Plant Manager
Company: balchem
Location: Marshfield
Posted on: June 25, 2022
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Job Description:
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Balchem Corporation develops, manufactures and markets specialty
ingredients that improve and enhance the health and well-being of
life on the planet, providing state-of-the-art solutions and the
finest quality products for a range of industries worldwide. Our
corporate headquarters is located in New Hampton, New York, (Hudson
Valley area) and we have a broad network of sales offices,
manufacturing sites, and R&D centers, primarily located in the
US and Europe. Founded in 1967, Balchem is a publicly traded
company (NASDAQ - BCPC) with annual revenues over $700 million and
a market cap exceeding $4.0 billion. The company consists of three
business segments: Human Nutrition & Health; Animal Nutrition &
Health; and Specialty Products. Balchem employs over 1,400 people
worldwide who are engaged in diverse activities, committed to
developing the company into global market leadership positions. To
learn more about our dynamic, stable and growing company, visit
www.balchem.com
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Plant Manager directs daily plant operations while maintaining
a safe, professional, and positive work environment. The Plant
Manager is expected to make the most effective use of available
work force and equipment, ensuring an efficient and coordinated
work effort among all personnel. This position will be challenged
to manage a balance fixed costs and what is necessary to safely and
reliability meet customer demand.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Lead continuous improvement in the safety and food safety culture
of the facility. Maintain high standards of performance, ensure
regulatory compliance, and facilitate corrective action and
preventive action plans at the site. Establish and continually
improve a procedures-based culture.
Facilitate an agile, effective, and engaged work force through
strong change management, communication, and training efforts.
Cultivate a high performing team with a customer-focused
mindset.
Maintain production at desired level while adhering to strict
safety, food safety, and quality standards.
Own the plant capacity plan and continually update operating plans
based on inputs from Demand Planning and the Sales and Operating
Planning Process.
Ensure adherence to the production schedule to meet sales and
commercial commitments to customers.
Establish local goal alignment between the plant, the manufacturing
function, the business, and the corporation. Maintain key
performance indicators and metrics scorecards to monitor
performance against established goals. Continually review and
ensure improvement plans are in place for all performance gaps.
Conduct periodic informal & annual formal employee evaluations.
Create & maintain a positive work environment where success is
celebrated, along with communicating company policies and
directives to employees
Develop and adhere to an annual operating & capital implementation
plan
Lead and own waste reduction and value enhancement initiatives for
the site.
Effectively utilize regional, corporate, and approved outside
expertise to drive learning and continuous improvement into the
plant organization.
REQUIREMENTS:
BS Degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Food
Science, Microbiology or related technical degree with a total of 5
years of experience and 3+ years of production management in food,
pharmaceutical, chemical manufacturing.
Candidate must have experience with process optimization, managing
small capital projects (PI183128368
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