Description

Mrs. Clark’s Foods, a leader in beverage, sauce and dressing production. With a history spanning over 90 years Mrs. Clark’s Foods has grown into a respected quality food manufacturer producing regional, national, and international brands. Join an independent, family-owned company operating 3 shifts and employing over one hundred team members.

The Plant Manager oversees all daily operations of the plant, directing and coordinating activities while ensuring policies and procedures are followed. Responsible for all manufacturing operations, including but not limited to Production Planning, Quality Assurance, Sanitation, Maintenance, Safety.

Ideal candidates will seek to grow the organization long term through their skills as Plant Manager.

Requirements

Mrs. Clark’s Foods is conveniently located in Ankeny, just 15 minutes outside the Iowa state capitol of Des Moines.

About the Area – Ankeny, IA

· Ankeny, IA ranks the 7th largest city in the State as of 2020 Census results.

· Ankeny Community School District, serving students K-12th grade, boasts many honors amongst schools in the Des Moines Area. 

· In 2022, Ankeny Schools received #1 Best Place to Teach in the Des Moines Area, #2 Safest School District in Polk County, and #3 Best School Districts for Athletes in Iowa.

· Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) offers secondary schooling and training opportunities at their Ankeny campus just miles away from Mrs. Clark’s Foods. 

· Ankeny is currently growing at a rate of 2.94% annually. Median home value is $220,000 and median age 32.4 years

Responsibilities:

¦ Provide overall leadership, direction, and coordination for Plant Operation, including Production, Maintenance, Quality, Safety, Scheduling, and Special Projects. 

¦ Confers with management personnel to establish production and quality control standards, obtain data regarding types, quantities, specifications, and delivery dates of products ordered.

¦ Monitor and set standards for operations and help identify and correct bottlenecks. 

¦ Ensure all plant personnel are operating in compliance with plant procedures and customer or regulatory requirements.

¦ Help ensure HACCP, GMP’s, Standard Operating Procedures, and SQF programs are being followed.

¦ Champions Safety. Actively monitors and supports all safety projects and efforts throughout the plant.

¦ Control and minimize labor overtime and repair costs.

¦ Provide leadership, training, and development to Supervisors 

¦ Guide department managers in development of labor usage strategies to better utilize resources.

¦ Actively works with the HR Department in policy development-employee grievances-employee development issues and employee motivation.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s Degree in related field of study preferred

· 8 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience; 5 years supervisory experience. 

· Able to accept and take on new challenges and effectively lead people through change

· Able to coordinate and supervise all plant activities

· Knowledgeable on all aspects of plant operations and management

· May require flexibility in scheduling to cover 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts and/or weekends

· Leadership Skills: Able to establish a cooperative team environment by exhibiting cooperative team behaviors. Able to effectively coach team members guiding individual performance to acceptable levels

· Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

· Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

· Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Inventory software; Manufacturing software; Order processing systems; Excel Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Supervisory Responsibilities

¦ Direct Reports: 10

¦ Indirect Reports: 100