Plant Manager

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.
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Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients.
Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.

• The Role:
  We are looking for our next Plant Manager at our Gurnee, IL site. Reporting to the Head of Manufacturing, the Plant Manager at the Gurnee manufacturing plant has responsibility for all operational activities and personnel for that location.
  The Plant Manager will develop, oversee and execute the operations strategy to meet business requirements and drive reduction in cost of goods manufactured (COGM).
• Direct the work of the plant operations leadership team.
• Analyze operations requirements and work cross-functionally within operations (internal manufacturing, external manufacturing, supply chain, procurement) as well as with functions outside of operations (business, Quality , R&D, legal).
• Leverage knowledge of industry best practices and appropriate modeling and financial analysis to recommend solutions to enhance operations performance and profitability.
• Oversee and execute operations strategies that will develop and ensure consistent and efficient flow of product across the supply chain from supplier to customer and enable best in class service to internal and external customers.
• Consider latest developments in the competitive technology, EH&S and team development.

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Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering (or relevant engineering field), or Operations Management. Experience working effectively in a matrix organizations with global locations; and working with individuals with diverse backgrounds. 15+ years of experience in operations, manufacturing, chemistry/chemical engineering or a related discipline (chemical manufacturing is preferred) Expertise in strategy development, cost management, and continuous improvement. Demonstrated ability to manage capital expenditures, budgeting and expense control, forecasting plant performance metrics. Innovative thinker with experience in new process technology/process engineering leadership. Must have relevant knowledge of batch and continuous mass process technologies. Demonstrated understanding and commitment to EHS development and compliance. He/She must have worked in an environment where there is clear collaboration with other functions including commercial, R&D, finance, etc. If from a large company, the executive must demonstrate the ability to work in a lean, fast paced environment, have a bias for action and focus on results. Strong business acumen, intellectual horsepower, process management, managing diverse and challenging relationships.
What You'll Need:
Preferred
Understands the capabilities of SAP (or legacy systems) and how to use them to plan and extract data to improve operations. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, Powerpoint). The successful candidate must be a strategic thought leader who enjoys creating and working in a highly collaborative environment. He/She will serve as a role model for Roquette's values and be a champion of the culture and change management. Agility and the ability to enable and empower organizations is critical. The ideal individual will have proven communication and leadership skills and will be a mentor for future leaders. Ability to work in a fast-paced work environment with the ability to adapt to changes and competing priorities.

• Manage key partner relationships and performance.
• Develop and execute an operations strategy to meet and exceed key company performance goals, including cost reductions and inventory targets; capacity growth; and meeting customer quality and delivery requirements.
• He/she will aim to maximize business growth and profitability through strong analytical, collaborative, and influencing skills.
• Take a "customer-back" end-to-end supply chain view and demonstrate commitment and accountability while also anticipating the needs of the customers and focusing the organization to meet them.
• Lead and direct health, safety, and environmental compliance and culture across the organization, both staff and manufacturing teams, to continue success with Roquette's core value of safety.
• Sponsors Lean Six Sigma projects and actively participates in frequent project reviews.
• Engages and focuses the organization on cycle time improvement through the application of Lean and Kaizen events.
• Be a change agent for developing key organizational capabilities to continue to improve performance, using such methodologies as Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, as well as other key process and leadership changes / improvements.
• Collaborate with all functional areas to ensure alignment with key priorities and make certain that new products, plans, processes, and other service requirements are effectively translated into operational plans.
• Motivate, develop, retain, and recruit top talent across the organization through employee engagement tools and trusting relationships.
• Design goals and expectations that motivate the organization to achieve the results required for sustainable success.

What You'll Do:
Lead and manage site manufacturing, maintenance, and environmental/health/safety. Safety being a priority. Know and respect the rules concerning safety, quality, hygiene and the environment. Participate in continuous improvement programs Maintain confidentiality in all matters pertaining to the processing plant and its operations. Responsible for hold the team accountable with goals and objectives aligned with the broader organization.
What We Offer:
A highly collaborative team environment with ample room for exponential career growth. Competitive pay, annual-performance bonus, comprehensive benefits, 6.2% company retirement. Generous paid time off and 12 annual paid company holidays. 12 weeks 100% paid maternity leave, and up to 4 weeks 100% paid parental leave (including adoption/surrogacy/foster care leave) for non-birthing parents. Student loan repayment assistance and tuition reimbursement program for select roles. Annual wellness benefit and wellness centered programs focused on your health needs.
If you identify yourself in this position, please apply by uploading your resume and let's start the journey together !
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Roquette believes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion must be woven into everything we do, from the products we make, through the relationships we build with our partners, and most importantly within the teams we create and how we interact together.
As we continue to grow, Roquette understands that to be successful we must always be inclusive in our approach, by creating a workforce that represents the world we live in, and the communities and customers we serve.
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