Plant Manager

Cardinal Foods a domestic Marketer, Manufacturer and Distributor of traditional, specialty and value-added fruit and vegetable ingredients. These products are currently manufactured in North Carolina with a short-term eye on growth in the southeast and then to other concentrated growing areas nationally. CF may also be engaging in other complimentary business ventures as the opportunities arise in the future.

It is the intention of management to grow the business revenue exponentially within five years. This growth will come via customer demand in various channels, participating in both traditionally available products and new products aligned with the global food growth trends (e.g. healthy eating, cleaner label). Team, product and processes are critical to our success as we are recruiting high performers with extensive experience that can perform and manage multiple functional responsibilities.

Our lean organizational structure, headquartered in Burgaw, NC and doing business there, will allow CF to control cost and achieve its profitability targets. As a lean organization, it is required that we maintain a collaborative work environment with focus and dedication to achieving the desired results. The goal of CF is to build a team of members who are honest, hardworking and show ability even without experience as these characteristics will enable our company to continue to prosper and remain at the top of the industry.

With our location close to the coast, we exemplify a laid back, family-oriented environment that truly encourages productivity and innovation.

The Plant Manager is responsible for overseeing all day to day operations of the company including but not limited to production/processing, maintenance. Must manage all the human, financial and material resources of the department. This role will operate at a strategic level working with ownership to drive the company towards its goals, and growth while identifying opportunities that present return on deployed capital.

Manages the operations department, supervises and ensures the structuring and implementation of processes in order to create and maintain a safe work environment and to optimize the operational efficiency of the organization.

• Provide leadership through a hands‑on approach for the overall day to day operations of the facilities.
• Build and train a team of members who are driven and understand the key performance indicators and economic engines of the business.
• Implement lean principles to achieve low cost production and high quality through each phase of the production process.
• Support the development of a healthy internal culture that retinas key employees and encourages their professional development.
• Makes innovative and realistic recommendations to Management aimed at improving and optimizing all activities related to the operations of the company.
• Builds company image by collaborating with customers, government, community organizations, and employees; enforcing ethical business practices.
• Maintains all safety standards as consistent with Federal, State and company requirements.
• The role also prepares for and performs the maintenance of the facility, including machine repair and cleaning/sanitation, and develops and enforces standard procedures in worker safety and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice).
• In collaboration with Management, prepare general annual objectives for the operations department;

• Supervises the work of supervisors of the department;
• Responsible for the overall operational efficiency of operations (loss of time, loss of materials, sound management of the workforce), in accordance with policies;
• Ensures the quality of work from…