PLANT MANAGER

SUMMARY: The Plant Manager will manage and lead overall plant operations ensuring the achievement of plant targets for Safety, Quality, Service and Cost. This will be executed through providing strong leadership to the plant team and managing the systems, equipment, people, and materials according to the established policies, procedures, specifications, and customer requirements. This individual reports directly to the VP of Operations. Emphasis on LEAN implementation, Continuous Improvement project leadership, budget and P&L management and the ability to develop department managers who can eventually run their own plant. Must be the site leader in living and driving the Company Core Values and High-Performance Work Culture.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Responsible for the overall safety performance of the plant by ensuring procedures are followed
• Partner with Global Quality, EHS, and HR to ensure proper tools, processes, and training are being utilized
• Oversee food safety objectives (SQF) are followed and supports the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the food safety system
• Directs plant operations for the manufacturing of products in accordance with process and product specifications and quality standards, complying with contractual and/or customer requirements and meeting financial objectives
• Provides, justifies, administers, and manages the plant operating budget
• Responsible for plant compliance with all legal requirements
• Develop and follows all standard operating procedures (SOPs) for area of responsibility
• Evaluate employees and provide suggestions for improvement
• Collect and review data to reduce inefficiencies and waste
• Attract and retain superior talent to execute the Plant functions
• Develop plans that ensure operations run smoothly
• Reviews KPIs and makes recommendations for efficiency improvements to both processes and associate performance
• Implement contingency plan to the level required by the position
• Establishes a strong relationship with the customer(s)
• Oversee work schedules to ensure coverage to meet customer needs
• Deliver a consistent, high-performance experience to our employees and customer(s)
• Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  Directly supervises employees in production departments as well as Production Managers. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.  Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems while maintaining Company Core Values.

QUALIFICATIONS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty thoroughly.

• Must work a flexible schedule as overtime and weekends may be required
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Successfully lead a large team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good problem-solving skills

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's Degree from a four-year college or university; or ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:  Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in English.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence in English. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL AND TECHNICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals, rates, and percentage. Must be competent with standard quality control testing equipment and basic computer skills.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect of data, establish of facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:  Certified in First Aid, CPR, and Blood-borne Pathogens. Valid state level driver's license, which meets Company requirements of the Fleet Management Policy and insurance requirements. Six Sigma Black Belt experience, preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers; handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must be able to inspect units for quality defects, including seeing scratches on cans, reading measuring devices such as micrometers, and seeing color deviations.

ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

NOTE: This job description identifies the general nature and scope of work to be performed. Independent Can Company reserves the right to revise all or any part of this job description and to add or eliminate essential job functions at any time. Designation of any job duty as an essential function is not intended as an assurance or guarantee that a team member has any right to perform the particular job duty, except as required by Independent Can. This job description is subject to change based on the needs of the position and/or the Company.