Plant Manager

MM Direct is hiring a Plant Manager for a large food/beverage manufacturer headquartered in Louisville, KY. Looking for someone preferably in food or chemicals manufacturing. Spray drying experience is a plus. Safety, environmental and quality experience and regulatory knowledge required for this role.

Pay is $110-$115K.

This is a direct hire opportunity with great benefits including:

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K

Short Term/Long Term Medical

14 Paid Holidays

10 Vacations days

5 sick days

Demonstrate strong ownership, drive, and energy for improving business results including developing & empowering people.

• Develop a thorough understanding of all departmental operations and serve as a backup for others on the plant staff as needed. Work in a team environment as the leader of plant management supporting and developing other members
• Lead the safety, health, and environmental effort to achieve expected results and ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements
• Act as the main site contact – All EHS complaints and incidents will be directed as such
• Support plant safety initiatives, attend and facilitate plant safety team meeting – lead by example
• Provide leadership to plant maintenance staff and reliability manager
• Authorize requests for resources, whether financial or human, to ensure the plant needs are communicated to Senior Management
• Communicate plant metrics at monthly Communication Meetings and Awareness Days
• Ensure that routine internal inspections (CBW audits, GMP audits, Departmental Safety Audits, Master Disinfection Schedule) are carried out and organize any remedial actions necessary
• Ensure that the Health and Safety Objectives and Targets are met
• Compliance to EHS permits and legal requirements as required by the Register of Legal and Other Requirements Procedure
• Coordinate inspection of railcar fleet and lease acquisition of rail tank cars
• Ensure customer expectations are exceeded with the highest quality products and services
• Lead all associates in continuous improvement activities to achieve productivity goals.
• Effectively manage the production schedule to meet customer needs with minimum inventory. Assist with Production Planning
• Coordinate the engineering of new equipment installations and process innovations.
• Effectively manage all spending and control at or below budget levels.
• Develop strategic and annual business plans for the Louisville operations with Director of Manufacturing
• Safety Snap program champion
• Daily check-in with production to ensure order fulfillment
• Completion of Weekly Manufacturing Report
• Lead Louisville Leadership Team meetings, organize agenda – (monthly management review)
• Submit reports to MSD – (Quarterly SMR / Monthly Wet Weather)
• Provide facility inspections as needed
• Cap Ex Project review / update / submittals
• Leader of MOC process at the plant level
• EPL plant manager and production scheduling
• Weekly meetings with Supply Chain / Production Scheduling to ensure materials are in place to meet production schedule

Please send resumes to jadams@minutemeninc.com

Bachelor Degree

10 Years