Plant Manager

Cargill, Incorporated; Owosso (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Plant Manager to oversee operations in Owosso, Michigan. This role involves ensuring safety compliance, managing budgets, and leading a team to achieve operational excellence. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in production management and a passion for improving processes. Join a company that values innovation and sustainability, and make a significant impact in the animal nutrition sector. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career while contributing to a mission-driven organization.

Benefits

Relocation Support

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum four years of related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operational management and implement efficiency improvements.
• Lead team development and ensure safety and quality standards.

Skills

Operational Oversight

Team Development

Safety Compliance

Quality Management

Budget Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a Related Field

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

Job description

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill’s animal nutrition and health business, where we improve animal lives through better nutrition. Our team researches, innovates and creates solutions that deliver healthy results for our customers.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Plant Manager will provide operational oversight for all production and operating process for the Owosso, Michigan location with moderate complexity. In this role, you will oversee team development and engagement, safety, quality, reliability, operational effectiveness and financial performance.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensures employee, food and feed safety and environmental compliance program standards and goals are implemented.
• Accountable for all internal and external operating and regulatory procedures on employee, food and feed safety including strategic and tactical execution in alignment with corporate environment, health and safety and food safety, quality and regulatory functions as well as government regulations.
• Establish and deploy operational priorities.
• Leadstactical operations and quality management deliverables to ensure customer, product and quality standard requirements are met within specifications.
• Leads, directs, and controls capital and operating budgetsto achieve medium term outlook financial performance objectives set by the business.
• Ensure and hold direct reports accountable for meeting and controlling operating expenses and established targets.
• Oversee the overall operational management and implement operational efficiency improvements which may include standardization of plant information manufacturing systems, quality control, safety, production reliability excellence and maintenance and operators best practices.
• Lead and develop a team, coach, and make decisions related to talent management, hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions.
• There are also some events that might need to work on the weekends and on call
• Other duties as assigned

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Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of related work experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Lean six sigma
• Two years of supervisory experience

Position Details

• Location: MI-Owosso
• Relocation support may be provided
• The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.