Plant Manager

Job Requisition

JR22820

Full time

Regular

POSITION PURPOSE

At Reddy Ice, we are working toward a vision of becoming North America’s “Total Ice Solution”.

The Plant Manager is a change leader responsible for providing leadership and management to plant operations. Provides management oversight for the day-to-day operations and proper functioning of a plant, to include Manufacturing, Distribution, Delivery Execution, Maintenance, Sales, Environmental Health & Safety, and Purchasing. This position will support and create processes and activities within functional areas and works to support the development of new business and maintenance of current businesses.

The Plant Manager ensures efficiency, safety, quality throughout the plant. They own and manage plant P&L to control costs and drive performance. They identify process improvement opportunities to drive efficiency and oversee operational performance to ensure consistent and superior customer service, while also building a strong culture that develops employees.

Demonstrates our “True North” attributes: voice of the customer, respect for the individual, no nonsense communication and utilization of facts, servant leadership and has a continuous improvement mindset in every facet of leadership and daily interaction. Leads, collaborates and demonstrates the lean principles and utilizes the lean methodologies and tools to facilitate continuous process improvements and value creation for our customers, employees and shareholders.

Actively utilizes lean tools (VSM, Kaizen, A3, etc.) to inform and assess business opportunities to drive continuous improvement. Lead and participate in Kaizen and value stream mapping activities.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Achieve financial goals

• Track P&L metrics and participate in financial analysis & planning
• Assist the Market Manager to develop and manage the annual Capital expenditure, sales forecasts, P&L management for assigned plant.
• Review & approve invoices, expenses & other accounting reports as required by policy.
• Evaluates, recommends and implements capital improvement projects that contributes to increased efficiencies relative to company goals and objectives
• Track budgets and progress towards monthly / annual sales & profit targets
• Supports Market Manager by helping prepare, analyze, and reconcile financial reports in order to meet markets strategic initiatives as needed
• Discuss financial performance with Market Manager as needed define and execute plans for financial corrections.

Identify and implement improvement efforts.

• Promote a performance-driven and continuous-improvement environment for manufacturing operations. Foster innovation and creativity within the plant.
• Proactively seeks ways to improve KPI’s particularly decreasing CPU (cost per unit) and maintaining quality, efficiency and customer service.
• Evaluates manufacturing, production and logistics processes for improved efficiencies at assigned plant.
• Work with the Market Manager to provide insights on process improvement opportunities for safety, quality, delivery, production and cost reduction. Gain approval, develop plans and lead the implementation.

Manage operational plant performance.

• Responsible for all manufacturing and logistics related activities for assigned plant.
• Oversee production to ensure fulfillment of all customer orders.
• Ensure on schedule and on budget delivery.
• Assess plant performance against Operating Plans & Standards. Ensure plant performance meets area goals and exceeds customer requirements.
• Maintain the plant’s PSM MP and HACCP programs
• Maintain Preventive Maintenance program and make updates as needed
• Incident commander/responder in the event of Hazmat leak or spill

Management of Delivery Execution.

• Manages hiring, training, and performance of all DSD drivers as applicable either directly or in support of a Distribution Supervisor(s).
• Manages driver scheduling, delivery execution & DVM board to include DNS, SAS, OOS
• Manages performance and drive improvement in scorecard metrics.
• Ensures all deliveries are made safely and efficiently including…