Plant Controller

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Requisition  

Position Type (US)
Full Time

Workplace Arrangement   

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

Where You'll work

This role is open at our facility in Evansville, Indiana. Kerry has 50 sites across North America. Our Evansville plant is part of the Coatings Business, which is a key part of our overall Meat EUM, and has over 140 employees. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and ambitious finance leader to develop broader commercial and strategical skills, plant leadership experience and one who is looking for exposure to the business level leadership team at a key plant in our Coatings footprint.

The work environment is fast-paced, challenging, and results-driven.

Compensation Data

The hiring pay range for this position is $88,602 - $144,800 in Annual Salary.  Kerry typically does not hire an individual at the top or near the top of the range, as we are a pay-for-performance company, and this range is set to continue to reward performance annually while in role.  Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.  

The specific compensation offered to a candidate within the above range may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity.  In addition, this position is also eligible to earn a performance-based incentive compensation.  Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement.  

This job posting is anticipated to expire on 09/10/2026.

What You'll Do

Other Key responsibilities/expectations include

+ Partner with all members of the site leadership team to ensure ownership and accountability of financial performance, whilst identifying process improvement and cost reduction opportunities across all plant related cost categories (materials; labor; equipment; indirect purchases; and inventory).

+ Present plant financial analysis and scorecard to plant and business unit management, with strong emphasis on Operational performance linked to SKU and Asset Productivity and Inventory/Waste Management.

+ Preparation of all daily, weekly, period end operational performance reports with comments and recommendation for corrective action.

+ Including Plant P+L and Commercial Performance (With Support from Commercial Finance partners as needed - Building a good working relationship between Operations and Commercial Finance will be key to the success of the role)

+ Partner with the Plant Manager in the monthly presentation of operating results to business unit management, and future strategic decisions for the plant.

+ Responsible for Month End period closing, and associated balance sheet management, accruals and purchase order reconciliation.

+ We have a centralized Product Costing Team who work with the plants supporting activities during the month and over month end close. The Plant Controller will be expected to understand the Product Costing Process and support the central team as needed.

+ Be hands on to ensure strong process adherence across the plant for all relevant metrics including, but not limited to Inventory Control and Risk Management, Cycle Counting Accuracy, Inventory Obsolescence, Vendor Payment Management and Customer Billing (AP and AR are centralized, but the plant processes are key to a smooth operation).

+ The plant controller is expected to understand the processes sufficiently to support the operation of them, and whilst not responsible for day to day completion, they are the site gatekeeper…