Plant Controller - Orestes Facility

Red Gold; Elwood (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A major food processing company in Elwood, Indiana is seeking an experienced finance professional to manage cost accounting and budgeting processes. Responsibilities include overseeing financial staff, conducting performance analyses, and ensuring accurate inventory management. Candidates should have a degree in Accounting or Finance, 5-8 years in Cost Accounting, and strong leadership skills. The role also involves compliance with food safety standards and physical tasks related to the operations.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years’ experience in Manufacturing Cost Accounting.
• 3 years supervisory experience.
• Ability to perform physical tasks such as standing, reaching, and climbing.

Responsibilities

• Business partner for site leadership.
• Manage the plant budgeting process.
• Conduct monthly plant operation review meetings.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Leadership

Education

4 year degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

MRP

ERP

Bar Coding

Job description

Responsibilities

• Business partner for site leadership
• Help leadership understand cost drivers and opportunities to improve profitability
• Manage and develop Accounting and Finance staff
• Performance Analysis
• Conduct monthly plant operation review meetings
• Review actual vs. budget for labor dollars, labor efficiencies, crewing variances, material usage, and overhead rates
• Assist departmental managers in developing corrective actions for material, labor, and overhead spending variances including monitoring and reporting of departmental and plant goals
• Coordinate Capital evaluation with Corporate Financial Analyst---Capital
• Manage the accuracy and completeness of the Cost files
• Manage the New Product Initiation process and develop costs for new products

Budgeting

• Manage the plant budgeting process
• Conduct departmental interviews to determine plant material, labor, and overhead budget requirements
• Prepare Annual Operating Plan and reforecast as needed

Inventory Analysis and Validation

• Insure inventory procedures are followed to provide confidence that inventory is accurate
• Manage inventory transaction and inventory variance analyses

Activity Based Costing

• Develop an overall understanding of the activity based costing model
• Determine plant reporting needs from activity based costing model

Education and Experience

• 4 year degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5-8 years’ experience in Manufacturing Cost Accounting with 3 years supervisory experience
• MRP
• ERP
• Bar Coding

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Leader

Supervisory Responsibilities

Indirect: None

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Sitting- to complete a task at lower levels
• Standing- to complete most all tasks
• Walking
• Climbing- to get to parts department, when using ladder, on equipment
• Reaching- to perform activities, to get tools out of toolbox
• Kneeling- to perform work activities at low levels
• Crawling- to perform work activities under equipment
• Bending/stooping- to pick up tools or parts, to perform work tasks at lower levels or inside a machine
• Twisting- to perform work activities
• Pinch- to use tools, to manipulate wires
• Grasping/handling- using tools, manipulating parts
• Ability to work with hands and fingers continually without discomfort - telephone & computer

Job Competencies

• Ethics/ Integrity/ Trust
• Attitude and Commitment
• Diversity
• Customer Service
• Company Engagement
• Quality

Other

• Responsible for monitoring, record keeping and taking appropriate actions for specific Food Safety Plan and Food Quality Plan and pre-requisite program requirements.
• Responsible to report food safety and quality issues to management.