Plant Manager - Kalamazoo, MI

Job Description

Job Description
ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.
This is an Exempt Level Position
Position Summary
The Plant Manager directs and coordinates the daily activities of production, shipping and receiving, maintenance coordination, and facility operations within a food/flavor/ingredients manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for ensuring safe, compliant, efficient, and cost-effective operations while meeting production schedules, quality specifications, food safety standards, customer expectations, and business objectives.
This position leads teams directly and through subordinate supervisors, supports capital and expense projects, drives continuous improvement, and promotes a strong culture of safety, teamwork, accountability, and employee development. The position includes oversight of warehouse operations and personnel at the Goldendale, WA location



Job Responsibilities
Lead, participate in, and support ongoing safety initiatives, including value-based safety efforts.
Direct and coordinate daily facility operations, including production, shipping and receiving, inventory, quality control, food safety, labor relations, sustainability, environmental compliance, and cost optimization.
Lead project work, including maintenance activities and capital and expense projects/AFEs, with responsibility for budget and timing.
Review production orders and schedules to determine product types, quantities, specifications, and delivery dates.
Plan production operations by establishing priorities and manufacturing sequences.
Prepare operational schedules and coordinate manufacturing activities to ensure products meet production and quality specifications.
Plan and supervise shipping and receiving operations to meet company requirements and customer expectations.
Review production and operating reports and resolve operational, manufacturing, and maintenance issues to minimize costs and prevent delays.
Inspect machines and equipment to ensure proper operational performance and optimum utilization.
Develop or revise standard operating procedures and work practices; observe employees to ensure compliance with standards.
Compile, store, and retrieve production data.
Perform or oversee specialty blending as required.
Participate in safety committees and food safety teams.
Maintain a strong understanding of operations, rules, regulations, and company policies, and communicate requirements effectively to the plant workforce.
Manage performance development for all employees under direct leadership.
Promote teamwork and effective communication across production, quality, maintenance, engineering, R&D, inventory, shipping and receiving, and other support groups.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships while supporting employee growth and engagement.
Assess business and financial risk and use sound judgment in operational decision-making.
Support achievement of division and facility goals in a fast-paced, high-risk manufacturing environment.
Ensure compliance with corporate ethics policies, safety programs, GMP, hazardous materials handling, and workplace standards.
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Minimum Education Required
Bachelors


Management

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities


Job Requirements :
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Food Science, Chemistry, Manufacturing, or a related field is preferred.
Minimum of 4–5 years of relevant experience in food, flavor, ingredients, manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, or a related industrial environment.
Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
Supervisory experience in operations and production within the food and beverage industry is preferred.
Proven ability to manage…