Plant Manager III - St Joseph Plant

Management Level M3

This position is responsible for all functional areas of a prepared foods plant, ensuring the efficient operation of production shifts, maintenance personnel, safety, shipping, receiving, sanitation, scheduling, quality, and process improvement.

• Operational Efficiency:
  Oversee the smooth running of production shifts and maintenance personnel.
• Safety & Quality:
  Ensure adherence to food safety, food quality, and legality standards.
• Employee Development:
  Motivate managers to provide guidance and programs to enhance employee skills.
• Issue Resolution:
  Address and resolve issues related to the quality of incoming and outgoing goods.
• Performance Review:
  Analyze cost and performance data to identify areas needing improvement.
• Reporting:
  Compile monthly expense and efficiency reports.
• TQM Philosophy:
  Promote and explain Total Quality Management (TQM) philosophy to employees.
• Capital Improvements:
  Obtain approval and execute all capital improvements for plants.
• Talent & Succession Planning:
  Facilitate Talent Mapping and Succession Planning Programs.
• Retention Support:
  Support the Retention Program.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Initiate discussions and implement improvements in all phases of production.
• Problem Solving:
  Assist in identifying, evaluating, and correcting problems as they arise.

Education

• Requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field normally acquired through four years of college, resulting in a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Experience

• Progressive 8 plus years of experience.
• Applicable experience in the Food Processing Industry preferred.
• Ready-to-Eat (RTE) food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience working in a unionized manufacturing environment preferred.

Computer Skills

• General knowledge of computer programs used in the operation of the production plant, such as Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Prefer working knowledge of SAP systems.

Communication Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Travel

• 6 to 11 trips per year.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing several groups of personnel who perform diverse tasks and activities in more than one department.

Internal

Qualifications:

• Must not have 4 or more attendance points for locations on an 8 point policy (on application date)
• No written warning in the past six (6) months
• No suspension on record for the last 12 months

Internal applicants should either upload a resume to their application on Workday OR complete their application fully showing current and past work experience

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

For Professional Management levels, internal applicants should either upload a resume to their application OR complete their application fully showing current and past work experience in the sections provided.

The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.