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Skills and Experience

• Required Skills
  • Strong planning and organization skills and ability to multi-task
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, employees, clients, customers, and the general public
  • High sense of urgency
  • Ability to work well under pressure in fast paced environment
  • Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook

   

  Supervisory Responsibilities

  • Interviewing, hiring, and training
  • Planning, assigning and directing work
  • Appraising performance
  • Rewarding and disciplining employees
  • Addressing complaints and resolving

  The Minimum Requirements:

  ·         At least 10 - 15 years experience in Manufacturing/Plastics/Food and/or Beverage industry or related field with 7 -10 years experience working in a leadership level. 

  ·         Bachelor’s Degree required.  Disciplines in Technical, Engineering, Quality or Manufacturing fields strongly preferred. 

  ·         Graduate degree preferred.  

  Key to success:

  To be successful in this role you will need to work with and influence individuals throughout the organization without direct authority.  To excel, you will need to utilize your leadership skills to support the company’s business growth. You also need the ability to lead by example and work with manufacturing teams on the production floor to develop and maintain relationships. You will achieve your manufacturing KPI including safety, OIR, OEE, compliance, productivity goals and cost as a team leader, while keeping the Corporate and other stakeholders informed. We are a fast-growing and innovative company, with passion for our work.

   

   

  Why Niagara:

  Solid Growth- Our sales have increased nearly 30% every year for the last 5 years.

   

  Career development -- As we continue to grow, your responsibilities will expand.  Niagara Bottling, LLC provides career growth opportunities and strives to hire from within our organization.

  
  Proven great leadership -- Niagara has established itself as a National leader in high quality affordable bottled water with geographically diversified production facilities throughout the United States.
  
  A culture of success – At Niagara, it is a fast-paced, innovative, and work hard play hard environment.
  
  

  About Niagara:

  Niagara Bottling, LLC has been family owned and operated since 1963. We operate the most eco-friendly and highest speed bottling lines in the world. We have expanded our production nationally with plants in Pennsylvania, Florida, California, Texas, Indiana, Arizona and North Carolina. Our ongoing commitments to our people, technology and customer service are the keys to our success.
  
  

  As the largest manufacturer of private brand bottled water in the country, we work closely with the largest retail organizations in the world as well as an outstanding collection of world class suppliers. Our growth is fueling the search for new team members that can help manage this growth moving forward.

Job Description

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The Opportunity Snapshot:

What’s great about being a Plant Director for Niagara? This position provides you the opportunity to do all that motivates you in the world of manufacturing: developing and implementing processes, strategizing initiatives, programs and policies, and continuously improving operational performance. You’ll develop leaders to coach, train and manage performance for the growth of Niagara’s team members and create a positive climate where team members want to do their best.

 

Candidates applying must be open to relocation.  Physical plant location is still to be determined.

 

The Requirements:

This role reports to the EVP of Manufacturing. You will oversee and be responsible for the ongoing production of high quality products and distribution of our products to customers according to the company’s guidelines and goals.

 

 

Role Responsibilities and Scope

• Responsible for plant production goals.
• Responsible for product quality control for the plant.
• Direct and coordinate plant operations within company policy and guidelines.
• Work with department managers to ensure coordination of purchasing, production and shipping.
• Select and train plant supervisory and administrative staff.
• Foster a well-trained and motivated staff through excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Conduct employee performance reviews.
• Schedule and conduct plant meetings.
• Ensure routine plant maintenance is up to date and safe for employees in accordance with OSHA guidelines.
• Communicate with all levels of personnel through strong interpersonal skills.
• Attend corporate trainings and meetings.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.