SENIOR PLANT MANAGER

“FOOD GRADE MANUFACTURING PLANT IN SEBASTOPOL CA NEEDS A STRONG HEAVY HITTING SENIOR PLANT MANAGER OUT OF A LARGE FOOD OR BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING PLANT AND LARGE LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT EXPEREINCE . MUST BE BILINGUAL AS WELL.  MUST HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND SALARY RANGE IS 160-180K. 8% -10% YEARLY BONUS 
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nFULL RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND SIGNING BONUS. 
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nSUMMARY
nThe Plant Manager’s will lead all day-to-day operations of our Sebastopol production facility to ensure the safe, efficient and cost-effective execution of the production plan. The Plant Manager is directly or indirectly responsible for all production, maintenance, and warehouse employees in the Sebastopol facility across multiple manufacturing shifts. They will lead their team to assure employee engagement, safety, quality, customer service, continuous improvement, expenses, and production objectives are met or exceeded.
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nESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSn

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• Understand and support the organization’s purpose, vision and core values; frequently refer to them and incorporate it into daily activities.nt
• Ensure safety of all team members and contractors working within manufacturing facility. This includes overseeing the development and implementation of all company-wide safety programs, SOP’s, hazard elimination, and enforcement of all safety rules.nt
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory and quality standards and programs, including supporting audits and any other regulatory activities nt
• Manage, lead, and develop a leadership team of managers and supervisors across multiple manufacturing shifts, implementing best practices and continuous improvement to achieve organizational objectives.nt
• Actively participate in the overall employee experience of all plant employees (which includes hiring, performance management, employee coaching, conflict resolution, compensation, and career pathing)  nt
• Execute, monitor and adjust the weekly production schedule to assure delivery of production targets.  Work cross-functionally with planning, procurement, human resources, and quality to assure clear prioritization and organizational alignment.nt
• Drive a plant-wide regular review cadence of key performance indicators with a focus on continuous improvement throughout the organization.nt
• Ensure that warehouse inventories are accurate and supported by effective transactional management and that warehousing space is used efficiently and in a manner that supports safe and productive activities.nt
• Develop and manage annual expense and capital budgets nt
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the activities listed above. n

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nSUPERVISORYnn

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• Directly manage a team of managers and supervisors across multiple production shiftsn

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nREQUIREMENTSnn

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• Ability to communicate effectively in both English and Spanish, both written and oralnt
• Intermediate or advanced computer skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), including working knowledge of ERP systemsn

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nEXPERIENCEnn

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• 5 years of manufacturing leadership in a Food or Dietary supplement plant.nt
• Experience implementing new processes and implementing best practices.nt
• Knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma principles or similar continuous improvement methodologies preferred.n

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nEDUCATIONnn

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• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in the relevant field.  n

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nKNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES/SKILLSnn

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• Ability to operate within a fast-paced, dynamic environmentnt
• Ability to design and implement organizational change with a diverse workforcent
• Ability to lead and develop a high-functioning teamnt
• Ability to act with calmness and decisivenessnt
• Ability to analyze business problems from both a qualitative and quantitative perspective.nt
• Ability to think innovatively nt
• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability.nt
• Strong written and verbal communication skills nt
• Passionate believer of visual metrics and focused KPI’snt
• Extremely well-organized and accurate with detailsnt
• Highly creative and out of the box thinkingnt
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to motivate peoplent
• Proven project management skills to ensure on-time, high-quality deliverablesnt
• Strong leadership  skills with proven ability to facilitate cross-functional teamsnt
• Able to work under deadlines and handle multiple and detail-oriented tasksnt
• Ability to meet minimum physical requirements to work in a production or warehouse environment.n

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