Plant Manager

Top Quality Recruitment (TQR); Mineral Wells (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Quality Recruitment (TQR) seeks a seasoned Plant Manager to oversee the production department in a food manufacturing environment. You will coordinate activities personally or through supervisors, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time production.

Responsibilities include creating production orders and schedules, coordinating with Facility Management, and maintaining HACCP compliance while leading meetings and reporting production data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent from a four-year college or technical school, or a minimum of five (5) years of related food industry experience in a Plant Management role.

Responsibilities

• Creates production orders and schedules to determine product types, quantities, specifications, and delivery dates.
• Coordinates with Facility Management to plan blending, production, and sanitation schedules and ensure product quality meets specifications.
• Plans production operations and prioritizes sequences using WMS systems.
• Reviews production and operating reports and resolves problems to minimize costs and avoid delays.
• Enforces Human Safety, Quality, and Food Safety procedures and policies; reviews HACCP documentation and flags discrepancies.
• Inspects machines and equipment for performance and utilization.
• Leads weekly staff meetings and shift transition meetings to ensure clear communication among Production and Blending Supervisors.
• Resolves worker grievances and informs senior management as appropriate.
• Compiles and stores production data, reviews attendance, and communicates changes to Payroll.
• Completes production reporting requirements promptly.
• Displays decisive judgment and adapts to changes under pressure.

Skills

Management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

The Plant Manager will coordinate facility activities of the production department by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate employees.

Key Activities

• Creates production orders and schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates to plan department operations.


• Coordinates with Facility Management to manage the preparation of blending, production, and sanitation schedules and manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meet specifications.


• Plans production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products using WMS systems.


• Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.


• Responsible for enforcing all Human Safety, Quality, and Food Safety procedures and policies.


• Reviews and signs off on related HACCP documentation, and alerts QA Supervisor and Production Supervisor of any discrepancies.


• Inspects machines and equipment to ensure specific operational performance and optimum utilization.


• Coordinates weekly staff meetings (all department managers).


• Coordinates shift transition meetings to facilitate solid communication of pertinent information to oncoming and outgoing Production and Blending Supervisors.


• Works to resolve worker grievances and alerts the Director of Plant Manufacturing and Human Resources Manager as appropriate.


• Compiles, stores, and retrieves production data and reports. Reviews daily attendance reports and communicates changes and necessary information to the Payroll Department.


• Completes production reporting requirements promptly.


• Identifies and resolves problems promptly.


• Displays willingness to make decisions and exhibits sound and accurate judgment.


• Makes timely decisions and communicates changes effectively.


• Manages competing demands and changes approach or method t fit the situation best.


• Able to deal with frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events and react well under pressure.


• Responds promptly to customer needs and completes administrative tasks correctly and on time.

Preferred Skills

• Management: 5 years (Preferred).

Educations & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent from a four-year college or technical school, or a minimum of five (5) years of related food industry experience in a Plant Management role, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.


• Ability to read and interpret documents such as production schedules, inventory reports, sales forecasts, safety rules, motor carrier regulations, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

TQR is an equal-opportunity employer that encourages diversity. We will consider all applications.

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request.

We thank all applicants for their interest and appreciate the time and effort involved; however, due to the large volume of resumes received only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.