Plant Manager

Gpac is working with a growing food manufacturer south of Madison, WI. that is seeking a  Plant Manager!

This company has been in business for 40 years and are significantly growing and adding positions to their team.

They are looking for someone with significant plant management experience and maintenance management experience, and able to oversee 4 plants in town. This position is ideal for someone who prefers to manage from the floor and enjoys mentoring personnel.

Duties and responsibilities :

• Mentor managers and ensure accountability and compliance with all operations and regulations
• Accountable for production costs, labor utilization, yield, results of Operations Cost Improvement initiatives.
• Ensures adherence to the Company’s Food Safety requirements and Good Manufacturing Practices, including audit targets.
• Continuously improve the reduction of operating costs.
• Maintain and build a productive and positive employee relations environment through effective implementation of positive employee relations initiatives.
• Develops, recommends, and implements Capital Improvement for plant, including the preparation and execution of a Capital Plant budget.
• Responsible for preparing and executing plant overhead budgets, and direct product cost targets.
• Meet or exceed customer service level targets through the synchronization of process / activities with all functional area processes, from demand planning through to the delivery to the customer.
• Manage the performance of the hourly and salaried team through effective implementation of Human Resources processes and policies and all initiatives.
• Set and meet all Health and Safety targets.
• Support Marketing and Product Development on new product initiatives.
• Maintains and applies knowledge through compliance with GFSI, FDA, and SQF.
• Assurance, Food Safety and customer specifications on a day-to-day basis.

Qualifications :

What’s in it for you :

If you're interested and serious, please your confidential resume to Brittany at brittany.hamilton@gogpac.com for immediate consideration.

keywords : dairy manufacturing, food manufacturing, plant management, operations management, plant manager

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

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