Plant Manager

• Operational Management: Develop and execute plans to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the plant, including production planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and maintenance activities.
  • Coordinate plant activities through planning with department managers to ensure manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
  • Establish and monitor overall plant performance for production and quality standards
  • Ensure plant facilities are well-maintained for uptime and reliability.
  • Participates in maintenance planning to determine plant required projects, status of ongoing projects, and scheduling of future projects.
• Safety & Quality Compliance: Ensure all safety protocols and manufacturing SOPs are strictly followed and that the plant complies with all regulatory requirements.
  • Establish policies and procedures required to ensure plant cleanliness.
  • Implementing and maintaining safety standards to ensure a safe working environment for all employees.
  • Ensure regulatory compliance and maintain a safe and healthy workplace.
  • Promote environmental responsibility and support the company's ESG goals.
  • Accountable for the EHS Management System.
  • Responsible for FDA-readiness and site’s certification status.
• Process Improvement: Identify areas for improvement in production processes and implement strategies to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives and solve operational issues.
• Inventory Management: Monitor inventory levels of raw materials and finished products to ensure timely availability and minimize waste.
• Budget Management: Develop and manage the plant’s budget, ensuring cost-effective operations while meeting production targets.
  • Responsible for implementing cost-effective systems of control over operating expenditures, workforce, wages, and salaries.
  • Reduce costs of poor quality and manage inventories.
  • Responsible for plant standard costs, work definitions, and capacity models.
  • Manage inventories in partnership with Supply Chain and Planning.
  • Manage within the approved Capex budget.
  • Ensure judicious Capex spend to maintain and upgrade the facility for safety, compliance, quality, efficiency, and capacity.
• Team Leadership: Lead and motivate a team of managers, supervisors, technicians, and other staff members, providing guidance and coaching to improve performance and productivity, to foster a collaborative and productive work environment.
  • Develop direct reports through teamwork, coaching, and innovation.
  • Build a capable team with succession plans for key positions.
• Performance Management: Performance Management of all employees, including performance reviews, goal setting, production goals, disciplinary action, career development and succession planning.
  • Champion people processes that prepare employees for success, establish performance expectations, and ensure a fair and equitable disciplinary process.
• Reporting: Prepare and present regular reports on plant performance, including production metrics, safety incidents, and financial results.
  • Connect effectively with key stakeholders of Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance, HR, and external customers as required by standard business processes and / or sales visits.
  • Ability to report effectively to the company’s executive leadership.
  • Utilize Oracle ERP systems and excel for data analysis and reporting.
  • Weekly, monthly, and quarterly tracking, analysis, and reporting of plant KPIs.
  • Establish departmentalized key performance indicators and metrics to monitor and report overall plant performance to senior management.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing plant management role, preferably in the agriculture, food, or chemical industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Agriculture, Science or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, safety regulations, and quality control standards.
• Leadership and communication skills.
  • Proven experience and leadership in a manufacturing plant setting demonstrate success in achieving productive, cost effective and compliant results.
  • Superior communication skills from line level to top corporate individuals; and externally with customers and community
• Proven ability to manage budgets and optimize operational costs.
• Proficiency in using manufacturing software and tools.
• Perform role of leadership as an example of integrity, respect and uncompromising business conduct
• Leadership skills in problem-solving capabilities.
• Knowledge of business and management principles for strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacturing and distribution of goods.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
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