Plant Manager

Department: Packaging Operations

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: La Vergne, TN

Description

There’s a reason Trinidad Benham is recognized as a leader in our industry. Trinidad Benham Corp has been in business for over 100 years, and we know a thing or two about providing stable employment and growth.

What You'll Be Doing

The Plant Manager, a pivotal role reporting directly to the VP of Operations, is a hands-on, result-oriented manager. The primary focus of this role is to manage the day-to-day activities of the manufacturing plant, operations, and production. The plant manager's unwavering commitment to product quality, continuous improvement, and customer service is paramount. They are responsible for all matters related to order fulfillment, supply chain management, inventory control, logistics, and on-time shipping and receiving. Their role also involves controlling and optimizing all processes to maximize safety, product quality, and productivity to assist their team on a day-to-day basis as needed. This role is the primary champion and the key leader in an employee-owned culture, underscoring the significant impact the Plant Manager has on the company's success.

In partnership with HR, the Plant Manager provides employee coaching and development, promotes employee engagement, and executes positive employee relations strategies. This includes making employment recommendations and development decisions in conjunction with the TBC people philosophy and resolving employee issues through progressive discipline. TBC is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions, demonstrating the dedication to supporting all our employees in their career growth.

Essential Functions

• Implement processes in alignment with business strategic initiatives; develop and present annual budgets to support the initiatives.
• Develop and manage daily priorities that drive production schedules to meet inventory levels, cost, and quality goals.
• Analyze production and quality metrics proactively.
• Implement improvements and solutions to identified issues.
• Ensure all quality and regulatory standards are met as applicable and compliant with all relevant legislation.
• Responsible for plant-wide activities such as fire and evacuation plans, first aid response, and workplace audits.
• Plan, organize, and run day-to-day operations to ensure materials and resources are available to meet and exceed stakeholders' expectations.
• Drive a culture of employee ownership, continuous improvement, responsibility, and accountability through employee engagement and leading by example.
• Provide hands-on leadership in lean manufacturing, including evaluating all existing systems, processes, and metrics and recommending, presenting, and implementing improvements to minimize production costs and waste while maximizing production outputs.
• Establish, monitor, and manage a supply chain of vendors and contractors to support operational needs by maintaining appropriate conflict resolution protocols.
• Maintain, manage, and report on inventory levels.
• Implement and maintain tracking, shipping, and inventory processes to ensure accurate, real-time information is available and that measures are in place to monitor supply inventory levels to avoid interruption in operational processes.
• Support direct reports to troubleshoot and resolve problems as required; use problem-solving skills to quickly ascertain a situation and be decisive in solving it; escalate issues as needed to engineering and other departments.
• Responsible for all facilities management and any required outside services.
• Serves as a coach and mentor for all positions in the plant.
  
  

Leadership Competencies And Interpersonal Skills

This position demands high energy, a strong work ethic, and demonstrated leadership abilities. The plant manager should be pragmatic and focused on tasks that yield tangible business outcomes through collaboration, curiosity, and adaptability.

Essential Interpersonal And Leadership Skills Include

• A commanding presence that fosters trust and fruitful relationships.
• A mindset that is entrepreneurial, innovative, and customer oriented.
• Confidence and decisiveness with a dedication to an upbeat leadership style.
• Open-mindedness and respect for the suggestions and ideas of others.
• Embracing, welcoming, and assuming personal responsibility.
• Delegating responsibilities and decision-making while holding individuals accountable for implementation and outcomes.
  
  

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

Must-haves

WHAT WE NEED

• University graduate in Business, Industrial Management, or other manufacturing discipline.
• A minimum of 7 years or more of hands-on experience in food processing, manufacturing, or other regulated operational industries is required.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Ability

• Proven human, time management, and organization skills required to meet production deadlines, shipping dates, and projects; must possess a sense of urgency.
• A proven track record of ensuring a solid focus on product quality, effective manufacturing processes, and policies; hands-on experience managing quality through certified food processes.
• Sound understanding of manufacturing strategies, supply chain and materials, and financial operations management.
• Strong knowledge and problem-solving skills to solve logistics, manufacturing, and technical problems effectively.
• Proven success as an operations manager to engage and inspire their team to exceed expectations.
• Demonstrates practical organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrates positive, open, and fair interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to work constructively with various internal and external stakeholders while demonstrating acceptable assertiveness without jeopardizing the health of an employee ownership culture.
• Ability to write reports and effectively present information.
• Facilitate regular meetings and updates to ensure the accurate and timely flow of information as required by the team and all other functions.
• Strong technical, computer, and systems knowledge; excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office experience (Excel, Outlook, Word, and PPT).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply the appropriate sections of applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, and policies.
  
  

WORK CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

• The physical environment requires general office equipment (computer, printer, and scanner). Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift to 50 pounds at times.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Required to use personal protective equipment as needed.
  
  

EXTRAS

• Employee-owned
• Advancement Opportunities
• Insurance coverage that includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance and flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid holidays and competitive vacation/sick pay plans
• Tuition assistance program
• Employee stock ownership program (ESOP)