Job Description

Plant Manager

Glanbia – Richfield, Idaho

The Opportunity  

We are seeking a dynamic leader to guide our production and warehouse operations, driving continuous improvement in Engagement, Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Operational Excellence. This role involves developing leadership that fosters a zero-loss work culture, ensuring product safety and quality, and aligning activities with company policies, goals, and objectives.This permanent, full-time position will report to the VP Dairy Operations and is fully onsite. Essential functions include but are not limited to the following:   

• Inspire Teams: Foster a strong team spirit, effective communication, urgency, and high motivation to achieve immediate and long-term goals.
• Champion Change: Act as a visible change agent, promoting flexibility and openness to new opportunities.
• Strategic Leadership: Execute strategic plant direction for all production initiatives, aligning with global goals.
• Collaborative Planning: Drive collaboration within the site and across network activities, ensuring cross-functional planning and decision-making.
• Financial Oversight: Oversee the budget and financial performance of product manufacturing operations.
• Safety and Compliance: Promote a positive Safety Culture, GMP operating principles, and ensure inspection readiness.
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously improve manufacturing procedures and equipment in collaboration with Production, Engineering, and Quality teams.
• Talent Development: Lead recruitment, training, and mentoring of personnel, and coach supervisors and junior staff through effective development planning.

The Skills you will bring to the team

• Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Industry Experience: At least 5 years of experience in the manufacturing industry or a similar field.
• Analytical Skills: Strong ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
• Communication Skills: Proficiency in writing reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Presentation Skills: Effective presentation skills and the ability to respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Mathematical Proficiency: Advanced mathematical skills, including concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to solve practical problems and interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Software Proficiency: Proficiency in software applications such as AutoCAD, Access, PowerPoint, Excel, and MS Word.

If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please apply!

Where and how you will work   

The opportunity will be based in Richfield, Idaho and is fully onsite for a 24/7 operations plant.  

What we would like to offer you!

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and acompetitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K.

About Glanbia

The Glanbia Group comprises three divisions: Glanbia Performance Nutrition, Glanbia Nutritional's, and Joint Ventures. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 6,000 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading products in 130 countries worldwide.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.

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