Plant Production Manager (Beverage)

Albertsons Companies • Bellevue, WA

7h

About The Position

Albertsons Companies is hiring a Plant Production Manager to lead plant supervisors and operators and oversee the production department in a beverage manufacturing plant. The role is responsible for developing plant and department plans, improving production performance and cost efficiency, managing operating costs and budgets, monitoring KPIs, and maintaining a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and teamwork. The manager coaches and develops direct reports, builds department capability and training plans for business continuity, and ensures products meet company, federal, and state requirements and applicable regulatory standards.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of leadership experience in a production environment.
• At least 2 years of experience working with Lean Manufacturing principles.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to manage and develop employees.
• Ability to interface with regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant supervisors and operators by setting clear expectations, modeling desired behavior, and fostering accountability.
• Adapt to changing conditions, implement continuous improvement ideas, and follow up on action items to ensure timely completion.
• Develop and monitor short- and long-term strategic plans for the plant and production department.
• Use technology and lean manufacturing principles to optimize production lines for throughput, OEE, and cost per unit.
• Manage plant operating costs, including labor, supplies, waste, and throughput, in line with monthly and annual budget expectations.
• Review department performance against metrics and KPI goals and ensure accurate data, reporting, and progress on action items.
• Prepare performance summaries and reports, including monthly, quarterly, and reactive presentations, business cases, and one-point lessons.
• Create and maintain a plant culture and work environment that promotes trust, respect, teamwork, quality, and safety.
• Enforce company policies, plant rules, and expectations fairly and consistently to promote accountability and ownership.
• Coach and mentor direct reports using clear expectations, action plans, development goals, and accountability.
• Develop a production department with a clear vision, key talent, role redundancy, and a training plan to support business continuity.
• Ensure production of quality products in compliance with Safeway, federal, and state guidelines, and applicable OSHA, EPA, FDA, USDA, and HACCP requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly.
• Access to up to 50% of earned wages before payday through a partnership with Stream.
• Associate discounts.
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates, including medical, dental, and 401(k).
• Time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick pay, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Training, career growth, and development.
• Inclusive work environment with colleagues who reflect the communities served.
• Benefits may include vision, disability and life insurance, accrued sick pay, PTO or vacation pay or Flexible Time Off, 8–9 paid holidays annually, bereavement pay, and pension and/or 401(k) retirement benefits.
• Associates in this position may be eligible for a quarterly bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed