Plant Manager-Industrial Bakery

Position:Plant Manager-Industrial Bakery

Location: Columbus, OH

Job :1331

# of Openings:1

Job Title: Plant Manager
Location: Columbus, OH
Company: New Horizons Baking Company

About New Horizons:
New Horizons Baking Company has been proudly baking since 1967, producing ready-to-eat hamburger buns, English muffins, and other bakery products for some of the most recognized brands in the industry. Today, we serve more than 2,000 quick-service restaurants across Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, and Western Pennsylvania, in addition to national retail and sandwich customers.

Our
Columbus, Ohio bakery
represents an exciting chapter in our continued growth. Operational for over a year, the facility features a
brand-new, state-of-the-art high-speed bun line and a new pancake production line
, bringing advanced equipment, technology, and expanded capabilities to our manufacturing network.

As we continue to grow our Columbus operation, we are looking for talented individuals who want the opportunity to
help shape the future of a growing facility
. Our team members thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative manufacturing environment where they can solve problems, take ownership, and make a meaningful impact.

At New Horizons Baking Company, we value the different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives our team members bring to the table. If you enjoy being challenged, working as part of a team, and contributing to an operation that continues to evolve and grow,
we'd love to have you join our Columbus team!

Salary Range: $130,000-$150,000 (BOE)

• Employee appreciation lunches and events
• Opportunities for development and job advancement

The Plant Manager's responsibility is to provide leadership to all departments for overall vision and direction of the plant by way of guidance, direction, encouragement, training, and development. Also, developing, and coaching managers and supervisors to excel to the peak of their performance levels. This position is responsible for establishing and implementing manufacturing strategy that aligns with business strategy, developing justification and obtaining authorization for investments, development of the annual operating plan, attainment of cost objectives and driving process reliability for increased capacity and improved performance.

In addition to directing all managerial personnel to manage their departments and functional areas to meet the manufacturing plant’s operational and financial objectives while supporting the values, mission, vision, and priorities of New Horizon Baking Company (NHBC).

The Plant Manager will foster our corporate values of Character,Community, and Commitment.

• Full responsibility for the complete operation of the manufacturing facility.
• Ensures safe, efficient operation of the plant within the guidelines established by NHBC and all governmental laws and regulations to include all food safety programs and auditing processes.
• Utilize Lean concepts in the development of a problem-solving culture and teach associates how to identify and eradicate waste, complete root cause analysis to drive daily continuous improvement.
• Help drive and implement necessary training and procedures ensuring compliance with various government regulations including OSHA, FDA, SQF, HACCP, etc.
• Plans capital projects, long range strategic planning, and succession planning.
• Promotes Lean Manufacturing concepts and leads the plant with NHBC vision; is open to and promotes change to continually improve and enhance the facility and workforce to stay ahead of the competition.
• Set expectations for operation excellence and Right First Time (RFT) execution.
• Ensures ethical behavior in all aspects of managing the facility and its…