Plant Manager
Plant Manager needed for Food & Beverage Manufacturer.
- Manufacturing Team.
- New Brunswick, NJ
- $120,000-$170,000 + Bonus
One of our clients is looking to bring on a strong Plant Manager to oversee manufacturing operations and drive site performance within a process manufacturing environment. This individual will be responsible for leading plant operations, developing high-performing teams, and driving safety, quality, and operational excellence while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to support process improvements, innovation, and long-term business growth.
Qualifications for the Plant Manager include:
- 8+ years of progressive manufacturing or operations leadership experience within a food, beverage, ingredients, consumer products, or other process manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience leading plant, production, maintenance, quality, or technical teams in a manufacturing setting.
- Demonstrated success supporting new product development, process scale-up, product transfers, and commercialization activities within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, continuous improvement, quality systems, regulatory compliance, and asset management practices.
- Experience managing capital projects, operational budgets, performance metrics, and cross-functional initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Industrial Technology, Business, Food Science or a related field preferred.
Responsibilities for the Plant Manager include:
- Provide overall leadership for site operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing performance across the facility.
- Manage production, maintenance, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives to achieve operational and business objectives.
- Develop and execute strategies to improve throughput, reliability, product quality, and workforce effectiveness.
- Lead budgeting, resource planning, and capital project execution to support both short and long-term operational goals.
- Build strong partnerships across internal departments to align plant performance with customer and business needs.
- Foster a culture of accountability, safety, employee development, and operational excellence throughout the organization.
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