership. The position has facility-level P&L responsibility, including creating and managing budgets to achieve financial goals. It develops and implements processes, policies, procedures, and Standard Operating Procedures to improve stewardship, safety, quality, productivity, operational performance, and customer satisfaction. The manager ensures compliance with health and safety requirements, transportation regulations, product specifications, applicable local and federal requirements, and Sysco quality programs, including third-party auditing. The Plant Manager supports recruiting, hiring, retention, performance evaluations, and associate development; leads facility teams in Gemba walks and improvement work; analyzes operational problems and implements solutions; and develops metrics to drive daily, weekly, monthly, and annual results. The position also represents the facility in responding to inquiries and feedback and participates in activities that support prospective business and the company’s recognition in the business community.

Requirements

Minimum 10 years of plant leadership experience in food production, manufacturing, costing, and distribution.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or Agriculture preferred, or a minimum of 10 years’ experience in operational leadership.
Deep experience with manufacturing or production processes, including continuous improvement tools.
Ability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities satisfactorily.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers to operate office equipment, and talk and hear.
Ability to frequently sit and reach with hands and arms and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Ability to use desktop or notebook computers, copiers, printers, scanners, telephones, and calculators.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Financial responsibility experience.
Increasing leadership history.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Lean Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Teams, Access, and Outlook.
Experience with and understanding of ERP systems.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or Agriculture.

Responsibilities

Lead facility operations and general management activities.
Manage facility P&L responsibility by creating and managing budgets to achieve financial goals.
Develop processes to maximize stewardship, safety, quality, and productivity.
Ensure compliance with governing health and safety regulations and procedures.
Assist with recruiting, hiring, retaining, and developing associates, including evaluations and performance documentation.
Create and adjust department activities, policies, and procedures to meet or exceed performance metrics and customer satisfaction goals.
Write and adjust Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to promote standardization throughout the network.
Lead facility teams on Gemba (waste) walks and manage solutions to address findings.
Analyze operational problems and propose and implement solutions to increase the effectiveness of division departments.
Ensure the transportation department meets all DOT regulations.
Develop key metrics and indices to drive improvement in daily, weekly, monthly, and annual results.
Serve as a facility spokesperson for inquiries, feedback, and requests for special information, supporting accurate and precise information flow.
Support solicitation of new or prospective business by participating in company meetings and other market activities.
Maintain quality and safety standards by following specifications, local and federal governance, and Sysco quality programs, including third-party auditing.