Plant Director- Reno, Nevada at Mars, Incorporated in Reno, Nevada

Job Description:

Job Description:

Plant Director - Reno,Nevada

Mars Petcare is looking for a Manufacturing /Plant Director to support our Reno, Nevada Dry Pet Food site. This role play a lead role in vision/strategy planning and operational guidance for our Pet Manufacturing Plants. As a role model for the entire site and more broadly, our organization, our focus is on behaviors and traits of our leaders (not just functional experience). Success in this role will be someone who exhibits high levels of credibility, persistence, and sociability. Someone who can display consistency in words and actions with a tendency towards passionate and steadfast pursuit of long-term goals, despite obstacles, discouragement or distraction. Driven by independence, entrepreneurial approach, collaboration, and pursuit of shared goals is key in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
Associate Safety & Asset Conservation

• Provide leadership to ensure that the site has a world class safety culture and that all site associates are properly trained and engaged in safety.

• Be the champion of quality and food safety. Ensure that all Mars, national, state and local environmental compliance requirements are met or exceeded.

• Creating a customer-focused mindset within the site.

• Develop and implement site-based strategies and initiatives which support business objectives and strategies including leading network optimization, asset optimization, plant staffing models and application of global best practices and standards.


• Deliver or exceed agreed business performance metrics in the areas of safety, quality, cost, customer service, inventory etc.

• Develop a robust talent pipeline within the site and ensure associates understand how to develop their career within Mars.


• Build a 5 Principles centric Mars culture at the site via high levels of associate engagement, a passion for pets, and a superior experience for our customers.


• Inspire and engage direct reports to role model high performance team behaviors. Create a positive work environment in the face of change.

• Deliver the execution of the site masterplan in terms of assets implementation


• Ensure all interfaces with the business are being pro-actively managed to guarantee no disruption of the service level

Site and Mars reputation management

• As the most senior Mars leader on site, develop strong relationships with local authorities to manage corporate reputation


• Engage with local communities on programs which are supporting the Mars Purpose

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of broad and varied supply experience including a demonstrated technical understanding of manufacturing.


• A minimum of an undergraduate degree with a technical/operational focus or the equivalent in experience.


• Past people management experience


• Working knowledge of other departments (HR, Finance, Commercial, R&D, etc.) and their relationship to Manufacturing.


• A thorough knowledge of good personnel practices and a proven track record in effective human relations.


• Knowledge of applicable governmental regulations


• High level of analytical thinking and communication skills.


• Ability to travel 25% domestically.


• Recognition of different perspectives and ability to deal with all levels of the organization.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.


• Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.


• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.


• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.