Plant Operations Leader - Production, Safety & Growth

Kalmbach Feeds; Ohio; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) matching

3 weeks PTO

Disability insurance

Life Insurance

Job summary

Kalmbach Feeds in Ohio is seeking a Plant Manager to oversee daily operations from production to shipping, ensuring quality, safety, and efficiency. You will lead lean initiatives, allocate resources, and drive improvements to meet customer expectations.

The role requires strong leadership, 3+ years in manufacturing management (or 10+ years in feed mills), a bachelor's degree, and excellence in communication and problem-solving. Valid driver’s license is required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years manufacturing management experience or extensive feed mill experience (10+ years)
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (engineering, business, agriculture) preferred
• Ability to multi-task and push forward multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent leadership skills, including evidence of developing team members
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Experience at working independently and in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Strong technical aptitude and excellent interpersonal skills to quickly build relationships and facilitate involvement of others to deliver solutions.
• Knack for solving complex problems
• Reacts to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Must have a valid driver’s license in good standing

Responsibilities

• Ideate and implement strategic improvements for production, quality, and labor utilization throughout the facility
• Plan, organize, direct and run optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our customers’ expectations
• Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards
• Be responsible for production output, product quality and on-time shipping
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
• Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus
• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions if needed
• Share a trusting relationship with workgroup and recruit, manage and develop plant team members
• Collect and analyze data to find places of waste or overtime
• Commit to and prioritize plant safety procedures
• Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
• Address employees’ issues or grievances
• Apply lean manufacturing principles in designing, specifying, and validating world-class manufacturing processes that achieve organizational goals.

Skills

Leadership skills

Lean manufacturing

Microsoft Office

Multi-tasking

Communication skills

Problem solving

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, agriculture

Job description

Kalmbach Feeds in Ohio is seeking a Plant Manager to oversee daily operations from production to shipping, ensuring quality, safety, and efficiency. You will lead lean initiatives, allocate resources, and drive improvements to meet customer expectations.

The role requires strong leadership, 3+ years in manufacturing management (or 10+ years in feed mills), a bachelor's degree, and excellence in communication and problem-solving. Valid driver’s license is required.