Plant Manager at Michael Foods Inc.

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Michael Foods, Inc. located in the Village of West Jefferson, OH, is located just minutes from the western suburbs of Columbus and about 20 minutes to the west of downtown. We are proud to be Michael Foods’ most recent greenfield project, producing high quality protein shakes serving people all around the world. It’s our honor to continue our strong commitment to our employees, our community, and our environment.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Site operations leader for the West Jefferson, OH (Columbus Area) manufacturing site. The Operations Manager oversees all daily operations of the plant from production and manufacturing while ensuring policies and procedures are followed. This position develops processes that maximize ownership, stewardship, safety, quality, and productivity.

This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures, and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed, and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability. #FirstInPeople 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assumes personal responsibility for a safe and healthy workplace for all employees by actively participating in the leadership of plant safety programs and ensures adherence to all safety policies and procedures that promotes a world-class safety culture.  Adhere to safe work practices and all safety policies and procedures.
• Adhere to Quality work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained.  Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Responsible for Food Safety and Food Quality of MFI products; identify and address conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
• Provide overall leadership, direction, and coordination for plant operations.
• Ensure all plant personnel are operating in compliance with plant and corporate procedures as well as compliance with customer and regulatory regulations.
• Provide coaching and development of plant staff to ensure effective leadership, collaboration, and balance in achieving KPIs focused on safety, quality, customer service and productivity.  
• Plan and supervise the design and progress of capital projects.
• Develops and implements financial and non-financial objectives including annual budget that serves as the plants operating plan.
• Identify and implement strategies to improve performance, meeting, and exceeding plant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Monitor and set standards for operations and help identify and correct bottlenecks.
• Increase production asset capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs.
• Performs other duties as assigned or of a similar nature or level.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Ten or more years related experience and/or training in food manufacturing, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university, preferably a B.S. in Food Science, Engineering, or Management.
• A demonstrated knowledge of organizational effectiveness and operations management and a track record of achieving results against a comprehensive set of KPIs.
• Excellent problem solving, and reasoning skills required.
• Ability to analyze downtime and financial variance trends, identifying actions to deliver expected performance.
• Working knowledge of budgets, forecasting and metrics.
• Excellent interpersonal skills needed, including coaching, team building and training skills.
• Ability to effectively present information to all levels of the company; plant floor to executive leadership.
• Excellent time management, and strong attention to detail, verbal, and written communication skills, listening, decision-making, and organization skills required.
• Excellent computer skills required, including Microsoft Word and Excel skills.

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• 3+ years of experience in Aseptic processing preferred.
• Dairy or beverage manufacturing experience preferred.