Indiana Sugars Inc.
Plant Manager
Indiana Sugars Inc., Gary, Indiana, us, 46401
Plant Manager
MUST HAVE FOOD MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE
The Plant Manager is responsible for all operational activities within the facility, ensuring all departments adhere to safety and quality initiatives, while driving consistent delivery of finished products. This individual will partner with the leaders of Safety, Quality, Human Resources, Customer Service, Sales, and Finance to achieve desired business results.
Educational Requirements:
Four-year BS or BA degree or equivalent experience is required. SQF experience required with SQF practitioner certification a plus (must be willing to assume the practitioner role for the facility and certify if necessary). Food industry manufacturing experience is also required.
Personal and Interpersonal Skills:
Excellent communication skills required, including active listening and effective speaking.
Management Diversity: Proven ability to work with a variety of people, based not only on legally protected classifications but also differences in communication and learning styles.
Motivating Others: Demonstrated skill in establishing and maintaining a motivating work environment.
Ethics and Values: Demonstrated ability to maintain the highest ethical standards in the work environment.
Integrity: Must maintain integrity of plant security, quality, safety, and production.
Conflict Management: Ability to mediate conflicts is a plus.
Operating Skills:
Organizing: Demonstrated skill in organizing work, setting priorities, and planning ahead required.
Process Management: Experience in basic process management tools and techniques required.
Energy and Drive:
Perseverance: Demonstrated skill in working toward goals despite encountering obstacles.
Drive for Results: Focus on and commitment to achieving outcomes required.
Job Responsibilities:
Providing day-to-day leadership and setting strategy, KPI’s, and deliverables for continuous improvement in safety, customer experience/quality, food safety, production, reliability, and profitability.
Reviews analyses of activities, costs, operations, and forecast data to determine department or division progress toward stated goals and objectives.
Participates in formulating and administering company policies, directing and coordinating all department activities to develop and implement long-range goals and objectives to meet business and profitability growth objectives.
Planning, scheduling, and reviewing workload to ensure production output and on-time delivery targets are achieved cost-effectively.
Oversees key projects, processes, and performance reports.
Track unit costs compared to plan assuring that profits meet or exceed expectations.
Provides leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training, and development.
Manage stock control to ensure raw material and product is receipted, located, stored, and transferred correctly and that the company’s stock inventory is correct and accurate.
Promoting and developing an open and inclusive work environment where employees are engaged and involved in developing the plant operational plan.
Job Type:
Full-time
Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Schedule:
8-hour shift
Monday to Friday
Weekends as needed
Work Location:
In person
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MUST HAVE FOOD MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE
The Plant Manager is responsible for all operational activities within the facility, ensuring all departments adhere to safety and quality initiatives, while driving consistent delivery of finished products. This individual will partner with the leaders of Safety, Quality, Human Resources, Customer Service, Sales, and Finance to achieve desired business results.
Educational Requirements:
Four-year BS or BA degree or equivalent experience is required. SQF experience required with SQF practitioner certification a plus (must be willing to assume the practitioner role for the facility and certify if necessary). Food industry manufacturing experience is also required.
Personal and Interpersonal Skills:
Excellent communication skills required, including active listening and effective speaking.
Management Diversity: Proven ability to work with a variety of people, based not only on legally protected classifications but also differences in communication and learning styles.
Motivating Others: Demonstrated skill in establishing and maintaining a motivating work environment.
Ethics and Values: Demonstrated ability to maintain the highest ethical standards in the work environment.
Integrity: Must maintain integrity of plant security, quality, safety, and production.
Conflict Management: Ability to mediate conflicts is a plus.
Operating Skills:
Organizing: Demonstrated skill in organizing work, setting priorities, and planning ahead required.
Process Management: Experience in basic process management tools and techniques required.
Energy and Drive:
Perseverance: Demonstrated skill in working toward goals despite encountering obstacles.
Drive for Results: Focus on and commitment to achieving outcomes required.
Job Responsibilities:
Providing day-to-day leadership and setting strategy, KPI’s, and deliverables for continuous improvement in safety, customer experience/quality, food safety, production, reliability, and profitability.
Reviews analyses of activities, costs, operations, and forecast data to determine department or division progress toward stated goals and objectives.
Participates in formulating and administering company policies, directing and coordinating all department activities to develop and implement long-range goals and objectives to meet business and profitability growth objectives.
Planning, scheduling, and reviewing workload to ensure production output and on-time delivery targets are achieved cost-effectively.
Oversees key projects, processes, and performance reports.
Track unit costs compared to plan assuring that profits meet or exceed expectations.
Provides leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training, and development.
Manage stock control to ensure raw material and product is receipted, located, stored, and transferred correctly and that the company’s stock inventory is correct and accurate.
Promoting and developing an open and inclusive work environment where employees are engaged and involved in developing the plant operational plan.
Job Type:
Full-time
Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Schedule:
8-hour shift
Monday to Friday
Weekends as needed
Work Location:
In person
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