USA Plant Manager - Reidsville, NC

Company Background:

Farmina Pet Food USA is a leading pet food manufacturer dedicated to providing high-quality and nutritious pet food products. With our new facility in North Carolina, we aim to produce premium dry kibble extruded pet food for our customers. Farmina is nature and science in perfect harmony. Our mission is to develop the best all-natural, nutritious, and scientifically validated food that dogs and cats will love. Farmina is an innovative Pet Nutrition Company focusing on servicing dog and cat pet parents to make the best personalized nutritional decisions for their pet's well-being while providing life changing solutions along the way.

We at Farmina firmly believe in our company motto: Happy pet. Happy you.

Position Purpose

To oversee the production, maintenance, compliance, and quality assurance functions of our new facility in Reidsville, NC. This professional multitasker will coordinate the plant’s manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with company objectives, quality systems, and customer expectations. The ideal candidate will be exceptionally detail oriented and able to lead a diverse team. This person must be dedicated to achieving operational excellence.

Requirements

• 15 or More Years of Plant Manager Experience in a $200 million plus 24/7 Manufacturing Environment (REQUIRED)

• New Plant Start up Experience (Preferred)

• Pet Food Manufacturing Management Experience, ISO 22000:2018 (HIGHLY Preferred)

• Education MBA or Engineering Degree with Plant Mgr. Experience (Preferred)

• High Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and other software (REQUIRED)

• Experience with Raw Materials (REQUIRED)

• Highly Organized (REQUIRED)

• Strong Safety Background within a Manufacturing Environment (REQUIRED)

• Strong Experience in Scheduling, Buying, Costing, and Accounting/Financials (REQUIRED)

• Experience in a Just in Time or Manufacturing to Order Environment (REQUIRED)

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the entire plant operations, from receiving raw materials to production and quality control of finished pet food.

• Develop and implement production plans to meet production targets and ensure efficient operations.

• Monitor and optimize production processes to minimize waste, reduce costs, and improve overall efficiency.

• Manage and train plant personnel, ensuring a safe and productive work environment.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including supply chain, quality assurance, and maintenance, to drive continuous improvement initiatives.

• Maintain compliance with all regulatory and safety standards in the food and beverage industry.

• Implements a personnel management policy that ensures the planned development of the company's resources and an adequate level of motivation and incentives, as well as the pursuit of results in accordance with the needs of the company

• Establishes the Company's policy and strategy in the field of communications, human resources management, protection and security.

• Make proposals to the CEO of N. America regarding the development of the business

• Ensure that the Company benefits maximally from its investments;

• Oversees the management of the overall quality system and comparison activities with the best performance of other similar realities;

• Coordinates the Company's activities in the field of goods and services, achieving the goal of improving contractual conditions

• Performs reporting to the group regarding the analysis of the economic and management results of the factory for which it is responsible

• Member of the food safety team;

• Shows commitment to the implementation and development of FSMS.

• Develops organizational culture by raising awareness of FSMS.

• Integrates the requirements of FSMS into the business processes of the organization.

• Participates in the development of employee competencies.

• Participates in risk prevention, nonconformity management and risk analysis.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive Benefits Package including Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits and much more.

• 90% Company Paid Employee Only Medical Plan Option

• 401K with Employer Matching Program

• Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off

• Employee Discounts

This job described may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of the Employer.

Farmina is An Equal Opportunity Employer

• Seniority LevelDirector
• Industry
  • Manufacturing
  • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
  • Veterinary Services
• Employment Type
  • Full-time
• Job Functions
  • Production
  • Manufacturing
  • Engineering
• Skills
  • Operations
  • Food Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing Processes
  • Plants
  • Plant Operations
  • Production Planning
  • VBA Excel
  • Facilities
  • Skill Development
  • Pet Nutrition
  • New Plant Start-up
  • Raw Materials