Our client is currently seeking a Plant Manager for their smaller Food Manufacturing facility near Waverly NY. This facility just benefited from some recent capital upgrades. The plant Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day activities in the facility while promoting continuous improvement through strong leadership. The Plant Manager will provide overall direction in the areas of Production, Planning, Quality & Food Safety Compliance along with managing the Site KPI's, Budget & EBITA as to drive increased plant performance.
Interested Candidates should contact Lee Douglas @ 610 ###-#### and email a current resume to ...@judge.com
This job will have the following responsibilities:
- Lead the facility in establishing and meeting continuous improvement objectives
- Develop processes to increase productivity and enhance performance
- Delegate production assignments to appropriate teams and personnel
- Promote all Safety, Food Safety and Quality policies and procedures while supporting their continuous improvement efforts.
- Foster a well-trained and motivated team by encouraging and supporting the development of all plant employees
- Provide operational and employee leadership to the facility
- Assist executive management with budgeting, production statistics, cost analysis, justification of capital expenditures and asset management.
- Responsible for implementing and reporting of plant KPIs
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Business Management or related field preferred
- 5-7+ years experience in Management role - Food / Beverage / CPG manufacturing preferred
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and abilities
- Working knowledge of production equipment & processes
- Foundational knowledge or background with Quality / Food Safety Systems
- Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing, 5s, Kaizens (Process Improvements)