Plant Manager

Rise Baking Company, LLC•Worcester, MA

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Direct plant operations with overall responsibility for production, maintenance, quality, safety, warehousing, sanitation, and other production-related activities. Provide overall leadership for the production facility in accordance with company's mission and core values.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
10-15 years of progressive and demonstrated management experience with a minimum of 5 years of successful plant management experience in a food production facility
Proficient knowledge of regulatory disciplines (EPA, OSHA, FDA, USDA)
Proven fiscal responsibility (financial planning, budgeting, financial analysis, variance reporting, etc.)
Familiarity with creating visual plant metrics
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and ERP system(s)
Demonstrated cultural integration leader and change agent with proven ability to drive results
Strong employee and consumer safety leadership experience
Demonstrated ability to create/manage systems and processes necessary to achieve zero accidents, zero defects, and zero unplanned downtime
Outstanding employee relations skills
Highly detail oriented with excellent organizational and project management skills
Excellent verbal and written communications skills

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred

Responsibilities

Implement, lead, and manage effective controls that ensure employee and consumer safety, eliminate the variability that affects desired product quality, guarantee assets are maintained at base condition, and sustain 100% customer focus
Utilize zero loss mindset to understand opportunities and prioritize resources accordingly
Establish clear, visual goals and accountabilities and set the strategic direction for the facility aligned with company's mission and core values; build and maintain a multi-year plan
Analyze production reports including: production results, downtime, yields, and labor/overtime to develop improvement plans; ensure effective plans and processes to support those plans are in place and appropriate actions taken to continuously improve performance
Develop a capital plan and appropriate justification for the facility to improve safety, quality, costs, productivity, and delivery as well as support company growth initiatives
Set high objectives and standards of performance for direct reports and ensure the same for every employee in the facility to meet and exceed goals
Apply TPM and Lean manufacturing principles to improve operational systems, processes, and policies in support of exceeding organizational and departmental goals
Implement effective systems and processes by working with all departments and areas to align resources that deliver against business requirements in the areas of cost, financial controls, quality, safety, and business initiatives
Communicate in a timely manner all situations that may adversely impact the quality and efficiencies tied to product, operations, and the business
Foster a sense of teamwork; harness resultant energy, enthusiasm, and excitement of others to achieve organizational goals; display enthusiastic drive to encourage better business performance
Establish an employee and consumer safety-first culture and support all guidelines of GMPs, HARPC, FDA, the Environmental Control Act, and OSHA standards to ensure plant compliance
Support food safety program, quality standards, and legality of manufactured products
Perform other job-related duties as assigned