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Apply now, read the job details by scrolling down Double check you have the necessary skills before sending an application. Consumer Guild Foods, a subsidiary of Kowalski Companies, Inc., is looking for the right candidate to manage , our dressing business. The GM would be responsible for carrying out the strategic business plan, operating plan, sales functions as well as the day-to-day operation of manufacturing and distribution. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: · Oversee and coordinate all plant activities to ensure site budget and KPI’s are accomplished. · Provide leadership that develops our people and ensures a culture of safety and continuous improvement. · Manages employees by following company policies. · Ensures standards for product quality, equipment, and operator performance are maintained and that cost-effective technology is used to maximize production. · Effectively identify site opportunities for growth and improvement by developing, recommending, and implementing measures that positively impact production methods, equipment performance, and tool quality. · Ensure customer priorities and relationships are established with the goal of developing and maintaining long term repeat business. · Delegate significant responsibilities to team members and holds them accountable. · Maintain team focus on the metrics that drive results. · Ability to initiate recommendations on purchases of new equipment and improvements to plant property. · Ensures orders are manufactured according to specifications and the quality standards are met. · Establish and monitor overall plant performance for production and quality standards. Compile and analyze daily/monthly reports. Report on the performance of the production system for the management review process. · Control and minimize labor overtime and repair expenses and/or equipment when necessary. Implement and maintain preventative maintenance programs. · Typically has a hands-on approach with the ability to recognize potential production and quality problems on the plant floor before they occur. Qualification and Education requirements · Bachelor's degree preferred. · Minimum of 5 years hands-on manufacturing experience. · 5 years of responsibility for operational metrics reports preferred. · 5 years of people management experience. · Prior experience in the implementation of Lean or Operational Excellence projects and improvement methodologies preferred.