Plant Manager - Foods

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards

• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth

• Please review the job profile below and apply today!
• This position manages all aspects of a single manufacturing plant to provide products that meet quality, cost, volume and service standards.

What You'll be Doing

• Confer with executive management personnel to establish production and quality control standards, develops budgets and cost controls and obtains data regarding types, quantities, specifications and delivery dates of products ordered.
• Coordinate production activities with procurement, maintenance and quality control activities to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines and equipment.
• Review and analyze production, quality control, maintenance and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications and operating or production problems.
• Revise production schedules and priorities resulting from equipment failure or operating problems.
• Consult with engineering personnel relative to machine modifications and equipment in order to improve production and quality of products.
• Define and direct the administration of plant policies within the framework and intent of Meijer manufacturing policies.
• Responsible for short and long term operating objectives such as profit & loss, safety, cost reduction, quality improvement, and new product integration.
• Analyze organizational structure, staffing and resources to cost-effectively and efficiently meet facility goals.
• Develop and implement plans to assure achievement of appropriate volume of production for each product processed.
• Manage all salaried staff and functions including Human Resources, Production Managers and Supervisors, Environmental Health and Safety, Quality, etc.

What You Bring with You (Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 8-10 years of experience with progressive management in food manufacturing environment.
• 8-10 years of experience managing and leading a team.