Plant Manager at McCain Foods

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

This role is responsible for the direction of a large team with multiple disciplines (maintenance, operations, safety and warehousing) with an understanding of external factors affecting the business. He/she contributes to strategy, delegation and collaboration with other functions as well as turning functional plans into business effectiveness and sustainability .

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead operations to ensure the safety of the people and assets
• Create an environment that embraces diversity, equality and inclusion
• Manage a highly unionized workforce and union relationships
• Create a winning culture by creating, implementing and communicating the vision of the plant
• Create an environment that promotes change for continuous improvement and competitive advantage
• Build and manage a budget, continuously providing accurate forecast estimates while balancing financial results with other key performance results and managing cost reduction plans
• Translate customer requirements and expectations and align with key stakeholders
• Manage cost of quality through specifications and raw material optimization
• Maximize plant performance by leveraging plant manufacturing technologies and processing best practices
• Identify the correlation between manufacturing data, standard operating practices and financial results
• Integrate and embed the continuous improvement culture
• Align teams behind the regional priorities and ensure execution business priorities
• Manage the plant’s sustainability projects
• Develop relationships with both the civil and regulatory communities in which the Plant resides

REQUIREMENTS:

•  Bachelor’s degree in food science / financial or operational management / Engineering
• A minimum  of 10 years’ experience in FMCG in a plant  manufacturing facility
• A minimum of 5 years in a senior leadership role in manufacturing 
• Strong financial acumen
• Experience in Production, Quality & Warehouse Management
• Good reporting and analytical skills
• Experience in project management
• Experience in CAPEX project management and implementation
• A leadership development certificate and Financial management certificate