Plant Manager

TreeHouse Foods; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with 5% match

Four weeks paid vacation

Five sick days

Parental leave

11 company holidays

Tuition reimbursement

DevelopU platform

Wellness program

Job summary

TreeHouse Foods seeks a Plant Manager for the Faison, NC facility to provide overall leadership of plant operations with a focus on safety, quality and performance. You will drive engagement, cost control, throughput, and continuous improvement while leading a high-performing team and coordinating with other functions and suppliers.

The role requires a track record of manufacturing leadership, a Lean mindset, and strong problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, industrial technology, or related field preferred
• Minimum of five years of leadership experience in a production or food manufacturing environment
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Experience leading in a union environment is preferred
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Knowledge of safety regulations, quality control procedures, and inventory management
• Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching and leadership to team members in areas of engagement, safety, quality, and cost.
• Promote a safety culture and ensure adherence to health and safety policies.
• Lead the development and monitoring of the operations strategy to achieve goals.
• Drive continuous improvement for cost, quality, food safety, and service.
• Utilize data such as OEE and line speed to improve productivity and uptime.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, industrial technology, or related field

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Lean Manufacturing Principles

Job description

Employee Type: Full time Location: NC Faison Job Type: Production Operations Job Posting Title: Plant Manager

About Us

TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families.

We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future. Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time. Guided by our values—Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain

Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day! 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll. Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays). Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way. An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups. Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description

About the Role: We are seeking a Plant Manager for our Faison, NC facility, a leading manufacturer of quality pickles. This role is responsible for providing overall leadership and accountability for plant operations with a strong focus on delivering results. In partnership with the site leadership team, the Plant Manager will drive employee engagement, safety, quality, customer service, continuous improvement, cost management, and production performance to meet or exceed business objectives. The successful candidate will identify and implement strategic opportunities to improve operational efficiency, safety, throughput, productivity, schedule attainment, cost reduction, and product quality while fostering a positive and high-performing work environment. You will add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to: Providing coaching and leadership to team members in the areas of employee engagement, safety, quality, customer service, continuous improvement, cost, and equipment reliability to elevate the team’s performance. Promoting a safety culture and ensuring adherence to all health and safety policies/protocols. Leading the development, execution, and monitoring of the operations strategy in line with the overall operational objectives to achieve safety, quality and performance improvement and ensure achievement of manufacturing goals. Leading the continuous improvement program to deliver opportunities in cost, quality, food safety and service. Utilizing available data including OEE, line speed target, and efficiency and process data to continuously improve productivity, uptime, and reliability. Coordinating manufacturing activities with all other functions of the organization and suppliers to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment. Contribute to the development and execution of strategic plant-wide initiatives.

Important Details

This is a full-time, on-site role on first shift. Occasional flexibility is required to support alternate shifts. The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $154,700.00 - 232,100.00 USD annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay.

Qualifications

You’ll fit right in if you have:

• High school diploma or equivalent is required;
• Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, industrial technology, or related field is preferred;
• Minimum of five years of leadership experience in a production or food manufacturing environment;
• Strong leadership and team management skills;
• Experience leading in a union environment is preferred;
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Principles;
• Knowledge of safety regulations, quality control procedures, and inventory management;
• Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact [e-mail].

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