Plant Manager

Description Position Title

plant manager

vp YEAST Manufacturing

AB Mauri North America

manufacturing/ MEMPHIS, TN

The Yeast Plant Manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of yeast production operations, ensuring the efficient, safe, and cost‑effective manufacture of high‑quality yeast products. The role requires strong leadership to inspire and develop plant personnel, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. The Plant Manager will champion customer‑centric practices, ensuring that production processes consistently meet or exceed customer expectations.

By working closely with cross‑functional teams and leading by example, the Plant Manager will uphold AB Mauri’s standards for quality, safety, and operational excellence, while promoting an environment where people are valued, empowered, and motivated to achieve their best.

• Ensure compliance with all food regulatory requirements.
• Ensure food safety and GMP’s are adhered to.
• Maintain superior scores on all third‑party audits (AIB, SQF, ASI, customer or similar).
• Ensure all shipped products meet product specifications.
• Ensure due diligence toward all customer complaints.
• Notify Corporate QA about potential withdrawals/recalls of products.
• Coordinate contact with suppliers regarding food safety/quality issues.
• Ensure compliance with all AB Mauri Yeast Quality Management System (YQMS) standards.

• Pass all customer quality audits.
• Pass certification requirements.
• Develop and maintain a productive relationship with the customer service and sales teams.

• Operate ongoing management cost reports versus budget versus forecast.
• Implement and maintain a 3‑year cost reduction plan.
• Complete annual budgets in accordance with defined standards.
• Identify major financial variances and act as appropriate.

• Develop and maintain a 5‑year capex plan.
• Target 20% economic (cost reduction) projects.
• Adhere to overall capex budget and cash flow plans.
• Leverage corporate purchasing to obtain best possible costs/terms.
• Maintain a contingency/disaster recovery plan.
• Maintain the productive capacity of the plant and equipment through proper preventive and predictive programs.

• Ensure plant operations meet defined standards (Production, Engineering, QA/QC, YQMS, HR, Accounting, Purchasing, Maintenance, and Effluent).
• Work with other sites and AB Mauri global and regional yeast technologists to identify, share, and implement best practices.
• Relentlessly execute against defined process standards while fostering a continuous improvement culture.
• Drive improvement using CI tools.

• Oversee and maintain comprehensive health and safety reporting
• Cultivate a proactive health and safety culture
• Develop and maintain environmental safety teams
• Ensure emergency response plans are current
• Ensure regulatory compliance is maintained.

• Meetings – site, leadership, department
• Scorecards – ensure completion and posting.
• Status reports – period, weekly and event driven.

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Establish site priorities to deliver high corporate standards of presentation and leadership across operations.
• Demonstrate innovation in practice to deliver high value.
• Operate to “best practices” in group.
• Champion the site’s efforts to improve overall organizational capability and effectiveness as well as site/department KPI’s.

• Ensure management functions are completed including recruiting, performance evaluations, conducting staff meetings and taking corrective action as necessary.
• Responsible for maintaining proper staffing levels, employee performance evaluations, discipline, and employee commendation.
• Provide leadership for employees through effective motivation, communication, coaching, training, and development.
• Ensure the succession plan is complete and development programs are in place.
• Consult with Human Resources as appropriate on labor, training, and development issues.
• Partner with HR in delivering favorable collective…