Plant Manager

AdvancePierre Foods

(Vineland, New Jersey)
Full Time Weekends Travel Required
Job Posting Details
About AdvancePierre Foods
AdvancePierre Foods is a nationally recognized supplier of value-added proteins and sandwich products to foodservice, retail, schools and convenience channels across the United States. We collaborate and innovate with our customers to make great-tasting foods, and we take pride in driving profitable growth for every retailer, every kitchen, every menu and every plate.
Summary
This position is ultimately responsible for all plant operating activities, personnel safety, food safety, P/L, integration with corporate infrastructure, communication with governmental regulatory agencies and coordination of existing, new and test product ventures with sales and marketing. This position will lead a high performing management group to new achievements in total quality management and continuous improvement while maintaining fiscal responsibility.
Responsibilities
**Essential Job Functions** * Promote, monitor and improve associate safety results. * Promote, monitor and improve food safety and microbiological results. * Provide atmosphere which values diversity and supports associate growth through training. * Eliminate any possibility of union activity. * Ensure 100% customer satisfaction. * Provide recognition and rewards to workforce with new achievements. * Support and provide coordination to Sales department on all new and existing products. * Support and provide coordination to logistics for maintaining inventory positions and distribution. * Provide expertise with NPD on new products and test runs. * Provide leadership for departmental manager direct reports: Maintenance, Operations, Sanitation, Materials Management, Scheduling, Warehouse, and Plant Accounting. * Provide leadership for dotted line departmental manager reports: Human Resources, Quality Assurance, Purchasing and Engineering. * Provide leadership in setting challenging goals for all departments that are measurable, meaningful, bottom line related and compliment organizational culture. Execute plan and analyze performance. * Provide budget compliance. * Provide day to day operating strategies, production planning and problem solving. * Establish and maintain a positive corporate reputation in the community. **Additional Responsibilities** * Assist and recommend strategies to organizational senior leadership group * Anticipate trends in organization’s market trends, raw material purchasing price fluctuations, community factors or associate cultural factors which may influence operating activities. * Travel with sales representatives to current and potential customers. Provide technical expertise. * Provide methods and material alternatives to NPD. * Anticipate and provide direction on capital projects and equipment needs. * Provide accurate and timely standard costs for new products. * Available 24/7 as issues arise in operating activities. Weekend work mandatory.
Ideal Candidate
**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities** * Must have considerable knowledge of the food industry, industry methods, USDA regulations and food safety/microbiological programs. * Must be an exceptional problem solver who can anticipate the variable(s) chain reaction effect on production planning while operating 24/7 with perishable materials. * Must work well under pressure while dealing with complicated and expensive issues. * Must be hands-on, technically proficient. * Knowledge in purchasing, accounting, capital equipment planning and installation, warehousing, inventory transactions, union avoidance and excellent people skills. * Strong written and verbal communication skills. * Ability to motivate management and associate team while operating 24/7 with excessive overtime. **Education and Experience** * BS or BA degree, preferably technical or industry related or equivalent working knowledge. * Ten or more years of meat processing or similar consumer food industry manufacturing experience. * Three to five years as Plant Superintendent, or senior department manager in food industry manufacturing operations.
Compensation and Working Conditions
Benefits Benefits included

Additional Notes on Compensation

Great Benefits! Medical, Dental, 401K Match. Competitive Salary!

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