CORPORATE - MOUNT FRANKLIN FOODS LLC-posted 3 days ago
Full-time • Manager
El Paso, TX
501-1,000 employees

The Plant Manager provides leadership to the site operation, ensuring safety in the work floor, superior quality of the manufacturing goods, guarantees a best-in-class service to our customers while achieving the cost and KPI objectives. Provides hands-on leadership and vision within the site and collaborates actively with all the departments to maximize business performance. Assists in short and long-term business plans for training and hiring relating to the processes on the facility. Foster the continuous improvement culture and ensures resources are effectively utilized.

  • Responsible for proactive people management. Sets the standards for performance assessment and feedback, effective communication, promoting positive morale and supporting team effectiveness.
  • Actively drives safety culture, ensures that safety policies and procedures are followed.
  • Ensure, FDA, SQF, AIB, Food Safety, Food Defense and other regulatory requirements are met and actively collaborate in the implementation of GMPs, quality and sanitation processes used in the food industry.
  • Assures regulatory compliance and positive community relations.
  • Interfaces with all management groups, including sales, customer service, quality, materials, finance, EHS and human resources in order to meet safety, quality, service, cost and compliance requirements.
  • Responsible for the overall planning, and completion of work required to support all manufacturing activities in compliance with all regulatory requirements in a cost-effective manner and in accordance with planned budget.
  • Develops the annual operating plan/budgets and continuously reviews the plan compliance with respect to production, yields, and fixed costs. Answers variances from the plan.
  • Participates in identifying continuous improvement goals in quality, safety, cost control, scheduling, staffing, and compliance for the organization and plays a key leadership role in attaining those goals.
  • Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards
  • Ensures that duties, responsibilities, accountability, and authority of all direct reports are defined and understood.
  • Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
  • Stay up to date with latest production management best practices and concepts
  • Assess employee talent and capabilities, including issuing employee performance reviews.
  • Other duties assigned by Sr. Operation Director.
  • Bachelor’s degree with preference in an Engineering background such as Chemical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineer.
  • 4- 6 years food industry environment is mandatory.
  • Minimum 3 – 5 years of experience in plant management (showing continual progression) in a multi shift operation. Preferably in a plant of 150 or larger employees.
  • Ability to understand OEE, Quality and Financial reports, Root cause analysis, draw conclusions and develop improvement plans.
  • Technical skills in manufacturing processes. Develop SOPs
  • Food Safety/Quality Systems experience (Preferred).
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish).
  • Computer, measurement equipment, and any other tools required for the performance of the operation.
  • ERP, MRP & MS Office experience
  • Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities.
  • Quality and Food Safety orientation.
  • Problem analysis and problem resolution.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Enjoys a hands-on work environment.
  • Positive “can-do” attitude”.
  • Forward thinker and planner.
  • Problem Solver and pro-active solution seeker.
  • Confectionary, nuts and seeds, packaged good products experience is desirable.
  • Preferred Prior experience leading a plant through an integration or expansion / major capital project.
  • Experience with large number of SKUs/diverse, highly complex product mix is preferred.
  • Food industry knowledge preferred.
  • Lean Six Sigma Certification (preferred)
  • Financial experience in budget management
  • 5-7 years in food plant supervision (preferred)
  • Lean Six Sigma Certification (preferred)
  • Financial experience in budget management
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