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Reyes Holdings Plant Director in Alsip, Illinois
Join the leading beverage provider, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling!
Shift: Full Time, Any Shift
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Match, PTO, Education Reimbursement
If you enjoy our products, you’ll really enjoy being a part of our team!
Pay Transparency Statement:
The compensation philosophy reflects the Company’s reasonable expectation at the time of posting. We consider a number of factors when making individual compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, and other business needs. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary incentive program, subject to the rule governing the program.
Position Summary:
The Plant Director leads the manufacturing plant towards achievement of their goals and objectives for the production, quality, maintenance, and warehouse departments. This position develops initiatives and manages change for cost control, productivity, quality, safety, waste reduction and customer service improvement. The Plant Director collaborates with functional leaders for sales, distribution, fleet, transportation, supply/demand planning, engineering, quality, human resources and safety to achieve goals and objectives. This position maintains regulatory compliance for food safety, environmental, and brand owner requirements.
Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:
Lead the manufacturing plant management team by modeling leadership behaviors that drive employee engagement and meet customer expectations
Develop and execute annual business plan for manufacturing cost center controllable costs, i.e., labor, utilities, supplies, maintenance, repair, etc.
Oversee the development and implementation of the manufacturing plant’s strategic and tactical plans to achieve the plant’s overall goals and objectives
Develop and maintain a 5-year capital investment plan for asset stewardship, cost reduction, Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)reduction, package/flavor/process capability, etc.
Review financial statements, performance data, etc. to analyze manufacturing variances and use the information to create/execute action plans within the manufacturing plant
Conduct monthly meetings to communicate manufacturing plant’s performance compared to goals to all employees i.e., KPI performance goals, etc.
Develop and maintain business continuity and crisis management plans
Maintain compliance with company-wide standard operating procedures
Develop local standard operating practices/processes and procedures as needed
Select, train, develop and retain department leaders
Create and execute business and leadership development plans for department leaders
Build and maintain a culture accountable to goals, objectives, and regulatory compliance
Develop and maintain the highest standard for safety awareness and safety training completion
Maintain business processes in support of brand owner requirements, food safety audits, regulatory requirements, internal business control audits, etc.
Drive continuous improvement plans for all departments using Operations Excellence tools
Collaborate with centralized support team members for execution of company-wide initiatives including Lean projects, TPM, resource conservation, best-practice sharing, and other initiatives
Collaborate with centralized supply/demand planning team to accomplish product availability and customer service objectives
Other projects or duties as assigned
Required Skills and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree with 10 plus years of operations, manufacturing or production experience and 6 plus years people leadership experience or HS Diploma/GED with 13 plus years operations, manufacturing or production experience and 7 plus years of people leadership experience
Strong understanding of budget development and management
Excellent collaboration skills
Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
Excellent problem solver
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate with all levels of an organization
Detail oriented mindset
Strong organizational skills
Proficient Microsoft Office skills i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
This position must pass a post-offer background and drug test
Preferred Skills and Experience:
Master’s degree in engineering
Food and/or Beverage manufacturing experience
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification or higher
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Due to the nature of our business in regard to such things as delivery schedules, order inputs, selection, and Department of Transportation Hours of Service, overtime, attendance and punctuality are essential job functions. Should an individual in this classification not be able to adhere to this requirement due to a disability, they should contact their Human Resources department to see what, if any, reasonable accommodation may be made.
Equal Opportunity Employee & Physical Demands
Reyes Holdings and its businesses are equal opportunity employers. Company policy prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. In addition, the Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees in accordance with applicable law. Requests for accommodation should be directed to your point of contact in the Talent Acquisition or Human Resources departments.
Background Check and Drug Screening
Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screening.
Pay Transparency
Our compensation philosophy embraces diverse factors for fair pay decisions, valuing skills, experience, and the needs of our business. Moreover, this role may have the opportunity to participate in a discretionary incentive program, subject to program rules.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Drug Free Workplace.