Plant Manager

Glanbia; Santa Clarita (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Family leave policy

Health & dental plan

401K

Job summary

Glanbia Valencia, CA is seeking a seasoned Production Manager to lead the facility’s safe, efficient and compliant operations, focusing on quality, cost control and continuous improvement.

You will develop and implement production plans, manage capacity across shifts, mentor staff, and drive capital projects and ERP initiatives. The role requires strong leadership, hands-on safety culture, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. We value diversity and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree or equivalent with a background in engineering or operations management preferred.
• 10+ years Production managerial experience in a manufacturing environment with increasing responsibility.
• Experience with liquids flavors production, dry powder blending and spray drying is a plus.
• ERP/MRP experience; SAP and/or SAGE programs a plus.
• Equipment and automation proficiency; PLC systems and automated batching experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead safe operations and develop a strong safety culture; support EH&S initiatives.
• Strategic development of 24/7 operations across all plant departments.
• Develop and implement plans to meet quality, cost, schedule and inventory goals.
• Provide leadership to build a strong site team; mentor and train future leaders.
• Oversee continuous improvement and capital projects including ERP implementations.

Skills

Leadership

ERP/MRP experience

SAP/SAGE experience

Automation proficiency

Capex project experience

Staff development

Maintenance strategy

ERP implementations

Capital management

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or operations management

Background in food chemistry, biology or chemistry

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP analytics

Job description

Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey

The Opportunity

Lead the production facility in the efficient, safe, effective, productive and profitable process of meeting and exceeding customer expectations through continuously improving systems, materials, processes, products and in development of employees to assure consistent availability of high-quality products at competitive costs. Provide leadership to all plant personnel focusing on safety culture, supply chain/planning, inventory management, efficient production operations and personnel support. Create an operational environment where individuals feel able to challenge the status quo, and embrace change consistent with company values and culture.

Essential Functions

• Lead safe operations at the facility developing a strong safety culture and fully supporting the EH&S team. Ensure the plant staff are aware of their responsibility to report safety problems to plant or corporate personnel, including EHS, with authority to initiate action, including evaluation of the potentially impacted product or process. Review, implement, and support training programs and Plant Safety Team.
• Strategic development of operations and manufacturing plans in a 24 Hour 7 Day a week facility. Ability to take responsibility in all aspects of plant operations across all shifts and in all owned departs
• Develops and implements plans to assure product quality meets established standards, costs are within budget, production and shipping schedules meet customer requirements, inventories of raw materials and finished goods are accurately tracked and maintained at effective levels, safety standards are met, and all regulatory compliance is achieved.
• Provide operational leadership to build a strong site team to deliver sustainable results through clear talent management, succession planning, including training and development of team. Determine the resources, skill and structure needed for the production organization to achieve business objectives and goals. Review job ladders program and update as needed and work closely with People Managers to support and train future leaders.
• Ensure food safety processes are followed and continue to develop those responsible for food safety have defined or designated alternates and/or provisions to cover key food safety activities in the event of absences.
• Support food and product quality processes and ensure SOP’s are followed and enforced along with addressing customer concerns and resolving customer complaints in a timely manner.
• Establishes clear goals and accountability to direct reports and provides performance feedback on a regular basis.
• Defines and directs compliance with the plant’s policies and procedures. Contributes to the development of company-wide strategic plans.
• Leads and supports continuous improvement/lean efforts at facility including capital projects and efficiency upgrades. Develop cost effective production plans and identify continuous improvement projects with defined goals.
• Understands and plans around ingredient market dynamics – seasonality, commodity pricing, customer trends
• Participate in customer facing teams and visits and creates plant capabilities valued by our customers.
• Ensure inventory controls are in place and processes are followed.
• Ensure sustainable environmental stewardship in wastewater, air permitting, and solid waste reduction.
• Monitors P&L and budget requirements meeting expected cost structures. Complete monthly reports to leadership team. Develops, tracks, and implements KPI dashboards to describe plant performance across all shifts and in each operational location to meet deliverables for safety, quality, service delivery, and efficiency/throughput.
• Works closely with cross functional teams on companywide projects in operations and other projects aligned with company goals.
• Other duties as required.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• Daily cross functional communications with, QC, production, distribution and logistics, engineering, maintenance, customer service and sales/marketing and other functional areas as required.
• Directly works with internal and external customers as needed to support sales and marketing on product development and customer specific requests.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree or equivalent with a background in engineering or operations management preferred. Degrees in food chemistry, biology and/or chemistry are also acceptable educational backgrounds.
• 10+ years Production managerial experience in a manufacturing environment with continuously increasing levels of responsibility. Deep understanding of manufacturing technology in liquids flavors production, dry powder blending, and spray drying Experience with process extractions in food related industries a plus.
• ERP/MRP experience. Experience in SAP and/or SAGE programs a plus.
• Equipment & automation proficiency – ability to interact with PLC systems (via functional descriptions), automated batching, and production processes.
• Experience managing a 24/5 or 24/7 production facility
• Proven track record of developing staff and leadership
• Maintenance strategy leadership (preventive, predictive, reliability-centered maintenance).
• Experience leading and developing operational readiness plans to support large-scale CAPEX implementations and ERP implementations.
• Capital management – Experience developing long-term site planning and justifying capital spend.
• Computer skills to include Microsoft Office applications, ERP & analytics utilities, with emphasis in database and spreadsheet software.

Where and how you will work

The opportunity will be based in Valencia, CA.

What we would like to offer you!

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K.

Compensation

Compensation for roles at Glanbia varies depending on a wide range of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience. Glanbia provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in CA. This range may not be applicable to other locations. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range. The annual salary for CA based employees for this role is $140,00-$155,000k with an annual bonus.

About Glanbia

Glanbia is a better nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition and Dairy Nutrition. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 5800 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries worldwide

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.