Compensation: $180,000 – $210,000 Per Year
Full Benefits: Yes

Job Type: Direct Hire
Remote: No Remote

Location: Columbus, Ohio

Job Summary of the Plant Director: The Plant Manager oversees all daily operations of the
plant from production and manufacturing while ensuring policies and procedures are
followed. This position has the responsibility reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensure that all
policies, procedures, and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed, and
complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability.

Qualifications of the Plant Director:
· 10+ years related experience/or training in a Plant or Operations Management role.
· Industry background in aseptic filling, dairy manufacturing or Tetra Pak Machinery, or
equivalent combination of education and experience.
· Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university, preferably a B.S. in Food
Science, Engineering, or Management.
· 3+ years of experience in Aseptic processing is highly preferred.
· Dairy or beverage manufacturing experience is highly preferred.
· Tetra Pak machinery experience is highly preferred.
· Prior multi-site oversight experience
· Plant start-up experience or Acquisition experience a plus.
· A demonstrated knowledge of organizational effectiveness and operations
management and a track record of achieving results against a comprehensive set of
KPIs.
· Excellent problem-solving, and reasoning skills required.
· Ability to analyze downtime and financial variance trends, identifying actions to deliver
expected performance.
· Working knowledge of budgets, forecasting, and metrics.
· Excellent interpersonal skills needed, including coaching, team building and training
skills.
· Ability to effectively present information to all levels of the company; plant floor to
executive leadership.
· Excellent time management, and strong attention to detail, verbal, and written
communication skills, listening, decision-making, and organization skills required.
· Excellent computer skills required, including Microsoft Word and Excel skills.

Responsibilities of the Plant Director:
· Provide overall leadership, direction, and coordination for plant operations; including
multi-site.
· Ensure all plant personnel are operating in compliance with plant and corporate
procedures as well as compliance with customer and regulatory regulations.
· Provide coaching and development of plant staff to ensure effective leadership,
collaboration, and balance in achieving KPIs focused on safety, quality, customer service,
and productivity.
· Assume personal responsibility for a safe and healthy workplace for all employees.
· Adhere to safe work practices and all safety policies and procedures.
· Adhere to Quality work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure
that product quality is maintained.
· Responsible for Food Safety and Food Quality of products; identify and address
conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel
safety.
· Plan and supervise the design and progress of capital projects.
· Develop and implement financial and non-financial objectives including the annual
budget that serves as the plant’s operating plan.
· Identify and implement strategies to improve performance, meeting, and exceeding
plant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
· Monitor and set standards for operations and help identify and correct bottlenecks.
· Increase production asset capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs.