Plant Operations Lead - Food Safety & Efficiency

Anchor Ingredients Co LLC; Buffalo (ND); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Anchor Ingredients is seeking a Full Time Operations Manager in Buffalo, ND to oversee daily facility operations and warehouses, drive operational excellence, coordinate production schedules, and ensure accurate real-time inventory.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in business or seven+ years in plant or grain operations, at least three years in management, plus knowledge of food quality and safety standards, with a proven ability to lead through change.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business/operations or 7+ years in plant/grain ops.
• 3+ years of management experience.
• Knowledge of food quality standards and safety procedures.
• Proven ability to lead through change.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a team player.
• Ability to react quickly and accommodate change.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence at the facility.
• Oversee plant activities to meet processing commitments.
• Review production schedules with superintendents and plant coordinator.
• Maintain and manage offsite grain storage locations and inventory.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with production standards.
• Implement systems to control operating expenses across all facility operations.
• Implement best practices regarding process flow, food safety, quality, safety and efficiency.
• Ensure plant processes result in accurate real-time inventory.
• Manage staff, determine requirements, efficiencies and provide a recruiting forecast.
• Own retention planning and performance management of facility’s team members.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Assess, recommend to management, and manage capital expenditures which improve plant productivity.
• Maintain plant facilities working with Maintenance Superintendent and Safety Coordinator.
• Make recommendation of technology/automation at the facility to increase efficiencies, reduce labor costs and increase plant uptime.
• Act as primary point person for third-party vendors and contractors.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Change management

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Seven+ years of plant or grain ops experience

Job description

Anchor Ingredients is seeking a Full Time Operations Manager in Buffalo, ND to oversee daily facility operations and warehouses, drive operational excellence, coordinate production schedules, and ensure accurate real-time inventory.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in business or seven+ years in plant or grain operations, at least three years in management, plus knowledge of food quality and safety standards, with a proven ability to lead through change.