Plant Director - Reyes Holdings

Join the leading beverage provider, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling!



+ Shift: Full Time, Any Shift


+ Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Match, PTO, Education Reimbursement



If you enjoy our products, you’ll really enjoy being a part of our team!





Pay Transparency Statement: 


The compensation philosophy reflects the Company’s reasonable expectation at the time of posting. We consider a number of factors when making individual compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, and other business needs.  This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary incentive program, subject to the rule governing the program. 





Position Summary:


The Plant Director leads the manufacturing plant towards achievement of their goals and objectives for the production, quality, maintenance, and warehouse departments. This position develops initiatives and manages change for cost control, productivity, quality, safety, waste reduction and customer service improvement. The Plant Director collaborates with functional leaders for sales, distribution, fleet, transportation, supply/demand planning, engineering, quality, human resources and safety to achieve goals and objectives. This position maintains regulatory compliance for food safety, environmental, and brand owner requirements.





Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:



+ Lead the manufacturing plant management team by modeling leadership behaviors that drive employee engagement and meet customer expectations


+ Develop and execute annual business plan for manufacturing cost center controllable costs, i.e., labor, utilities, supplies, maintenance, repair, etc.


+ Oversee the development and implementation of the manufacturing plant’s strategic and tactical plans to achieve the plant’s overall goals and objectives


+ Develop and maintain a 5-year capital investment plan for asset stewardship, cost reduction, Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)reduction, package/flavor/process capability, etc.


+ Review financial statements, performance data, etc. to analyze manufacturing variances and use the information to create/execute action plans within the manufacturing plant


+ Conduct monthly meetings to communicate manufacturing plant’s performance compared to goals to all employees i.e., KPI performance goals, etc.


+ Develop and maintain business continuity and crisis management plans


+ Maintain compliance with company-wide standard operating procedures


+ Develop local standard operating practices/processes and procedures as needed


+ Select, train, develop and retain department leaders


+ Create and execute business and leadership development plans for department leaders


+ Build and maintain a culture accountable to goals, objectives, and regulatory compliance


+ Develop and maintain the highest standard for safety awareness and safety training completion


+ Maintain business processes in support of brand owner requirements, food safety audits, regulatory requirements, internal business control audits, etc.


+ Drive continuous improvement plans for all departments using Operations Excellence tools


+ Collaborate with centralized support team members for execution of company-wide initiatives including Lean projects, TPM, resource conservation, best-practice sharing, and other initiatives


+ Collaborate with centralized supply/demand planning team to accomplish product availability and customer service objectives


+ Other projects or duties as assigned




Required Skills and Experience:



+ Bachelor’s degree with 10 plus years of operations, manufacturing or production experience and 6 plus years people leadership experience or HS Diploma/GED with 13 plus years operations, manufacturing or production experience and 7 plus years of people leadership experience


+ Strong understanding of budget development and management


+ Excellent collaboration skills


+ Strong interpersonal and influencing skills


+ Excellent problem solver


+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate with all levels of an organization


+ Detail oriented mindset


+ Strong organizational skills


+ Proficient Microsoft Office skills i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.


+ This position must pass a post-offer background and drug test



Preferred Skills and Experience:



+ Master’s degree in engineering


+ Food and/or Beverage manufacturing experience


+ Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification or higher



Physical Demands and Work Environment:


Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Due to the nature of our business in regard to such things as delivery schedules, order inputs, selection, and Department of Transportation Hours of Service, overtime, attendance and punctuality are essential job functions. Should an individual in this classification not be able to adhere to this requirement due to a disability, they should contact their Human Resources department to see what, if any, reasonable accommodation may be made.



Equal Opportunity Employee & Physical Demands


Reyes Holdings and its businesses are equal opportunity employers. Company policy prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. In addition, the Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees in accordance with applicable law. Requests for accommodation should be directed to your point of contact in the Talent Acquisition or Human Resources departments.


Background Check and Drug Screening


Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screening.


Pay Transparency


Our compensation philosophy embraces diverse factors for fair pay decisions, valuing skills, experience, and the needs of our business. Moreover, this role may have the opportunity to participate in a discretionary incentive program, subject to program rules.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Drug Free Workplace.