Milk Specialties Group

Plant Manager

Milk Specialties Group • $90K — $110K *
Norfolk, NE 68701In-Person
Food & Beverages
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of management experience in a food-grade operation
  • Experience in a dairy processing facility
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
  • In-depth knowledge of plant operation procedures and business software
  • Excellent analytical and organizational skills
  • Previous supervisory experience
  • Preferred experience in lactose, filtration, and spray drying processes

Responsibilities

  • Develop manufacturing plans to meet budgeted costs and output goals
  • Coordinate all manufacturing areas to ensure alignment with plant objectives
  • Sustain production capacity in line with sales volume, creating contingency plans as needed
  • Track and manage the annual operating budget to meet objectives
  • Stay updated on production methods and federal regulations, implementing improvements as necessary
  • Enhance plant asset quality and execute capital improvement programs
  • Recruit, coach, and lead personnel, fostering a team-based environment
  • Implement safety and regulatory programs for long-term facility operation
  • Collaborate with Purchasing and Quality Assurance on raw material specifications
  • Assist in the development and improvement of products and processes
  • Manage inventory of off-spec materials and oversee reworking as needed
  • Maintain production log data and optimize OEE using Six Sigma and other tools
  • Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations for food-grade manufacturing
  • Build relationships with the local community regarding plant operations

Benefits

  • Comprehensive training and development programs for employees
  • Opportunities for career advancement within the company
  • Supportive team-based work environment
  • Focus on safety and regulatory compliance
  • Engagement with the local community
Full Job Description
The Plant Manager has the responsibility for directing operations at the assigned facility to support overall business objectives including managing activities in the areas of production, sales, quality, customer service, inventory, maintenance, safety and employee relations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Develop key manufacturing plans and programs toward budgeted unit cost and output objectives. Develop strategies and specific programs to meet both long term growth and short-term manufacturing costs and product quality goals.
  • Coordinate activities of all manufacturing functional areas to assure continuity towards plant goals, meeting all customer quality requirements. Communicate priorities as necessary. Review and approve SOP's for all production processes.
  • Sustain production capacity that is synchronized with sales volume requirements, developing contingency plans as needed. Undertake ongoing programs to minimize inventory levels.
  • Develop and track annual operating budget for measurement towards objectives.
  • Remain current on matters relating to production methods, formulations, analytical techniques and federal regulations as they relate to the company's products. Develop action plans for improvement as necessary.
  • Maintain and improve the quality of the plant assets, both current and fixed. Develop plans and execute capital improvement program to maintain/improve existing assets, to improve operating efficiencies and/or to meet expanding volume needs based on OEE.
  • Recruit, develop, coach, and lead personnel, constantly raising the standards of performance. Establish training and development programs for employees. Create team-based environment encouraging open communication and seeking input regarding production, safety and quality issues.
  • Implement and manage safety and regulatory programs to assure long term safe operation of the facility.
  • Work with Purchasing and Quality Assurance to establish quality specifications for incoming raw materials, monitoring these raw materials to ensure that specifications are met.
  • Assist Quality Assurance in development of new products/processes and improve current products/processes. Establish procedures and supervise all experimental and test runs, reporting all results.
  • Manage inventory of off-spec materials, including the scheduling and reworking of products as needed.
  • Maintain and improve all production log data and implement OEE system. Work with operations, maximizing OEE through World Class, Six Sigma and other appropriate tools.
  • Maintain formulation data system including entering all new product formulations.
  • Maintain history file on all products including formulation, product standard, label and packaging.
  • Ensure facility compliance with all state and federal requirements relating to the manufacture of food grade products. Maintain effective communication with proper government agencies.
  • Develop and maintain a relationship with the community of which the plant is a part, both individually and with the plant as a whole.


Qualifications:

  • 10+ years previous management experience in a food grade operation
  • Background in dairy processing facility
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
  • Excellent knowledge of plant operation procedures and business system software applications
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills
  • Previous supervisory experience
  • Lactose, Filtration and Spray Drying experiences preferred


About Milk Specialties Group

Milk Specialties Global is a manufacturer of dairy-based nutritional ingredients and animal feed products. The company was founded in 1947 and has since expanded to include facilities in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Milk Specialties Global's products are used in a variety of applications, including sports nutrition, infant formula, and pet food. The company is committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact, such as using renewable energy sources and reducing waste. Milk Specialties Global is privately held and headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
Learn more about Milk Specialties Group
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Food & Beverages
Founded
1944
* Ladders Estimates

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