MFG PLANT SITE LEADER

Kroger Family of Companies; Bowling Green (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies in Kentucky seeks a Plant Leadership role to execute integrated strategies improving safety, quality, reliability, and employee engagement. You will lead a plant leadership team, manage budgets, and ensure compliance with food safety standards.

The role emphasizes strategic workforce planning, data-driven decision-making, and strong communication with senior management and regulatory bodies.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Business or related field, or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years leadership experience in manufacturing operations
• Proven highly effective management skills
• Position level determined by plant size and operational complexity
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong strategic thinking, critical thinking, and analytical ability
• Thorough knowledge of plant operations and procedures
• High degree of integrity and judgment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• 3+ years of Fluid Dairy Manufacturing Leadership experience
• 8+ years of Food Manufacturing/Processing or equivalent experience
• Management experience in a union environment

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to align our business and people practices toward deliverables representative of best in class.
• Keep abreast of market conditions, competition, technological advancements, government regulations and supplier dynamics that impact our business
• Establish measurement tools and data analytics to provide Senior Management with strategic risk insight
• Lead High Performing Work Teams to achieve balanced performance against key measurements and objectives
• Serve as ranking executive of the facility; act as local company representative in dealing and complying with governmental agencies, suppliers and local community relations.
• Protect, manage and maximize the use of all company assets.
• Lead strategic workforce planning design and efficient management of sound processes for identifying and filling workforce needs
• Prepare annual operating budgets with plant and division staff and execute plans within agreed upon budgetary and time constraints
• Ensure controls are in place to analyze, react to and minimize cost factors of labor, material, and burden in the plant operations
• Maintain and operate plant at established levels of Safety, Quality, and Reliability; ensure high program visibility and effectiveness while adhering to Corporate and division guidelines and standards
• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements
• Support the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the SQF 2000 Systems.
• Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles
• Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provides feedback to direct reports.
• Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Analytical ability

Communication skills

Operations management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Lead and execute implementation of integrated strategies, processes, and systems designed to increase workplace productivity and engagement. Attract, retain, engage and develop leadership team with requisite skills and abilities to meet current and future business needs. Drive increasing levels of customer and employee satisfaction while improving the efficiency of manpower, materials and production processes. Perform all jobs safely, efficiently and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy. Provide leadership that embodies our 7 Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety. RESPONSIBILITIES - Provide strategic leadership to align our business and people practices toward deliverables representative of best in class.

• Keep abreast of market conditions, competition, technological advancements, government regulations and supplier dynamics that impact our business

• Establish measurement tools and data analytics to provide Senior Management with strategic risk insight

• Lead High Performing Work Teams to achieve balanced performance against key measurements and objectives

• Serve as ranking executive of the facility; act as local company representative in dealing and complying with governmental agencies, suppliers and local community relations.

• Protect, manage and maximize the use of all company assets.

• Lead strategic workforce planning design and efficient management of sound processes for identifying and filling workforce needs

• Prepare annual operating budgets with plant and division staff and execute plans within agreed upon budgetary and time constraints

• Ensure controls are in place to analyze, react to and minimize cost factors of labor, material, and burden in the plant operations

• Maintain and operate plant at established levels of Safety, Quality, and Reliability; ensure high program visibility and effectiveness while adhering to Corporate and division guidelines and standards

• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements

• Support the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the SQF 2000 Systems.

• Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles

• Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provides feedback to direct reports.

• Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens

• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

QUALIFICATIONS Minimum

Bachelors Degree Business or related field, or equivalent work experience

5+ years leadership experience in manufacturing operations

Proven highly effective management skills

Position level determined by plant size and operational complexity

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Strong strategic thinking, critical thinking, and analytical ability

Thorough knowledge of plant operations and procedures

High degree of integrity and judgment

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Desired

3+ years of Fluid Dairy Manufacturing Leadership experience

8+ years of Food Manufacturing/Processing or equivalent experience

Management experience in a union environment