Plant Manager
$140,000–$150,000 year
On-siteSauk Rapids, Minnesota, United States
Job Summary
Lead all aspects of plant operations at the Sauk Rapids facility, including production, maintenance, quality, sanitation, warehouse, and safety. Serve as a growth-centric leader by identifying and implementing process improvement and change management initiatives to support strategic goals. Empower a high-performing team through inspirational leadership, ensuring right people are in right seats while communicating a roadmap for growth with meaningful KPIs. Champion a safety-first culture, ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws, and drive lean and continuous improvement initiatives focused on waste reduction, process optimization, and cost savings. Utilize a data-driven approach to corrective action planning and root cause analysis to track impact on operational efficiency. This role requires onsite leadership with occasional travel (approx. 10%) to other plant locations in Minnesota and Illinois.
Required Qualifications
- minimum of 7 years of progressive plant operations and/or direct plant management experience
- minimum of 5+ years oversight for a team of people leaders
- demonstrated record of success leading team(s) within a USDA processing site
- strong know-how in lean manufacturing
- substantial experience in manufacturing leadership roles
- Prior experience as a Plant Manager or Operations Director in small-to-mid-sized facility
- Operations Manager in a large-sized processing site
- strong skills in lean manufacturing
- leading continuous improvement initiatives
- process transformation know-how
- experience communicating a vision and a road map with patience and clarity to a wide range of stakeholders
- well-versed in budget management
- project management
- data analysis
- ability and desire to flex between strategic and tactical priorities
- Superior project management skills
- proactive mindset
- strong people leadership skills
- emotional intelligence
- Ability to inspire and motivate
- manage conflict
- foster a healthy organizational culture
- proactively communicating in a transparent manner
- confidently interacting at all levels with diplomacy and tact
- savvy with technology, including Microsoft Office Suite
- various ERP systems
- Four-year college degree
Desired Qualifications
- MBA or advanced degree
- relevant certifications
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