Plant Director

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Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.

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Why work for Dawn Foods?

PEOPLE. CUSTOMERS. PRODUCTS.

Why should you apply? We invest in you!

• Industry-leading health insurance on Day 1!
• Competitive Pay
• 401(K) + company match
• 10 Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Professional training
• Family-owned business, over 100 years in service
• An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce

Job Purpose and Overview

The Plant Director leads, develops, and implements strategies to manage and optimize the resources (people, materials, equipment, money and time) used to transform and produce the food products the business commercializes, guaranteeing that customer expectation on quality, volume, cost and timing of the service, are achieved, and the business results are aligned.

Work Environment & Travel Requirements: On-Site at the Louisville Manufacturing Plant with up to 10% travel required. Relocation assistance is available for candidates who are not local to the market.

What Will You Do as a Plant Director at Dawn Foods?

• Actively manage industrial safety in the operation of the plant and warehouses to guarantee a safe environment for all team members in Dawn and avoid accidents
• Manages security at the Dawn sites and protects Dawn's assets
• Manages the site's environmental sustainability and compliance with all government regulations and internal rules
• Actively manages food safety to avoid microbiological, foreign material, or chemical deviations that could develop into a health risk for consumers, and guarantees compliance with food regulations, GMPs, HACCP, and BRC standards and Dawn Quality System
• Actively manages product quality, making sure the Product Design is replicated continuously and guaranteeing a delightful experience for customers and consumers with all Dawns products, and making the Dawn brand equity value grow through time
• Guarantees that government, certification organization, and customer audits achieve positive results in order to keep the business at a competitive level in every market
• Guarantees that the production schedules are achieved in time and volume, to protect the service to the customer and the cost of the goods
• Manages the maintenance of the equipment, building, and Dawn assets in general to guarantee their productivity through time
• Manages the inventory levels and warehouses in the plant to optimize inventory, maintain a good service level, and protect cash flow
• Participates and is co-responsible for all capital investments, making sure they are the correct decisions to keep the business growing, and they are executed on time and on budget
• Actively participates and drives a continuous improvement program to improve the competitiveness of the business and its products, while improving safety, quality, output, and cost to World Class Manufacturing standards
• Coordinates a team of people, direct and indirect reports, ensuring they have clear and aligned objectives, priorities, and values that unite them into one single effort, permitting a good level of collaboration
• Together with the People Team, provide support to the extended team, making sure proper training is provided to guarantee individual and team performance at every level, enhancing the team’s professional growth
• Together with the People and Compensation teams, responsible for hiring, promoting, disciplining, as well as compensation decisions in adherence to company policy
• Works with Research & Development and Marketing to create and launch new products successfully
• Understands and promotes the philosophies and policies of Dawn Foods
• Supports the Circle of Excellence and the Dawn Philosophy of Team Dawn
• Plans, develops, and shares information regarding his site; KPI reporting, budgets, project control, etc.

What Does It Take…