Plant Manager

Actus Nutrition•Town of Scott, WI

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About The Position

The Plant Manager directs operations at the assigned Actus Nutrition facility to support business objectives, including production, sales, quality, customer service, inventory, maintenance, safety, and employee relations. The role develops manufacturing plans and strategies to meet output, cost, growth, and product-quality objectives; coordinates manufacturing functions; and ensures production capacity aligns with sales requirements. The Plant Manager oversees the operating budget, plant assets, capital improvements, quality and regulatory compliance, and safety programs. The role recruits, develops, coaches, and leads employees, promotes open communication, and works with Purchasing and Quality Assurance on incoming-material specifications and product or process improvements. Responsibilities also include managing off-spec inventory, production data and OEE systems, formulation and product-history records, and relationships with government agencies and the local community.

Requirements

10 years of previous management experience in a food-grade operation.
Background in a packaging facility.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
Excellent knowledge of plant operating procedures and business-system software applications.
Strong analytical and organizational skills.
Previous supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Develop manufacturing plans and programs to meet budgeted unit-cost and output objectives, as well as long- and short-term growth, cost, and quality goals.
Coordinate manufacturing functional areas, communicate priorities, ensure continuity toward plant goals, meet customer quality requirements, and review and approve production SOPs.
Align production capacity with sales volume requirements, develop contingency plans, and minimize inventory levels.
Develop and track the annual operating budget.
Stay current on production methods, formulations, analytical techniques, and applicable federal regulations, and develop improvement plans as needed.
Maintain and improve plant assets; plan and execute capital improvements to maintain assets, improve operating efficiency, and address volume needs based on OEE.
Recruit, develop, coach, and lead employees; establish training and development programs; and foster a team-based environment with open communication about production, safety, and quality.
Implement and manage safety and regulatory programs to support safe facility operations.
Work with Purchasing and Quality Assurance to establish incoming raw-material specifications and monitor compliance.
Assist Quality Assurance with developing new products and processes and improving existing ones; establish procedures, supervise experimental and test runs, and report results.
Manage off-spec materials inventory, including scheduling product rework as needed.
Maintain production-log data, implement an OEE system, and work with operations to maximize OEE using World Class, Six Sigma, and other appropriate tools.
Maintain the formulation data system and enter new product formulations.
Maintain product history files containing formulation, product standard, label, and packaging information.
Ensure facility compliance with state and federal requirements for manufacturing food-grade products and maintain communication with relevant government agencies.
Develop and maintain relationships with the local community, both personally and on behalf of the plant.