Plant Manager

POSITION TITLE: Plant Manager
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
REPORTS TO: Plant Manager I
SUPERVISES: Yes

POSITION PURPOSE:
Responsible for overseeing and supervising the manufacturing and distribution departments by establishing, monitoring and enforcing policies and procedures to ensure that departments run smoothly and are aligned to quality standards. Creates and executes on strategies and policies for company growth.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES:
•Oversee and supervise the Manufacturing and Distribution departments.
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Provide for the timely manufacture and distribution of product against customer orders.
•Anticipates and tracks operational and tactical risks and providing strategic solutions.
•Plays a significant role in long-term planning, project status reporting, and implementing change control processes.
•Maintain average workdays to manufacture and ship all published catalog items.
•Maintain average workdays to manufacture and ship all custom manufactured items (RCC label)
•Provide monthly responses to budget variance.
•Provide for utilization planning by weekly reporting of the average Work-in-Process.
•Perform physical inventories of raw materials, packaging components, and finished goods.
•Provide for an appropriate balance of inventory to meet performance and financial objectives.
•Implement plant safety programs and ensure compliance with GMP.
•Confirm that appropriate work instructions are developed and maintained and followed throughout the business.
•Ensure that all ISO quality systems are followed.
•Provide compliance to ISO quality systems (i.e. Corrective Action)
•Oversee facilities and grounds maintenance.
•Oversees and reports weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual metrics.
•Identifies trends and assess opportunities to improve processes and execution.
•Completes reasonability testing and information validation prior to circulating findings and recommendations to key stakeholders.
•Solicits and responds to feedback while gaining commitment and support.
•Stays up to date on industry regulations, trends, and technology.
•Manage and supervise employees, resolve problems, and make recommendations for staffing and interviewing candidates for employment.
•Responsible for annual personnel reviews.
•Champions Functional Training Document (FTD) program through employee learning and development initiatives; standards of excellence & leader/employee accountability.
•Other Duties as assigned.
•Commitment to the organization's values; High Standards, Bias for Action, Teamwork, Customer
Obsession, Trust, Accountability, Innovation and Growth & Learning.
Items covered in this job description are not all-inclusive of the expectations to perform this job
satisfactorily. There may be times where management may require that you perform task not listed in this
job description.

REQUIRED SKILLS:
•Addressing operational concerns and issues, monitoring overall customer satisfaction.
•Developing and implementing operational procedures and policies.
•Analyzing training needs/requirements.
•Excellent interpersonal communication and organizing skills to coordinate project activities.
•Ability to communicate with others effectively.
•Ability to conduct research for special projects, respond timely inquiries, and present written/ oral briefings.
•Ability to work with details and time-sensitive issues.
•Good decision-making skills and response to high-pressure situations.
•Managing processes, developing standard.
•Tracking budget expenses, financial skills.
•Performance management.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
•Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or Engineering-related discipline or a business-related area or equivalent work experience in a manufacturing environment.
•Minimum of eight (8) years manufacturing management experience supervising manufacturing employees.
•Minimum of two (2) years of recent overall project management experience.
•Knowledge of HazMat, ISO, Distribution and safety programs.
•Experience with Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel skills with the ability to manipulate spreadsheets, create pivot tables and summarize data from multiple sources
•Ability to meet deadlines
•Ability to work independently and with the team with strong follow through
•Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
•Accuracy and attention to detail
•A Project Management Professional (PMP) certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI) can be used in lieu of the educational requirements

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical environment may require the employee to work both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. This position may be working in the warehouse under various indoor environmental conditions, including supplemental heating in the winter months and without air-conditioning in the summer months. May be requested to work overtime and weekends. The position may occasionally be exposed to ruptured, leaking packages, some of which may contain Hazardous Materials. Where appropriate, proper safety equipment should be utilized and/or appropriate personnel notified. Frequently required to use personal protective equipment to prevent exposure to hazardous materials and chemicals. This job may require lifting of up to 50 pounds occasionally.
INTENT AND FUNCTION OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS
All descriptions have been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and basic duties have been included. Peripheral tasks, only incidentally related to each position, have been excluded.
Items covered in this job description are not all-inclusive of the expectations to perform this job
satisfactorily. There may be times where management may require that you perform task not listed in this
job description.
Requirements, skills, and abilities included have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the positions. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements delineated be interpreted as all-inclusive. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization.
Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The organization maintains its status as an at-will employer. Employees can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law.

Salary : $135,000