Commodities Plant Manager

  • Full-time
  • PL-DEPT: 61-0205

Company Description

Foster Farms has been an -owned and operated company for four generations. Since our founding days back in 1939, we have always been committed to providing consumers with the highest-quality, best-tasting poultry products available. The hope is that our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our people will shine through in everything we do.

We are always looking for talented individuals to join the Foster Farms team. We offer the experience of a large organization, but operate like a family business. More than half of our job openings are filled by internal promotion, and we encourage employees to gain a variety of experiences across different functional groups.

Job Description

Manage the Facility to insure the following:

Safe, efficient, and economical transloading/storage and production of liquid feeds and warehouse materials.  Ensure plant is ready for customer inspection at all times.  Compliance with Department, Division, and Corporate policies and procedures.  Compliance with company and government safety regulations.  Ensure adequate staffing levels to meet current and long range production demands.  Ensure plant equipment is adequate to meet current and long term demands, this includes replacement plans and modifications to the plant.  Plan, request, and implement Capital Projects as needed for current and long-term demands.  Maintain adequate inventory of raw material for the facility.  Monitor rail car movements and spot cars to maintain plant inventories and minimize demurrage.

Manage facility trucking:

Ensure all trucks are used to maximize efficiency.  Develop and maintain plant SOPs for drivers. Provide/Oversee training of new drivers. Document training.  Participate in vehicle safety accident review committee.  Review and supervise the daily dispatch to ensure trucks are used efficiently and monitor drivers hours and compliance with division and company guidelines.  Oversee review of DVIRs and driver daily logs to ensure compliance with company guidelines and applicable state and federal laws.

Manage accounting and purchasing functions of the plant:

Oversee period end inventory.  Verify production transactions are correct and timely.  Ensure production variances are researched and explained.  Quantify and control plant shrink.  Work with purchasing agents to ensure MRP parameters and up to date and utilized.  Field buyer for facility.  Approve purchases and issue purchase orders.

Manage EHS compliance including:

Oversee plant safety meetings and audits.  Oversee compliance of air board requirements in regards to particulate emissions on dust control measures for the facility.  Oversee plant safety program to ensure that all company and OSHA requirements are met.

Manage facility maintenance program:

Scope out and pursue dairy tank installation and related repairs  Create and maintain facility pm program. Assign and monitor progress on maintenance work orders.  Manage parts ordering and back up parts inventory.

Qualifications

Minimum 5 to 10 years in Mill supervisor work Experience in all Phases of Operations, Maintenance and Production

5 Years in Liquid Feed Manufacturing highly preferred

BS/BA is Business Management or related field.

Good interpersonal and communication skills required.

Ability to forecast and respond to variables, including: production fluctuations and sales demand.

Ability to respond and thrive in a frequently changing and fast paced work environment.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new employees.

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