Plant Director, Corsicana
Company: Russell Stover Chocolates
Location: Corsicana
Posted on: April 25, 2024
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Job Description:
At Russell Stover, not only do we love chocolate, but we love
our jobs! Every day we go to work exhibiting our values of
excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship, responsibility, and
collaboration. Working at Russell Stover you'll be part of the
leading manufacturer of boxed, seasonal, and sugar-free chocolates.
For over 100 years, Russell Stover Chocolates, Whitman's, and
Pangburn's have been crafted with the finest ingredients to bring
happiness to generations. Today, we produce over 55 million pounds
of chocolate annually, and our legacy brands can be found in 13
company-owned stores and over 9,000 wholesale accounts. Join our
team and let's continue making chocolate lovers happy!-- A day in
the life---As the Plant Director, you will be the senior onsite
leader in our Corsicana, Texas manufacturing facility, and a key
member of the company's operations leadership team. You will be
accountable for all aspects of plant performance to ensure
business, operational, quality, and food safety objectives are
achieved. As a dynamic leader, you will prioritize a safe working
environment and be an advocate for ensuring talent retention,
development, and engagement for the more than 600 employees
onsite.This critical role requires a confident leader with strong
technical and communication skills with the ability to build
relationships across the organization while balancing priorities in
a fast-paced environment.What you will be doing---Your mission will
be to ensure the production and delivery of quality products on
time and in the safest, most efficient, and cost-effective manner.
You will be responsible for managing all resources related to
production within the plant to ensure products are manufactured in
the quantities required within the designated time frames at the
most efficient cost without compromising high standards for safety
and quality. Specific areas of responsibility include:Leading and
coordinating production operations, employee health and safety,
manufacturing engineering, quality, and continuous improvement
efforts for the plant. Manage daily operations within the plant to
achieve production and business goals.Ensure employee safety while
improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the plant.Partner
with Human Resources to develop programs and tools to drive a
high-performing and engaging culture within the plant.Test and
monitor plant performance through production reports and
analysis.Champion change to develop a culture of continuous
improvement.Lead the staff to identify and develop present and
future capacities through manpower and machinery to ensure the most
cost-efficient operations. Ensure production is scheduled to meet
plans and schedules are executed effectively and on time.Establish
and maintain an organized system, optimize processes and methods to
ensure maximum and steady output, increase efficiency, and reduce
waste.Develop and improve production and sanitation processes to
maintain and improve quality standards as well as minimize waste
and inefficiencies.Fully understand the Manufacturing budget and
manage expectations.Establish and maintain effective working
relationships with functional support departments.Maintain
effective communication of company goals and relevant information
to employees.Develop and encourage effective working relationships
within the department and with support organizations.Ensure safety
programs are followed in place, and effectively executed.Hire,
train, motivate, and develop staff and create a high-performing,
engaged workforce.Do you have what it takes?-- (Basic
Qualifications) Bachelor's degree in industrial, mechanical, food
science, or business administration or related field.Minimum 10+
years of proven experience in a leadership role within a
manufacturing environment.Proven experience in continuous
improvement using lean tools (5S, TPM, Six Sigma, or
similar).Experience with SAP in a manufacturing
environment.Training in engineering standards.--Do you stand above
the rest? (Preferred Qualifications) Advanced Degree Experience in
a process-oriented, food manufacturing environment Training in
engineering standards such as "Lean" sanitation, food safety, and
regulations --What it's like at the Russell Stover PlantsSafety.
Your safety is important to us, so we provide protective gear. We
also go through an in-depth Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
training on your first day and continue to share safety tips daily
Surroundings. You'll be working around different machines -
Schubert's, forklifts, electric pallet jacks, and chocolate candy
banks/steels.Activity. Some activities may require standing in one
place for long periods, walking around, or climbing stairs/ladders,
and routinely lift 50 lbs. Temperature. You will be comfortable
year-round with our climate-controlled environment. Our
temperatures are consistently around 63--F but could fluctuate
depending on your specific role.Smell. You will enjoy a variety of
deliciously sweet aromas and you may end your day smelling like
chocolate!Dress code. Relaxed, with a few rules to follow for food
safety, personal safety and in guidance with our good manufacturing
practices (GMP). Comfortable, closed-toe shoes are required.
Leather, imitation leather, rubber boots or shoes must be worn in
the kitchen and other areas when working around hot liquid/product
or hot water.Allergens:-- You will be exposed to a variety of
ingredients that may be considered food allergens. At Russell
Stover Chocolates, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate
it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our
employees, our products, and our community. Russell Stover
Chocolates is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an
affirmative action employer. We provide equal employment
opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national
origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status,
pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical
condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status,
or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Employment
by Russell Stover Chocolates is contingent upon I-9 Employment
Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen,
education verification, and satisfactory reference and background
checks.Make Happy. Work Happy.--
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