Plant Manager

Plant Manager

Philly's Best Steak Company Inc. is a leading Philadelphia area meat processing facility specializing in the manufacturing of Philly style steak products. We pride ourselves as being family owned, providing our employees with a safe, friendly, and collaborative work environment.

The Plant Manager is accountable for driving the safety, quality, productivity, and financial objectives of Philly's Best Steak. The Plant Manager is responsible for supporting operations by working closely with plant leadership and employees to guarantee compliance with the Production Schedule and planning process, Standard Operating Procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, compliance with USDA standards, and Philly's Best Steak's specifications, policies, and procedures. This position will require collaboration with the Supply Chain, FSQA, Production, Maintenance, and Shipping & Receiving departments. This position will require a high level of visibility on the production floor and throughout the plant as well as solid leadership and management experience.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Contributes to the strategic direction of the Philly's Best Operations team
• Evaluates staffing and training needs proactively
• Demonstrates leadership through participation in core leadership processes such as development of division and manufacturing facility operating, capital and expense budgets, employee onboarding, and workforce planning and development
• Fosters collaboration among various finance and operations-focused departments
• Assists the Director of Operations with the creation, maintenance and training for all business processes and SOPs
• Assists with creating and implementing strategies to reduce costs, mitigate risk, improve quality and capacity, increase output, and reduce inventory
• Utilizes various tools like ERP, MRP, CRM, Power BI, and other software as needed
• Reports regularly on operational effectiveness performance and departmental KPIs
• Assists with optimizing operation costs, ensuring safety and financial performance, and achieving quality standards as set by the company
• Champions a safety culture across the organization
• Drives our company culture of respectful communication, transparency, and collaboration across all operations
• All other duties as assigned

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from 4-year college/university in engineering, industrial manufacturing, business, or related field preferred
• 6-8 years' experience in a manufacturing role required
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, ERP, or other pertinent software
• Demonstrated strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills required
• Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
• Strong knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and lean tools required
• Lean six sigma certification preferred
• Previous experience in leading and building a team is required
• Must be able to assist with writing reports, policies, SOP's, processes, training programs, and manuals
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics
• Experience in food manufacturing preferred
• Experience with ERP systems required.
• Experience with SQF codes is preferred
• Ability to stand, walk, climb stairs, and withstand cold temperatures for a full shift