The Plant Manager is responsible for managing daily manufacturing operations to deliver business results and operational improvements. This position provides leadership to the facility specific to production, processing, general labor, packaging, scheduling, quality, sanitation, purchasing, safety, and strategic planning. This role has responsibility to drive productivity, efficiency, service, cost, continuous improvement, and safety initiatives.
The Plant Manager must be advanced in critical thinking, decision making, time management and problem-solving skills. This role provides direction, leadership, development and support through empowerment, teamwork, and continuous improvement projects. The position develops organizational strategies, implements, and promotes safety programs and cross functional initiatives. The Plant Manager is responsible for supporting capital investments to include new machinery and repair of equipment through in-house personnel or external resources.
This leadership position requires an intricate knowledge of all products, production processes and manufacturing equipment. The Plant Manager acts as a steward to promote Food Safety guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices and Regulatory Laws. A working knowledge and understanding of food production and exceptional leadership and communication skills are essential to the successful fulfillment of the position requirements.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Oversee and direct daily production floor operations. Ensure and meet/exceed company expectations of plant performance in the areas of Cost, Quality, Safety and Customer Service. Analyze plant operations and key metrics to ensure that high quality and safety standards exist to maintain Volpi leadership position in the industry.
Responsible for the overall safety performance of the site by ensuring all safety programs and procedures are followed, including but not limited to, correcting unsafe conditions, facilitating monthly safety meetings, performing monthly safety inspections and investigating/reporting accidents.
Develop strategies to increase productivity and implement continuous improvement opportunities. Establish and implement improvements for safety, quality, and cost reduction programs. Troubleshoot and lead problem solving initiatives through the and update procedures through continuous improvement and effective communication.
Promote and enforce HACCP, sanitation standards, and quality training. Support GMP food safety/SQF principles training. Follow Good Manufacturing Practices, maintaining quality in accordance with Volpi standards of excellence. Collaborate with the Quality department to ensure product quality, assists in investigating root cause of customer complaints, regulatory audit findings and third-party audits.
Provide leadership, direction, and guidance to supervisory personnel. Develop Team Leads and Area Managers to support the plant operations and employee base. Initiate, review, master, and follow all standard operating procedures (SOPs) for area of responsibility. Ensure the consistent application of company policies and procedures.
Work with Maintenance and Engineering to coordinate and implement capital projects and maintenance activities. Coordinate with the Maintenance Department to communicate equipment issues, assign urgency level to equipment breakdowns and prioritize maintenance work orders.
Qualifications required:
Strong team player and leader with the ability to work across multiple functions and disciplines. Foster effective working relationships within the department and organization. Able to handle challenges and interactions with others, maintaining a positive and productive work environment.
A minimum of five (5) years directly related experience. An associate or bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred.
Strong time management, ability to follow-up, communication, and organizational skills. Strong customer and quality focus. Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. Ability to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs; ability to lead others through change.
Community ambassador that works effectively with local officials and business leaders to ensure Volpi is viewed as a valued partner in the community. Actively participates in community events to promote this stewardship of the company reputation.