Plant Director - Bridgeton

Plant Director - Bridgeton

Job Locations: US-NJ-BRIDGETON

ID: 2024-11800

Number of People to Hire: 1

Job Family: Manufacturing

Level of Experience: Experienced Professionals

Short Intro and About the Job

At Danone, Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams. We are currently looking to hire a Plant Director based in Bridgeton, New Jersey! In this role, you will be responsible to set the factory direction to deliver business needs and priorities. You will deliver the results to drive factory competitiveness through superior products at the right cost and on time. You will lead operationally and develop the teams on both functional & managerial skills to create high performing teams. You will contribute to Danone's corporate image by establishing the right culture within the facility, relationships with the local community and unions representatives.

The Bridgeton plant is comprised of approximately 110 Danoners and has 3 production lines. This role will report directly into the VP of Beverage Manufacturing and has 5 direct reports and 2 strong dotted line reports.

Responsibilities

• Set the Factory Strategy and Master Plan required to deliver business, manufacturing and people priorities, in conjunction with Danone's growth and improvement strategies.
• Lead the factory organization to be a highly reliable, responsive, and competitive operation.
• Establish a zero-risk operating culture delivering a safe environment for anyone working in the factory (Danoners and Contractors).
• Accelerate performance rate of improvement, improving KPI's.
• Build productivity pipeline to secure cost reduction (Plant and COGS).
• Drive IWS implementation to achieve manufacturing & supply chain best practices and standards.
• Drive connectivity, networking, and benchmarking both internally and externally.
• Secure product superiority through minimized product variability and spec consistency.
• Strengthen the factory organization through all Danoners.
• Drive organizational development, high performing teams through structure and proximity leadership.
• Develop internal, talented leaders who can further grow within Danone.
• Strengthen the factory contribution to business innovation pipeline.
• Drive growth and change in a fast-moving, high-energy environment.
• Be a visible and active leader, promotes a favorable and productive culture for all associates.
• Build relationships and set long-term action steps with local community and other representatives.
• Develop and maintain positive community relations related to all aspects of plant interactions.
• Maintain lines of communication to all associates on company policy, suggestions, concerns, complaints, and other issues defined by the company.
• Support and ensure compliance of the facility with all Environmental, Health and Safety programs, policies, regulations.
• Ensure the highest level of commitment to quality to provide assurance all products are produced, prepared and handled according to the highest possible standards.
• Measure, track and maintain the controls and reports necessary to evaluate plant costs, quality and service level necessary for more efficient and effective operations.
• Develop and maintain a strong local talent pipeline and prepare succession planning for all positions.
• Promote and ensure positive associate and union relations.
• Promote a one-team approach with sales and marketing.

Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave.

About You

• You have a bachelor's degree in business, engineering or a related field and have at least 10 years of leadership experience within a lean manufacturing environment. Candidates without a completed bachelor's degree will be considered if they have at least 15 years of demonstrated leadership experience within a lean manufacturing environment.
• You have TPM and or IWS experience, required.
• You have experience as a change agent and leading people through change.
• You have a strong drive to develop people/talent and have experience in managing numerous direct reports.
• You have excellent project management experience and have ability to drive change with a positive attitude.
• You have strong problem-solving fundamentals.
• You are process-oriented; able to identify process improvements and implement change successfully.
• You have the ability to support and lead a 24/7 production environment.

About Us

At Danone North America, you'll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You'll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps in the world , working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet.

Danone North America doesn't just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We're proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.