About the Company Hiring: Our client is a leading manufacturer in New York State.

About the Job: The Plant Manager is responsible for providing strategic direction, management and support for all plant activities and procedures. Functions include quality, shrink, productivity, safety, building, grounds, equipment and personnel development.

• Ensuring compliance with company, regulatory, OSHA, industry, trade and jurisdictional standards, practices and codes.
• Reviewing quality issues with products or installations and making recommendations with QA, Engineering or Director support if needed.
• Reviewing monthly financial results to understand performance in relation to budgets.
• Ensuring controls are in place and working to ensure effective, economical and efficient practices.
• Managing talent for the purpose of developing bench strength and creating opportunities for employees to grow and advance.
• Responsible for providing a safe work environment for all plant employees.
• Ensuring plant compliance to all government and environmental laws, requirements and regulations.
• Ensuring that endeavors to reduce plant customer complaints are ongoing.
• Providing leadership through ongoing communications to plant employees and to corporate personnel.
• Managing plant processes and actions within accordance of the labor agreement. Also, responsible for directing plant advertisements during labor negotiations.
• Drive Capital expenditure projects by monitoring justification analysis and procedure compliance.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, engineering, business, or related discipline is preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in a food or dairy manufacturing environment. 5+ years of leadership / plant management experience.
• Knowledge of accounting controls, financial analysis and budget planning.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate people & evaluate the performance of direct reports
• Must show enthusiasm, initiative, pride in work and a commitment to the organization and its mission.

Salary: $125,000 - $160,000 + bonus 

Work Style: Onsite in North Lawrence, NY