About the Role
The Plant Manager will be responsible for managing manufacturing operations at the designated site to ensure employee safety, food safety, product quality, and achievement of business objectives.
Key Activities
Oversee and direct daily production floor operations. Coordinate daily, weekly, and monthly activities to ensure interdepartmental collaboration.
Meet and exceed plant performance expectations in the areas of Cost, Quality, Safety, and Service.Â
Analyse and improve plant operations and key metrics.
Champion the overall safety performance of the site by ensuring all safety programs and procedures are followed, including but not limited to identifying and correcting unsafe conditions, facilitating monthly safety meetings, performing monthly safety inspections, investigating/reporting accidents, proactively driving safety culture, ensuring compliance with all safety regulations, and reducing safety incidents.
Develop and implement strategies to increase productivity and drive continuous improvement.
Lead problem-solving and root cause analysis initiatives throughout the site.
Promote and enforce quality compliance and culture, including policy adherence, HACCP, SQF, and GMPs.
Collaborate with the Quality department to ensure product quality and assist in resolving customer complaints, regulatory audit findings, and third-party audit actions.
Provide leadership, direction, and guidance to managers and supervisors throughout the site to further development and succession planning. Â
Work with Maintenance and Engineering to prioritise, coordinate, and implement capital projects and maintenance activities in collaboration with all affected functions.Â
Responsible for achieving site budgets and delivering year-over-year standard cost reductions.
Ensure inventory accuracy for all site-relevant items.
Responsible for managing the site’s timely and complete order fulfilment through accurate production schedules, strong schedule attainment and clear and timely communication regarding any potential issues.
Preferred Skills
Prior experience managing a manufacturing site regulated by the USDA is strongly preferred.
Proven ability to handle challenging interactions with others while maintaining a positive and productive work environment.
Education and Experience
A minimum of seven (7) years of experience managing in a manufacturing environment with at least three years in food manufacturing.
A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Meat Science, Business Administration, or a related field is required.
About Us
Finding a great opportunity that fosters growth, a great culture, and leadership opportunities can be difficult. Top Quality Recruitment (TQR) connects professionals with leadership opportunities across the Packaging, Food and Beverage, Medical Devices, and Biotechnology industries. With 50+ years of experience, we believe in one-to-one communication and finding the best candidate/employer match possible.
TQR is an equal-opportunity employer that encourages diversity. We will consider all applications.
Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request.
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