WHO YOU ARE:

We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Plant Operations Manager to lead our Kieler chemical team in achieving operational excellence. This role is pivotal in ensuring efficiency, quality, and safety across all production processes while driving continuous improvement initiatives. If you are ready to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply today and join our mission to deliver exceptional products and solutions!

WHO WE ARE:

• The Leader in food-industry-related contract sanitation and food safety
• Over $1 Billion in sales with an excellent history of organic and acquisition growth
• Over 13,000 team members throughout North America
• Corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia with team members working in over 300 customer plants throughout North America

OUR VISION:

To be the leading food safety solutions company that owns the standard of health and safety for our PSSI family and brand protection for our partners.

• Safety: We are committed to the health and safety of our team members and set the standard of food safety for the protection of our customers' products and brands.
• Integrity: We speak with candor, act with transparency, follow through on our commitments and abide by our principles and values.
• Team: We respect and value our team members, embrace diversity, and invest in their development through coaching and training.
• Customer Focus: We strive to exceed our internal and external customers' expectations through open communication, relationships, and continuous improvement.
• Achievement: We manage our business to provide opportunities and stability for our team members, and bring value to our customers, owners, and the communities we serve.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

The Plant Operations Manager has direct oversight and responsibility for ensuring safe, efficient, and effective chemical manufacturing operations for the Kieler manufacturing facility. The site has approximately 60 team members and is seeking to expand. Job performance will be evaluated against defined and measured key initiatives for this position. Job duties include:

• Exemplify the company's core values in your work and interaction with others and cultivate those values and behaviors within your team.
• Work collaboratively with all departments to drive a high performing safety culture.
• Oversee all aspects of the chemical operations team at your facility: safety performance, procedure development/revision and adherence, operator training, continual improvement, production planning, production execution, and product packaging.
• Plan, organize, direct, and run optimum day-to-day operations at the site.
• Drive continual improvement by increasing production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining quality standards.
• Facilitate production output, product quality, and on-time shipping.
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results.
• Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus.
• Develop an environment that values diversity and utilizes various individual's strengths to benefit the site and organization.
• Promote team member involvement and engagement in site programs and processes.
• Collect and drive data to find places of waste or overtime.
• Define and implement capital projects and training programs to attain volume, cost, and productivity goals.
• Develop and ensure execution of site budgets.
• Work collaboratively with all departments (Safety, Procurement, Quality Control, Maintenance, Engineering, and Order Fulfillment to name a few) to optimize production and maximize customer experience.
• Inspire, motivate, and develop the operations team.
• Set strategic goals for operational efficiency and increased productivity.
• Strengthen enterprise relationships through effective communications to accomplish joint initiatives across divisions and departments.
• Work with other departments and drive your team to ensure Chemical Operation's compliance with all pertinent standards and regulations, such as but not limited to, OSHA, SQF, EPA, Corporate Compliance, etc.
• Supervise your team in the coordination of equipment maintenance activities which includes writing special instructions for preparing equipment to be worked on and defining the lock out tag out procedure for each job.
• Ensure incident reports and action items generated from them are completed in a timely and thorough manner for incidents that occur within chemical operations.
• Work with R&D, engineering, and maintenance to develop production plans for new products.
• Ensure physical and ERP system inventories of raw materials, packaging, and finished products are reconciled at the close of each financial period.
• Other duties as assigned.

YOUR MUST HAVES:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• 10 or more years of progressive operations management and with proven track record of demonstrating success in leading a facility and managing a facility through a turnaround or growth events.
• Analytical with high emotional intelligence.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to effectively engage team members at all levels in a positive manner fostering team building and community and helping to identify succession plans for high potential team members.
• Effective, strong communications and analytical skills, be persuasive and have good general management instincts.
• Experience maintaining a safety culture, and developing programs related to EHS.
• Proven ability to collaborate across the enterprise to solve complex problems and gain alignment.

WHAT WE PREFER YOU HAVE:

• 4-year degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Operations Management. A technical degree is preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, process and instrument drawings, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to complex or difficult inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Process Control and Quality Control experience.
• Exposure to applications using continuous improvement techniques; TQM, Problem Solving DMAIC, Fault Tree Analysis, FMEA's, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and Value Stream mapping.

OUR ENVIRONMENT:

Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally lifting/moving materials less than 25 pounds and sitting for periods of time to perform work on a computer.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Training & Development Opportunities

Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. (PSSI) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, creed, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, veteran status, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status, in accordance with all applicable federal state, and local laws. PSSI is committed to complying with the laws protecting qualified individuals with disabilities. PSSI will provide a reasonable accommodation for any known physical or mental disability of a qualified individual with a disability to the extent required by law, provided the requested accommodation does not create an undue hardship for the Company and/or does not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace and/or to the individual. If a team member requires an accommodation, they must notify the site manager or the Corporate Human Resources Department. If an applicant requires an accommodation, they must notify the hiring manager and/or the Recruiter hiring for the position.

YOUR NEXT STEPS:

APPLY! All applications will be reviewed, and qualified candidates will be contacted to continue into the interview process. If you feel like you are a good fit for this position, APPLY! If you want to be a part of a large organization that treats you like family, APPLY NOW!