Plant Manager

Anchor Ingredients Company; Buffalo (ND); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Anchor Ingredients in Fargo, ND seeks an experienced Plant Operations Leader to oversee daily production, facilities and warehouse management. You will drive operational excellence, ensure safety and quality, and manage staff across the plant.

Responsibilities include reviewing production schedules, managing grain storage, controlling expenses, and coordinating capital projects with maintenance and vendors. A strong background in food processing and team leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, operations or related field or seven+ years of related plant or grain operations experience.
• Three+ years of management experience
• General knowledge of food quality standards and overall safety procedures
• Proven ability to lead through change

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence at the facility.
• Oversee plant activities to meet processing commitments.
• Review production schedules with facility superintendents and plant coordinator.
• Maintain and manage offsite grain storage locations and inventory.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with production standards.
• Implement systems to control operating expenses across all facility operations.
• Implement best practices regarding process flow, food safety, quality, safety and overall efficiency.
• Ensure plant processes result in accurate real-time inventory.
• Manage staff, determine requirements, efficiencies and provide a recruiting forecast.
• Own retention planning and performance management of facility’s team members.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Operations leadership

Staff management

Process improvement

Food safety knowledge

Change management

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/operations or related field

Job description

Purpose Of Position

This position is responsible for daily operations and management of our processing facilities and warehouses.

Purpose Of Position

This position is responsible for daily operations and management of our processing facilities and warehouses.

Responsibilities

Plant Operations

• Drive operational excellence at the facility.
• Oversee plant activities to ensure the Company is meeting required processing commitments.
• Review production schedules with facility superintendents and plant coordinator.
• Maintain and manage offsite grain storage locations and inventory.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with production standards.
• Implement systems to control operating expenses across all facility operations.
• Implement best practices regarding process flow, food safety, quality, safety and overall efficiency.
• Ensure plant processes result in accurate real-time inventory.
• Manage staff, determine requirements, efficiencies and provide a recruiting forecast.
• Own retention planning and performance management of facility’s team members.
• Other duties as assigned.

Plant & Equipment

• Assess, recommend to management, and manage capital expenditures which improve plant productivity.
• Maintain plant facilities working with Maintenance Superintendent and Safety Coordinator.
• Make recommendation of technology/automation at the facility to increase efficiencies, reduce labor costs and increase plant uptime.
• Act as primary point person for third-party vendors and contractors.

Safety & Quality

• Cultivate a culture of safety.
• Ensure product quality is within specification.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with overall quality standards.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with food safety standards.
• Oversee and hold teams accountable for successful implementation and adherence of food safety programs and processes within the facility.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, operations or related field or seven+ years of related plant or grain operations experience
• Three+ years of management experience
• General knowledge of food quality standards and overall safety procedures
• Proven ability to lead through change
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a team player
• Ability to react quickly and accommodate change

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be exposed to machinery and moving parts, airborne particles including grain dust and hazardous materials or fumes, which may require the use of PPE. The employee may be exposed to adverse weather conditions, extended seasonal hours, high precarious places and confined spaces. The noise level in some of the work environments may require the use of hearing protection. While performing the duties of this job inside the office, the employee is frequently exposed to normal working conditions for an office environment with a noise level that is usually quiet to moderate. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for long periods of time as well as use hands or fingers to reach or handle, and to talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. All vision abilities are required to encompass close-up work. On occasion, employees must be able to tolerate and endure extended seasonal hours and maintain alertness to meet deadlines.

About The Company

Headquartered in Fargo, ND, Anchor Ingredients is the most customer-centric, innovative, and transparent farm-to-food partner, dedicated to delivering premium ingredients and added value services to the food and pet food industries. Our farm-level relationships, combined with our global reach, allow us to efficiently procure and process ingredients from around the region and throughout the world, uniquely positioning us to fulfill our customers' diverse ingredient requirements. We take pride in our world-class team which boasts extensive industry experience combined with an unwavering dedication to our company’s mission, vision and values, and a commitment to delivering quality and innovation throughout the entire food supply chain.

Disclaimer

This job description is not a complete description of responsibility, but reflects the general qualifications, duties and/or responsibilities necessary to perform this position. Anchor Ingredients reserves the right to revise the job description as circumstances warrant. All candidates who receive a written offer of employment will be required to successfully pass a background check, as well as testing for commonly abused controlled substances in accordance with the company’s Drug Free Workplace Policy. Anchor Ingredients is an at-will employer, which means that either the employee or the company may terminate the relationship at any time, with or without notice, and with or without cause. We are an equal opportunity employer.