Plant Services Manager

The Plant Services Manager plans, organizes and directs the functions and activities of the production planning, customer service, procurement, warehousing and distribution functions for the Plant. This includes defining goals and objectives, establishing priorities, and providing oversight to ensure the company meets its service level objectives while assuring optimal and efficient operations and inventories.

Functional responsibilities

Customer Service

• Support the Customer Service Representatives in daily activities.

Production Planning

• Support the Production Planner in daily activities - validate available capacities based on forecasts from Sales, set up a production plan and ensure its execution
• Ensure the FA (For Approval) process is carried out. Take part in daily FA planning meetings with the CSRs and approve dates and quantities ordered.
• Make adjustments to the MRP program in order to maintain the tool's effectiveness.
• Working with Operations and the Sales Director, generate planning performance reports to assess the performance of this service.
• Ensure inventory levels are managed to maximize efficiencies, optimize working capital and minimize obsolescence.
• Ensure cycle and inventory are conducted per Company policy.
• Participate in R&D meetings to provide input for scheduling of tests and optimizing waste & set-up costs.
• Make planning and production recommendations to the Manufacturing Manager with a view to improving the organization's effectiveness and profitability.

Procurement

• Support the Purchaser in daily activities - order resin in bulk from our suppliers, ensuring the levels required for production are available and inventory levels are optimized based on forecasts; Notify suppliers of demand changes.
• In collaboration with the technical director and purchaser, research, evaluate and meet new potential suppliers
• Manage recycle resin including the re-grinding process, the inventory, and the supply versus the work orders
• Working with the Product Engineer, anticipate any issues related to the supply and consumption of resins.
• Evaluate suppliers in relation to various certifications.
• Maintain accurate worksheets for all the approved vendors and make sure that the regulatory documents are still valid and available
• Implement and maintain a cost reduction program.
• Maintain certification of supplier (SQF requirement), participate and review action related to Quality and Food Safety.

Transportation & Warehousing

• Support the Warehouse Supervisor in daily activities.
• With the help of the Warehouse Supervisor, coordinate the rolls to be delivered to the Cornwall plant in relation with its plan. Make any necessary corrections to the available cubic volume and the priorities of the plan.
• Validate shipping costs

Price Lists and Quotes

• Provide quotes for the Milk and bread segments and others product as required.