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Plant General Manager

Sazerac Company

Location: Owensboro, KY 42303
Type: Full-Time, Permanent, Non-Remote
Posted on: April 7, 2021
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Plant General Manager
Job Locations US-KY-Owensboro
Posted Date 2 days ago (4/7/2021 2:23 PM)
# of Openings 1 Category Manufacturing/Production/Warehouse Type Regular Full-Time
Sazerac Company Overview
Build your career at Sazerac! Sazerac Company produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world, including Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, Blanton’s, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, Southern Comfort, Seagram’s V.O., Myers’s, Goldschläger, Parrot Bay, 99 Brand, and Platinum Vodka.
We’re proud of our award-winning culture and distilleries. Our Louisville office has been named one of the “Best Places to Work in Kentucky” four times, and our Buffalo Trace Distillery has earned the title of “world’s most award-winning distillery” through the dedication of our craftsmen for well over 200 years. During COVID-19, Sazerac distilleries began producing hand sanitizer for some of the world’s largest organizations in healthcare, government, military, retail, distribution, airline, pharma, and banking. Also, during this time, while many companies are wading through uncertainty, Sazerac is poised for acquisition and growth – recently acquiring 18 more brands, two companies and a distillery.
Since 1850, Sazerac Company has thrived as an independent, American family-owned company with operations in the United States and around the world. Since the 2000s, Sazerac has averaged double digit growth every year! We attribute our success to a unique blend of our history, culture, brands, relationships, innovation, technology, and most importantly, our people. Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced professional, Sazerac provides extraordinary opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, entrepreneurial industry.
Company/Location Overview
This Plant General Manager will oversee operations for the largest plant in Sazerac's network, The Glenmore Distillery, based in Owensboro, KY.  This plant has 12 bottling lines and over 500 team members.  The Plant General Manager is responsible for plant engineering, maintenance, processing, shipping, scheduling, quality, barrel warehouse, and bottling operations; oversees plant financial statements and capital expenditures. Develops company systems and processes; directs labor management relations and contract administration, and ensures that key priorities for Customer Service, Quality, Safety, Continuous Improvement, Performance and Career Development are a focus for all employees.
Responsibilities:
• Lead the organization to provide our customers with world class service and support. Ensure attainment of customer service KPIs including on time and accurate delivery, order fill rate, production schedule attainment, etc.
• Lead process improvements to deliver manufacturing cost savings thereby remaining a low-cost provider and provide consistency with prescribed quality, accuracy and performance standards. Lead annual Capital Expenditure Program for the facility. Ensure projects are submitted, prioritized and executed on time and within budget. Lead development of annual operating plan and ensure cost effectiveness by avoiding write-offs, controlling transportation costs, minimizing inventories and applying spending controls/discipline. Ensure that new products are developed, produced and shipped on schedule, in full, and meet agreed upon quality standards.
• Lead and assist with projects pertaining to manufacturing operation improvements to increase capacities and efficiencies in order to support increasing production demands and meet assigned key performance indicators. Ensure identification and documentation of all processes related to the operation of the plant and drive continuous improvements to these processes. Monitor variances on a monthly basis and lead initiatives to achieve KPI target of $0 variances including direct labor, material and BOM, and overhead variances.
• Ensure execution of sound safety programs to achieve zero injuries at the plant. Lead the creation of a safety culture to ensure employees think safety first and watch out for the safety of their teammates; execute and evaluate policies and programs to enhance the safety of all employees; support and actively participate on safety committee; promote quick identification and remedy of safety hazards.
• Ensure that the plant meets all regulatory and environmental requirements. Proactively support the environmental needs of the facility through project management, maintenance, reporting, and spills management. Lead the effort to become more preventative in these areas.
• Lead the manufacturing operations in a manner consistent with the culture of the company. Create a team environment where employees are treated fairly, with respect and encouraged to make a difference in meeting and exceeding customer expectations. Create an environment that supports productive employee relations while maintaining compliance with the current Collective Bargaining Agreement. Encourage employee communications and feedback. Ensure communication with customers regarding planning, pack changes and quality related initiatives/issues. Provide feedback to our vendors/suppliers to ensure quality and timeliness of materials provided.
• Conduct Professional Development System (PDS) reviews with management direct reports to improve skills and performance of all employees at the plant. Train, evaluate, and develop managers. Create and develop a personal development plan to improve a skill/competency that will develop personal skills and improve performance.
• Continually seek ways to improve manufacturing performance at the plant as measured by Key Performance Indicators. Lead efforts for efficient production by use of technology, an optimal SKU location plan, ensuring minimal out of stocks and changeover efficiencies. Lead annual Capital Expenditure Program for the facility ensuring that projects are submitted, prioritized and executed on time/budget. Lead organization's plant capacity expansion planning, forecasting (MRP/MPS), line loading planning and inventory accuracy efforts.
Requirements MUST • Minimum 5 years relevant Plant Management experience
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Excellent oral & written communication skills
• Requires Experience managing in a union environment
• Strong analytical and technical skills
• Knowledge of CI, Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma
• Working knowledge of MS Office Products (Word, Excel and Outlook)
PREFERRED • Experience in the alcoholic beverage industry
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Sazerac and its affiliates engage in personnel decisions and administer our personnel policies without regard to race, religion or creed, color, sex or gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. We affirm in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws.
Sazerac requires all team members to act responsibly around alcohol and to responsibly consume alcohol. As such, the Company evaluates alcohol related offenses as part of its background check processes.
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