Plant Manager

The Plant Manager at Shasta Beverages, Inc. is responsible for overseeing the manufacturing of beverages in a multi-shift, multi-lingual operation. This role requires effective leadership to subordinate managers in production, quality, warehousing, maintenance, and administration to ensure company standards are met in all areas of the operation.

1. Develops manufacturing organizational strategies by contributing manufacturing information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction.
2. Accomplishes manufacturing human resource strategies by determining accountabilities, communicating and enforcing values, policies, and procedures.
3. Develops manufacturing financial strategies by estimating, forecasting, and anticipating manufacturing requirements, trends, and variances.
4. Establishes manufacturing operational strategies by evaluating manufacturing trends, establishing critical measurements, and determining production, productivity, quality, and customer-service strategies.
5. Delivers consistent superior product quality by enforcing quality standards and maintaining HACCP and GMP's.
6. Improves quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes and implementing changes.
7. Maximizes equipment operation by developing and scheduling preventive maintenance and organizing change-overs.
8. Avoids legal challenges by understanding current and proposed regulations and enforcing requirements.
9. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, and maintaining personal networks.
10. Fosters a culture of quality, service, safety, and cost as a top priority.
11. Ensures fair, equitable, and respectful treatment of all employees.
12. Ability to interact with the public and other employees in a positive manner and promote a cooperative working environment.
13. Consistently sets the example of professional appearance and standards of behavior.
14. Able to form and maintain effective partnerships across organizational boundaries.
15. Excellent oral and written communications skills in English.
16. Ability to handle sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.
17. Coordinates several projects at the same time while prioritizing competing demands on time frames.
18. Ability to synthesize complex or diverse information.
19. Ability to plan, monitor, and appraise performance of location staff members.
20. Ability to listen objectively to employee concerns and complaints and act or plan a recommended course of action in accordance with all Company policies.
21. Responsible for compliance with Federal and State legislation pertaining to all operational matters.
22. Typically negotiates in a competitive or adversarial environment.
23. Ability to attend various meetings as requested with minimal advanced notice.
24. Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Bachelor Degree in business, supply chain management, logistics, engineering, food science or appropriate equivalent from an accredited university.
• Seven to ten years of beverage plant management experience.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and Kaizen.
• Strong knowledge of Production Scheduling and Inventory Control.
• Strong project management, business writing, and reporting skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
• Solid business acumen, management, analytical, and problem-thinking skills.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft business applications and various reporting software.
• Must be 18 years or older.
• Favorable background and drug test.
• Ability and willingness to work a flexible Full Time schedule that may include weekends and holidays.
• Must be able to provide own transportation to various locations in organizational service areas, as required by duties.