Plant Manager

Top Reasons to Work at Bimbo Bakeries USA Salary Range: $116,200 - $162,700 Annual Bonus Eligibility Comprehensive Benefits Package Paid Time Off 401k & Company Match Position Summary Bakery Leaders play an important role in helping BBU win as one team, bake with world‑class practices, grow our people, and serve our customers. They embrace the consumer and serve our customers by leading the bakery team to produce world‑class products on time, and in full. They ensure operational capabilities by leading all aspects of the bakery in setting strategic priorities, achieving goals, coaching other leaders, and supporting the training that is required for executing the Operations Excellence Playbook. Bakery Leaders empower and involve Department Leaders in helping their teams achieve key performance metrics, and coach each Department Leader individually toward continuous improvement and professional growth. They create a compelling bakery culture by engaging and developing their team through effective leadership and coaching strategies and expect ownership and accountability in their teams to achieve results across people, safety, quality, service, and cost. Key Job Responsibilities Lead as an Operations Excellence Vision Carrier, serve the frontline through pursuit of excellence, and drive accountability for running the playbook across all bakeries. Engage and develop core competencies in Department Leaders through onboarding, training, coaching and consistent performance feedback, and coach Department Leaders toward an empowered, problem‑solving mentality to consistently achieve world‑class standards. Build a culture of mutual respect, teamwork, and professionalism, demonstrating active pursuit for the company’s culture. Uphold and promote our E5 Leadership Behaviors: Embrace the Consumer, Ensure Operational Capabilities, Empower and Involve, Engage and Develop, and Expect Ownership and Accountability. Operate with a One Team mentality by supporting Department Leaders in Production, Maintenance, Sanitation and Shipping to win the shift and ensure production is to schedule and shipment to order. Partner with Business Unit leadership, other leaders in the bakery, and cross‑functional teams to identify and implement profit‑driving, quality‑of‑life‑improving strategies and programs. Leverage deep technical competence and partner with others to accelerate problem‑solving and solution implementation. Demonstrate full commitment to Quality and Food Safety principles by leading by example, actively participating in, and providing adequate resources to support the development, implementation, maintenance and ongoing improvement of the Quality and Food Safety Systems. Deliver on Key Performance Indicators for People, Asset Reliability, Quality, Safety, Service, and Cost. Lead the Safety Integrated Management System for the bakery and ensure every leader and associate is engaged in achieving world‑class safety performance. Utilize quantitative performance data to set strategic bakery priorities that drive results across all needs areas. Oversee the financial and health of the bakery, creating and maintaining annual budgets. Key Behavioral Competencies Operational Execution – think strategically about business needs, set data‑based priorities, and build plans with Department Leaders to achieve improved business KPIs. Set the standard – overall responsibility for universal achievement of Operations Excellence standards and practices, manufacturing safety, culture, quality, environmental compliance, and productivity for the bakery location. Drive our culture – build a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence, providing consistent leadership while emphasizing teamwork and collaboration. Be a change leader – drive the realization of Operations Excellence efforts across our manufacturing facilities and processes, provide necessary leadership to promote change throughout the organization, and continue to develop and lead a world‑class continuous improvement organization. Establish a culture of accountability throughout the organization by facilitating an effective goal/metrics deployment that aligns with business unit and corporate goals. Develop our talent – drive purposeful people planning to ensure a pipeline of qualified associates are recruited and developed to meet the current and future needs of the organization. Provide sound advice to executive leadership on all related topics. Education and Work History Education: Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, Food Science, or a technical field required; Master’s preferred. 10+ years of increasingly responsible manufacturing experience, at least 5 years of which must be in the food industry. Demonstrated leadership of safety initiatives that drive a zero‑injury culture. Participative management style and excellent organizational and communication skills. Demonstrated track record leading the improvement of operations while delivering day‑to‑day performance. In‑depth knowledge of baking science and technology, process control and improvement tools. Experience with programs that drive statistical processes and program systems in plant operations. The physical and mental demands described in each job posting are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of each job. Reasonable accommodation may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of each job. Equal Opportunity Employer Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. #J-18808-Ljbffr