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Plant Manager

POSITION TITLE
Plant Manager

LOCATION
Lexington, KY

Why Smucker is the Place for You

You deserve a positive and encouraging work environment. One that allows you to deliver your best work and become your best professional self. That is exactly what you will find at Smucker. Inspired by our unique culture, we are determined to support every employee holistically by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs through:

Our Total Reward benefits program – includes competitive health and financial benefits that reflect your needs at different life stages, effective day 1 and a continued commitment to empower flexible work schedule when possible.
Continuous opportunities to learn, grow and develop – beyond functional job-based education, we promote well-rounded development and encourage a spirit of continuous learning as part of our commitment to help you realize your professional goals.
Our continued progress on the journey to become the inclusive and diverse organization we expect to be supporting equity across our communities. We firmly believe that an inclusive environment and diverse organization strengthens our Company and enables every employee to reach their full potential.

Your Opportunity

At Smucker, we view our manufacturing operations as the heart of our efforts to deliver food people and pets love. It is foundational to our commitment to provide safe, high-quality products our consumers count on for themselves and their families. With this, we believe passionately in promoting manufacturing as a career. That means ensuring continued growth and development opportunities to help you expand your skills while providing an enjoyable and supportive environment.

In this role you will:

Responsible for plant performance in accordance with Business objectives for absorption, manufacturing variances, safety, quality, sustainability, cost center budgets, and capital project management
Responsible for implementation and advancement of Continuous Improvement Programs
Responsible for development and advancement of JMS culture across the organization
Responsible for managing the customer-supplier relationships with corporate services, marketing, research and development, engineering and our external suppliers and vendors
Responsible for staffing and professional development of plant leaders
Responsible for developing the plant vision, master plan, capital budget, expense budget, and other strategic planning
Manage the relationship with local city representatives to ensure compliance with all regulations and maintain positive community relations
Own the Safety culture and set the standard for safety across the organization
Responsible for participating and collaborating within the Peanut Butter Marketing Team to drive overall Strategic Issues.

The Right Role for You

Are you motivated by the chance to help provide quality products consumers count on every day? Are you interested in working with a collaborative team to get the job done while learning new skills? If so, you are exactly who we are looking for to join our Company. What we’re looking for:

Bachelor’s degree required
Food manufacturing experience required
TPM, Lean, Six Sigma or other experience with the implementation of High Performing Work Systems required
Successful experience leading, coaching and managing leaders required
Previous experience leading a plant is preferred
Knowledge of GMP, PC, OSHA, FDA regulations strongly preferred
Must be able to effectively meet external customer requirements
Strong quantitative and qualitative assessment skills, critical thinking skills and the ability to constructively challenge ideas and assumptions
Strong leadership skills and the ability to facilitate and manage change
Must have good organizational skills
Strong attention to deal
Must be able to prioritize work in a high demand work environment
Skilled in leadership, collaboration, and driving process change
Excellent written and verbal communication
Strong Interpersonal relationship skills
Self-motivated and able to motivate others
Ability to lead, teach, and coach others

Learn More About Working at Smucker

Our Total Rewards Benefits Program
Our Thriving Together Philosophy Supporting All Impacted by Our Business
Our Continued Progress on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity

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By The J.M. Smucker Co.

We will own and market food brands that hold the #1 market position in their respective category, with an emphasis on North America, while maintaining a global perspective.

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INDUSTRY

Food & Beverage Manufacturing

TEAM SIZE

5001-10000

LOCATION

Hybrid, based in Orrville, OH

DATE POSTED

April 15, 2023