Puratos Kenosha , WI 53143
Posted 2 weeks ago
The Plant Manager is a member of the North America leadership team and is responsible for providing the direction and leadership for the manufacturing site, covering the five strategic pillars: Quality, Cost, Delivery, Environmental-Health-Safety (EHS) and People. This position is the budget owner for all costs associated with the plant and has a significant impact on the US P&L. The Plant Manager is a leader of people and is responsible for building a strong team within the facility. This position also works cross-functionally in support of new product commercialization and business-building initiatives.
Primary Responsibilities
The Plant Manager works with Operations, R&D, QA/QC, Procurement, and Planning colleagues to ensure an optimal schedule and then safe, efficient, timely delivery of the schedule
Lead the development, execution, and monitoring of the operations strategy in line with the overall operational objectives to achieve performance, quality, and safety improvement and ensure the achievement of manufacturing goals
Ensures production meets or exceeds quality standards by adhering to SOPs, FDA/FSMA, HACCP, GMP, SQF, and OSHA regulations
Monitors operating specifications of each workstation
Prioritizes and assists in defining maintenance requirements
Regularly leads employee meetings for regular business updates including safety, quality, cost, and customer service performance and priorities with all production employees
Ensure adherence to all health and safety policies/protocols and promote a safety culture
Ensure all plant personnel are operating in compliance with plant and corporate procedures as well as in compliance with all customer and governmental regulations
Troubleshoots, identifies, and assists in developing solutions for issues affecting production
Utilize available data including OEE, line speed target, and efficiency and process data to continuously improve productivity, uptime, and reliability
Leads continuous improvement projects and activities as required. Utilizes TPM and Lean-Six Sigma principles and tools to drive a culture of continuous improvement
Participates in the capital process including identifying, developing, submitting, and implementing CAPEX projects
Assist in the development of operational and capital budgets, policies and procedures, and the execution of the same
Implements production control systems consistent with lean materials flow systems, including pull systems, Kanban, and level scheduling
Manages Daily/Weekly/Monthly reporting on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Plant Performance
Coaches and encourages direct reports to benchmark and implement industry manufacturing best practices to promote continuous improvement every day
Continually set goals, coach, and hold direct reports accountable for their actions and performance
Educate and train employees utilizing Lean principles. Monitor employees' work performance and attitude and perform formal reviews as required by policy
Coach and counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies
Report all food safety and quality issues to the immediate Supervisor and/or head of Quality and take immediate action as appropriate within the team
Coordinates manufacturing activities with all other functions of the organization and suppliers to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment
Conduct regular meetings with plant staff to ensure operational issues are being communicated and addressed expediently with a common understanding of goals
Drive employee engagement, training, and development to maximize safety, quality, and productivity
Managing adherence to budget and labor optimization
The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list of all tasks. Additional tasks and duties may be assigned from time to time as necessitated by business needs
Prior Knowledge/Experience
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related Business line
Food/CPG Manufacturing experience is a plus
Demonstrated use of Lean Continuous Improvement, TQM, and/or Lean tools including six sigma, value stream mapping, root cause / corrective action, Kaizen events, and Kanban workflows
Knowledge of warehouse management systems, replenishment methodology, and industrial engineering methods/techniques
Knowledge of master scheduling practices and capacity analysis
Strong experience in the areas of project management and maintenance
Proficient in spreadsheets, database, and presentation to include some or all of Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Power BI and Visio
Must be experienced in implementing and working with SAP
Exceptional written & verbal communication skills. Written and verbal Spanish is a plus
Proven team player, able to work collaboratively at all levels and builds partnerships with cross-functional teams
Excellent organizational, planning, influence, presentation, and follow-up skills
Self-motivated and must be persuasive in presenting ideas and managing their implementation
Experience in SQF audits
Experience managing a diverse workforce and constructively managing conflicts
Looking for a Career for Good?
Puratos is a global purpose-driven company focused on bringing people together through food innovation for good. We offer a full range of innovative food ingredients and services for the bakery, patisserie, and chocolate sectors, serving artisans, retailers, industrial and food service companies in over 100 countries around the world. Our passion for innovation, pioneering spirit, and core values continue to propel our global ambitions. This coupled with our commitment to our communities is what makes working at Puratos so magical.
We offer a competitive compensation and benefit package, designed to promote a Happier, Healthier You. This includes:
Insurance coverage beginning the first of the month-no extra waiting period to get started
Immediate 401(k) eligibility including a fully vested matching contribution
Receive over 5 weeks total of paid time off within your first year of service
Free life coaches, convenient onsite health exams, 24/7 access to Registered Nurses
Puratos-paid insurance coverage to protect you and your family including Life and Disability insurance
If you are a solution oriented and analytical thinker with a passion for leading and inspiring people, we invite you to experience the magic of being yourself and join us for "a career for good."
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