JOB SUMMARY:

　　The Plant Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing the manufacture and delivery of FFP products to its customers, and for achieving all safety, quality, service and cost KPIs. The Production Manager promotes the values, philosophies, and goals of the organization to ensure employees are engaged and working effectively together. The Production Manager balances the demands of our day-to-day production environments with our forward-looking culture of continuous improvement. This balance ensures our organization can deliver on its core competency to our customers, and at the same time, improve our costs and capabilities year after year for sustainable success.

　　Skills, Traits, & Competencies:

　　Strong safety and quality awareness

　　Team building, employee development, employee involvement, and growth of internal leadership

　　Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving skills

　　Strong problem-solver, using structured approaches as well as creativity

　　Strong ownership traits for the team, environment, and facility conditions

　　Strong work ethic and sense of urgency

　　High energy, positive attitude, hands on with the ability to keep multiple projects and priorities on track

　　KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

　　Leads production department operations to achieve all cost, quality, and safety KPI objectives

　　Implement continuous improvement principles by increasing operational efficiency and improving overall yield and cost performance

　　Lead department to execute the weekly production schedules, R&D trials, capital improvements, and all maintenance activities

　　Implement key operational learnings and best practices to support performance improvements

　　Foster a continuous improvement culture

　　Develop teams to solve day-to-day operational issues and reach short- and long-term performance goals

　　Deliver effective change leadership, driving business changes while minimizing people impact

　　Communicate and collaborate cross-functionally to assist the team to solve operational issues

　　Lead the identification and elimination of losses resulting in improvements in costs and quality

　　Ensure company standards are followed relative to product quality, formulations, and plant safety

　　Promote employee safety through employee safety programs and safe work practices and conditions

　　Maintain a work environment that adheres to all compliance and regulatory guidelines

　　Work directly with local and state regulatory authorities to ensure site compliance

　　Assure department support, execution, and alignment with company’s ESG initiatives

　　Establish clear performance expectations for all employees. Maintain an effective performance management process reviewing all direct reports’ progress against mid-year and annual plans

　　Evaluate business unit capabilities, skills, and resource alignment to ensure performance against objectives

　　Build people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly and salaried personnel and provide opportunities for career development

　　Requirements

　　MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

　　10+ years’ experience in food Manufacturing Operations

　　Four (4) year B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Manufacturing Engineering preferred

　　Knowledge in food processing and/or chemical processing, GMP’s, clean design, etc.

　　Strong understanding of Plant and Facility Management

　　Working knowledge of Safety, Quality, Maintenance, HR disciplines and interaction within the plant

　　Familiarity with batch and continuous processing: filtration techniques, extraction and product packaging

　　Experience with MS Office applications, including MS project

　　Understanding of lean manufacturing and a strong focus on continuous improvement required. Green belt desirable

　　Experience with highly automated equipment and facilities

　　Familiarity food safety programs like SQF, Kosher, etc.

　　Benefits

　　Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Insurance on Day 1

　　Health and Wellness Incentives

　　10 Days of PTO

　　10 Paid Company Holidays

　　5 Personal Days

　　401(k)

　　Health Savings Account (H.S.A.)

　　Long-Term and Short-Term Disability

　　Life Insurance

　　Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

　　Employee Assistance Program (EAP)