Plant Manager

Winland Foods; Kenosha (WI); On-site; USD 113,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with match

STD/LTD/AD&D/Life

HSA

FSA

EAP

Hospital indemnity

Accident Insurance

Identity and Fraud Protection Plan

Legal

Critical Illness

Job summary

Winland Foods in Kenosha, WI is seeking a Plant Manager to direct all plant operations, driving safety, quality and continuous improvement. You will coach teams, manage budgets, and ensure regulatory compliance across production lines in a 24/7 environment.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Operations Management or Engineering with 5–8 years of senior plant leadership experience in food manufacturing, plus Lean experience and a track record of meeting targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management or Engineering
• Lean/Continuous Improvement experience strongly desired
• Results-driven with ability to grow in a fast-paced environment
• Minimum 5-8 years manufacturing experience in plant leadership

Responsibilities

• Coach, direct and train employees using Lean principles
• Ensure health and safety policies are followed and promote safety culture
• Lead operations strategy to meet performance, quality and safety goals
• Drive continuous improvement programs for cost, quality and service
• Develop and monitor operating and capital budgets
• Use OEE and throughput data to improve productivity and uptime
• Ensure compliance with plant and corporate procedures and regulations
• Coordinate with other functions and suppliers for optimal production
• Lead regular meetings to address operational issues and goals
• Foster employee engagement, training and development

Skills

Leadership

Lean

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Management or Engineering

Job description

Plant Manager

The Plant Manager manages, directs and coordinates overall plant operations. Through subordinates, supervisors and managers, safety, continuous improvement, quality, cost, customer service, and production objectives are met or exceeded. Provides coaching and leadership to team members in the areas of safety, continuous improvement, productivity, quality, cost, equipment reliability, and employee engagement. Success relies on the ability to build relationships and fully engage all employees in business improvement.

Performance will be managed by the following critical metrics: lower conversion cost year over year, asset reliability, successful retention of key certifications in food safety, quality and organics, reduced total recordable injury rates, improved yields, employee retention and turnover, case fill rate and on time delivery.

The Plant Manager is responsible for the Manufacturing Operating Budget. This position directly and indirectly manages employees. The plant employs non-union full-time employees and salaried personnel.

Employee Type

Full time

Location

WI Kenosha

Job Type

Production Operations

Schedule

Monday-Friday, with flexibility as needed 24/7 operations

Work Location

6819 77th Avenue, Kenosha WI 53142

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with match, STD/LTD/AD&D/Life, HSA, FSA, EAP, Hospital indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity and Fraud Protection Plan, Legal, and Critical Illness.

Salary, based on experience and other qualifications

$113,000 - $198,000 annually with additional bonus potential

Roles & Responsibilities

• Continually coach, direct and train employees utilizing Lean principles. Monitor employees' work performance and attitude and perform formal reviews as required by policy. Coach and counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job skill deficiencies.
• Ensure adherence to all health and safety policies/protocols and promote a safety culture.
• Lead the development, execution and monitoring of the operations strategy in line with the overall operational objectives to achieve performance, quality, and safety improvement and ensure achievement of manufacturing goals.
• Lead the continuous improvement program to deliver opportunities in cost, quality, food safety and service.
• Drive the development and execution of operational and capital budgets
• Utilize available data including Operational Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), line speed target, and efficiency and process data to continuously improve productivity, uptime and reliability.
• Ensure all plant personnel are operating in compliance with plant and corporate procedures as well as in compliance with all customer and governmental regulations.
• Coordinates manufacturing activities with all other functions of the organization and suppliers to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines and equipment.
• Conduct regular meetings with plant personnel to ensure operational issues are being communicated and addressed expediently with a common understanding of goals.
• Drive employee engagement, training and development to maximize safety, quality, and productivity.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Management or Engineering and five years related experience in progressively expanding roles, including in a Senior Plant Leadership role, or equivalent
• Manufacturing, Processing or Packaging industry with specific experience in food production
• Lean/Continuous Improvement experience strongly desired
• Results-driven with a strong desire to grow and learn in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding targets goals
• Minimum 5-8 years manufacturing experience preferred in plant leadership
• Travel to other sites may periodically be required

EEO Statement

Winland Foods seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool, and as a global company we believe our success is enhanced by fostering equity and inclusion in the workplace. Therefore, Winland Foods is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.