Job Title: Plant Manager | Department: | Reports to: | FLSA Status: Exempt EEO Code:

We do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We cultivate a work environment that listens to our team members, nurtures potential, embraces diversity, and values innovative thinking. As a leader in the seafood industry, we know that the key to our success is based on the commitment to excellence displayed by each of our team members.

Responsible for managing all aspects of plant functions on a daily basis to ensure smooth daily operations. Responsible for directing and managing all plant operations with overall responsibility for plant maintenance, product quality, staffing, and other plant activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be a role model in projecting and applying The Pacific Group Diamond Philosophy (Productivity, Quality, Excellence, and teamwork) and promote teamwork at all times.
• Build and train a team of supervisors to carry out Company goals and objectives.
• Monitor and support team meetings with supervisors of each department.
• Oversee and adhere to company hiring and disciplinary procedures to build a culture of trust.
• Collaborate with Team Member Services to implement policies that are fair and equitable to all team members.
• Oversee training of employees, both on PSU and hands-on department specific.
• Manage labor costs.
• Work with Production Manager in coordinating product yields to meet sales commitments.
• Oversee inventory rotation to assure quality, adherence to regulatory requirements, and uninterrupted production.
• Oversee and Monitor HACCP, SQF, and sustainability programs.
• Responsible for accommodating plant inspections by state and federal agencies.
• Monitor production for quality standards, maximize productivity and limit product waste.
• Monitor SSOP’s for clean-up, plant sanitation practices, and conduct monthly internal audits.
• Maintain all permits (discharge and storm water) and deal with all agencies.
• Monitor designated safety champion for plant safety program.
• Oversee plant maintenance.
• Procure all production and plant supplies and control costs.
• Control and monitor physical inventories.
• Approve production, maintenance, logistics and accounts payable.
• Maintain export certificates.
• Monitor and manage production leads time in timekeeping and payroll systems.
• Review and analyze budget and financials period by period.
• Review APC and AS400 to monitor production activities.
• Oversee logistics for sales operations.
• Oversee and track production efficiencies.
• Work with the sales team on proper product forms and inventory available for sale; clear all orders.
• Lead management alignment through weekly meetings and other solutions.
• Work with support office and sales team on long term R&D.
• Develop professional networks in the seafood industry.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

  
  

  Core Competencies and Skills for Success :

  · Leadership/People Management · Safety Acumen · Financial/Business Acumen · Inventory Control Management   · Project Management · Technical Expertise · Communication Skills · Process Improvement · Workforce and Production Planning · Product Knowledge

   

  What You Bring to our company:

  Required

• Minimum five years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• HARPC (HACCP) Knowledge
• Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Teams, Excel, etc.)

  Preferred
  

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Prior experience in the seafood or shellfish industry.
• LEAN/Six Sigma Experience
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus
• Prior ERP knowledge (SAP)

   

  Physical Requirements:

  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member:

• Regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• Regularly required to use close, distance, and peripheral vision with ability to judge depth perception and adjust focus. Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound
• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

  Working Conditions:

  The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is exposed to:

• Work in both an office setting and production environment
• Work around standard office and PC equipment
• Work around heavy equipment
• Wet and/or humid conditions and extreme cold
• Quiet to moderate noise level