Plant Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 10 or more years of progressive professional experience in plant operations.
• Experience managing teams and developing, coaching, and mentoring a diverse staff.
• Business acumen and a strong understanding of P&L management, annual budgeting, capital projects, productivity improvement, and performance metrics.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, communication, and influencing skills across organizational levels.
• Ability to lead, develop, and challenge diverse managers and leaders to achieve or exceed performance expectations.
• Strong analytical, organizational, project management, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Commitment to operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects from initiation through execution.
• Self-directed and effective in a fast-paced environment with multiple accountabilities and internal customers.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule during key business deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within high-performing teams.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Own overall plant performance and establish priorities for safety, quality, service, productivity, cost, and organizational capability.
• Translate broader business strategy into an operating plan that the team understands and can execute.
• Use financial and operational data to make decisions about staffing, resources, capital, productivity, and plant performance.
• Establish the operating discipline, processes, and accountability needed to consistently deliver results.
• Champion Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement as everyday ways of working.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate waste, improve equipment effectiveness, strengthen processes, increase productivity, and better serve customers.
• Develop a capable plant leadership team and coach leaders in critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and ownership of results.
• Set clear expectations and hold self and others accountable for delivering against them.
• Build the leadership bench and organizational capability needed for the plant’s present and future needs.
• Engage with employees, listen, ask questions, and understand the operation from the floor up.
• Foster a workplace where employees feel respected, included, safe, and connected to the plant’s success.
• Set the expectation that safety comes first and maintain strong environmental, health, safety, quality, food safety, employment, and regulatory practices.

Benefits

• Eligible for a 25% annual incentive, provided the business meets financial goals and the individual meets performance goals, subject to plan administration guidelines.