Plant Manager
Job Location:
WaKeeney, KS - USA
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Job Summary
Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe responsible and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain partnering with producers and customers to source make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with lifes essentials we enable businesses to grow communities to prosper and consumers to live well.
This position is in our Ag & Trading enterprise where we connect producers and users of grains and oilseeds around the globe through origination trading processing and distribution. We also offer a range of farmer services and risk management solutions.
The Plant Manager will provide strategic operational oversight for all production operating and transportation processes for the WaKeeney Kansas plant and nearby state-of-the-art automated facility in Ogallah this Agriculture and Manufacturing Supply Chain role role you will oversee safety quality operational effectiveness and financial performance. You will lead a team that is integral to the storage and transportation of Wheat Sorghum Corn and Soybeans locally and throughout the United States.
- Establish and deploy operational priorities for two grain receiving storage and transport facilities.
- Leads strategic and tactical operations and quality management deliverables to ensure customer product and quality standard requirements are met within specifications.
- Leads directs and controls capital and operating budgets to achieve financial performance objectives set by the business.
- Ensure and hold direct reports accountable for meeting and controlling operating expenses and established targets.
- Oversee the overall operational management and efficiency improvements which may include standardization of plant information manufacturing systems quality control safety production reliability excellence and maintenance and operators best practices.
- Collaborate with cross functional partners including origination HR transportation and logistics and maintenance. Proactively engage with the community and customers.
- Ensures employee and food safety and environmental compliance program standards and goals are implemented.
- Accountable for all internal and external operating and regulatory procedures on employee and food safety including strategic and tactical execution in alignment with corporate environment health and safety and food safety quality and regulatory functions as well as government regulations. Lead and develop a team coach and make decisions related to talent management hiring performance and disciplinary actions.
- Other duties as assigned
- Bachelors degree in a related field OR equivalent experience
- Minimum of four years of related work experience
- Ability to work flexible hours as needed and extra hours during harvest seasons
- Two or more years of supervisory experience
Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vet.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Cargill, Incorporated is an American privately held global corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue.
