The Assistant Plant Manager is responsible for all Manufacturing, Packaging, Inventory, and Distribution operations as well as manufacturing support functions: Engineering, Quality and Maintenance. Provide leadership and guidance to direct reports for the purpose of increasing their effectiveness and establishing good working relationships.
• Manage and coordinate plant operations within company policies and procedures that produce products that meet quality, cost, volume and service criteria and objectives.
• Initiate plans and processes, which minimize manufacturing costs through effective utilization of employees, equipment, facilities, materials, and capital.
• Assure attainment of business objectives and productions schedules while insuring product standards that will exceed our customers' expectations.
• Foster an environment where safety and quality are high priorities.
• Work closely with functional departments to ensure coordination between sales, customer service, loading, shipping, purchasing, receiving and finance.
• Maintain individual skills, keeping up to date with latest production, technological changes and production management
• Develop employees by establish, manage and maintain a well-trained and motivated staff.
• All GLC employees are expected to perform any assignment or job task according to the stated safety policies and procedures.
• All GLC employees are expected to produce our products in a manner that exceeds the quality and value expectation of our customers and consumers by adhering to Good Manufacturing Practices, Policies and Procedures outlined in our Safe Quality Food Program.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the manager.
• Bachelor's Degree in business or technical field or commensurate experience.
• 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment or more.
• 5 years of experience of managerial experience or more.
• Energetic, creative, self-directed manager with high level of integrity.
• Strong leadership skills, independent thinking, strong organizational and planning abilities and excellent analytical and problem solving skills are essential.
• In depth understanding of all areas of operations management.
• Ability to administer a proactive management approach.
• Effective team building and demonstrated leadership skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, troubleshoot and problem solve beyond routine issues.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• MBA or Masters in a related field.
• Bachelor's degree in a food science/technology or engineering field.
• 10 years of food, dairy and/or packaging experience or more.
• SQF experience.
• SAP experience.
• MES experience.
Great Lakes Cheese is an award-winning, premier manufacturer and packager of natural and processed bulk, shredded, and sliced cheeses. As the nation’s leading natural cheese packager, Great Lakes Cheese serves grocery, club and super stores, as well as restaurant chains and foodservice distributors. The company has a national footprint with facilities in Ohio, New York, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin, and one under construction in Texas. Family- and employee-owned, Great Lakes Cheese celebrated their 60th year of business in 2018.
Great Lakes Cheese was founded by Swiss immigrant, Hans Epprecht, who began his store-door delivery business in 1958. Since then, Great Lakes Cheese has grown to a multi-billion dollar revenue company. The company remains privately owned by the Epprecht Family and over 4,000 dedicated employee-owners. In 1998, the Epprecht Family established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), which gives all employee-owners a shared 20% stake in the company.
