Plant Manager

Company Description Start-to-finish manufacturing, packing, and distribution of best-in-class, grab-and-go items to drive growth to a customer's bottom line - this is the dynamic and delicious world of Mountain Manufacturing.
With the latest array of in-house manufactured food, snack, and beverage offerings, customers can choose products from a family of name brands or create their own custom-made, private label products to stand out in the market.
Job Description We Deliver the Goods: Competitive pay and benefits, including Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, RRSP, Paid Direct Drug Card, & Scholarship Opportunities for children of associates, Paid Time Off, and much more Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect.
At OLM Food Solutions we strive to hire talented people who can think outside of the box, lead and create.
Our culture is not typical or ordinary, and we aim to keep it that way.
At OLM Food Solutions, we believe in providing a rich working environment, one filled with challenge that pushes us to innovate in ways that captures the imagination.
Our culture is about fun, meaningful work, and a true sense of community.
OLM Food Solutions is looking for a Plant Manager to lead their Milford, IA production facility.
This position oversees daily processing operations demonstrating commitment to employee safety, product quality, and teamwork.
Position has overall responsibility for two separate production lines at the Milford facility (pizza topping line, pizza dough line).
Essential Functions • Responsible for the safety for all employees under their supervision ensuring safety orientation and training of employees, enforce safe work practices, correct unsafe conditions, prevent lingering unsafe or unhealthful workplace conditions or hazards.
• Manages plant staffing based on approved Employee Headcount plan.
• Reviews production, quality control, and other reports and statistics to plan and modify production activities.
• Plans, develops, and implements new methods and procedures designed to improve operations, minimize operating costs, and achieve greater utilization of labor and materials.
• Review Redzone and OEE reporting to analyze line efficiencies and perform root cause analysis for process improvements.
• Verifies that production activities are performed in compliance with OLM Food Solutions policies and procedures and OSHA regulations.
• Works with all Departments to maintain an audit/tour ready facility.
Ensures facilities are audit/tour ready in compliance with OLM Food Solutions policies and procedures, FDA/USDA regulations, and customer specifications.
• Monitors quality, safety, scheduling, personnel, and mechanical status of the plant.
• Direct and manage plant operations for production.
• Establish and monitor overall plant performance for production and quality standards.
• Control and minimize labor overtime.
• Provide leadership and training to accomplish the company goals and objectives.
• Incorporates shop floor organization and plant cleanliness among plant personnel.
• Provides direction, development and leadership to production supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned.
Experience and Education Competencies • Education and/or Experience.
Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of seven years of experience in food manufacturing management in a process-oriented operations and/or related industry.
A minimum of five years of experience managing a significant segment of a large food manufacturer or the entire operation of a smaller manufacturer.
• Communication/Language Skills.
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) are a must.
Ability to read and comprehend documents, simple instructions, and product labels.
• Technical Competencies.
Experience & knowledge in MS Office products (Excel & Word) and SAP preferred.
• Certifications.
Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Mathematical Skills.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to calculate figures and amounts along with performing basic math functions.
• Reasoning Abilities.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Strong analytical skills with ability to identify opportunities.
OLM Food Solutions is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer Required Qualifications Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) or equivalent plus 5-7 years relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, forecasts, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
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.
Must be willing to relocate.
Preferred Qualifications Food Distribution and Direct Store Delivery experience preferred.
EEO Statement Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations.
Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.