Plant Manager - NRO
About The Position
The Plant Manager oversees the overall results of ASR Group’s Chicago and Calumet facilities, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations and support functions that meet business objectives and customer expectations. The Chicago plant produces sugar products through melting and packaging, while the Calumet facility blends and packs molasses products for industrial applications. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on problem-solving and continuous improvement. The position directs manufacturing operations and support functions, including packaging, maintenance, utilities, engineering, and quality. It oversees safety, food safety, quality, environmental compliance, productivity, budgets, employee relations, community relations, and capital improvement planning. The manager also supports strategic initiatives, new product development, and sales initiatives. This developmental role is part of a rotational program intended to build multi-site leadership capabilities and prepare the successful candidate to advance from smaller operations to a larger, more complex role at a refinery in Crockett, California; New Orleans, Louisiana; or Baltimore, Maryland. The role is based in Chicago, Illinois, and provides overall direction and supervision for a workforce of more than 20 people across two facilities.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in the food manufacturing or processing industry.
- 3 to 5 years of management experience overseeing multiple functions and disciplines.
- Previous project management and/or project execution experience.
- Strong technical knowledge of packaging and food processing systems.
- Demonstrated experience managing and implementing continuous improvement projects.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to lead, motivate, and develop people.
- Strong planning, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills in a cross-functional role.
- Excellent interpersonal relationship skills, with a focus on teamwork and collaboration across all levels of the business.
- Highly analytical, with the judgment to make recommendations and decisions using imperfect information.
- Proficiency with MS Office.
Nice To Haves
- University degree in engineering, operations management, or business preferred.
- Experience with SAP.
Responsibilities
- Oversee and champion an effective safety program aimed at achieving zero injuries and continuously improving physical safety and employee safety attitudes and behaviors.
- Promote quality and ensure adherence to food safety standards, requirements, and Good Manufacturing Practices.
- Direct, plan, and organize manufacturing operations, including packaging, maintenance, utilities, engineering, and quality.
- Ensure productivity and efficiency meet business objectives while providing high service standards that exceed customer expectations.
- Ensure the site complies with environmental standards and requirements and maintain positive dealings with regulatory agencies.
- Implement manufacturing strategies and plans that support Redpath and ASR strategic initiatives; identify and recommend capital improvement opportunities to support business growth.
- Establish departmental and individual accountability for problem-solving, cost reduction, and continuous improvement, including use of new technologies.
- Improve manpower utilization and increase training, knowledge, and skills across operations.
- Develop and oversee operating budgets, manage spending, and implement cost-improvement strategies.
- Maintain positive and productive employee relations and promote constructive, collaborative relationships with employees.
- Establish practices that encourage employee involvement, input, and action throughout the organization.
- Manage community relations and engage with city, municipal, and government initiatives affecting the site.
- Support new product development and sales initiatives.
- Ensure food safety, authenticity, legality, and quality are maintained.
- Report risks or evidence of unsafe or out-of-specification product, equipment, packaging, or raw materials to a designated manager for prompt resolution.
- Provide overall direction and supervision of a workforce of more than 20 people across two facilities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
