What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Manager position at Pomona Packing?
Role and Responsibilities:
Pomona Packing LLC is looking for a Plant Manager to manage its apple packing facility. Plant Manager will be responsible for the overall operations of an apple packing facility, including staff management, food safety initiatives, EHS, warehouse, maintenance, shipping along with and identifying and implementing process efficiencies.
Suring the summer season will be assisting with various maintenance or process improvement duties.
Essential Responsibilities:
Plays a key role in Pomona's Food Safety Program
Perform daily management tasks
Review and facilitate resolutions to any production issues
Interact with various departments within and outside Pomona Packing
Additional Responsibilities
Overall responsibility for the packing, warehousing, and shipping/receiving operations of the plant
Monitoring and aligning of resources to support filling and packing operations to meet daily demands of a seasonal business
Responsible for plant conformance to Food Safety Standards
Operates with a continual improvement philosophy
Familiar with Root Cause Analysis
Familiar with Project Management
Provides leadership/coaching to staff of approximately 35 people (Peak Season)
Familiar with external audits & working in a regulated plant environment
Ability to implement change
Builds and maintains a positive team atmosphere
Emphasizes a safe plant culture
Computer literate
Prior supervisor experience preferred
Requires 5.5 days a week during peak season
Qualifications and Education Requirements
3-5 years in related position preferred
Highly motivated, able to work in a proactive fast paced environment
Any equivalent combination or experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
Detail oriented and ability to effectively multi-task
Experience in Plant Maintenance
Computer skills - Knowledge of MS Office and Excel - Required
Food Safety/Food Safety Audit experience preferred
Preferred Skills
Must possess excellent verbal communication skills
Be able to work independently of direct supervision
Understand and carry out detailed written and verbal instructions and to deal with problems involving a few variables in standardized situations
Ability to make difficult yet conclusive/objective decisions
Ability to utilize or learn software or technical applications and systems
Apple industry experience is a plus, but not required
Packaging equipment experience is preferred
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
Salary : $95,000