Plant Manager - Food Manufacturing

Sysco

3d•$139,400 - $232,300•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Region President, the Plant Manager has leadership responsibility for the facility and is the primary official in the Facility. The Plant Manager is key in planning, organizing, and executing the Facility’s day-to-day activities in a safe and proficient manner.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering or Agriculture preferred or min 10 years’ experience in operational leadership
Minimum 10 years plant leadership in food production, manufacturing, costing, and distribution experience
Must be able to utilize office equipment such as desktop/notebook computers, copiers, printers, scanners, telephones, and calculators.

Nice To Haves

Financial responsibility
Increasing leadership history
Great verbal and written communication skills
Lean Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing experience
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Teams, Access, and Outlook
Experience and understanding of ERP systems

Responsibilities

Facility leadership and general management activities.
P&L responsibility for the Facility through creating and managing budgets that help achieve financial goals.
Develop processes that will maximize stewardship, safety, quality, and productivity.
Ensure compliance with governing health/safety regulations and procedures.
Assist in recruiting, hiring, retention, and developing of associates. This includes evaluations and performance documentation.
Strategically create and adjust department activities, policies, and procedures to meet or exceed key performance metrics and customer satisfaction goals.
Writes and adjust Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to ensure standardization throughout network.
Leads Facility teams on Gemba (waste) walks and manages solutions to improve findings.
Analyzes, identifies, and proposes action to the solution of problems with the operation of the division departments to increase the effectiveness of the operation.
Ensures all DOT regulations are met in the transportation department.
Instrumental in the Development of key metrics and indices to drive improvement within daily, weekly, monthly, and annual results.
Serves as a Facility spokesperson in cases of inquiry, feedback, or requests for special information to facilitate the accurate and precise flow of information.
Aids in the solicitation of new or prospective business by participating in company meetings and any other market activities to foster the company’s recognition within the business community.
Maintain high quality and safety standards by following specifications, local and federal governance, and Sysco’s quality programs (including 3rd party auditing).