From May 05, 2025
to June 16, 2025
United States
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Animal Nutrition
Production / Operations
As soon as possible
Permanent - Full time
jobs.work-experience.choices.10-years
Bachelor's Degree
Based on experience
Competitive social benefits
MAIN PURPOSE
The Plant Manager at our bacteria manufacturing facility in Milwaukee will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations, ensuring the efficient and effective production of high-quality bacterial products. This role requires a dynamic leader with a strong background in microbiology, bioprocessing, and manufacturing operations. The Plant Manager will play a critical role in maintaining safety standards, optimizing processes, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
The strategic goals for the plant are defined with the Operations Director and the General Manager of the animal nutrition business unit.
KEY ROLES :
To provide leadership of Milwaukee Manufacturing Site:
- Provide effective leadership and management support to staff. Monitor and review the performance of key staff [especially Managers] and encourage and provide appropriate development opportunities for all staff to aim to maximise individual’s potential for the benefit of themselves and the Company.
- Ensure production output is in line with the sales order and budget for the year.
- Maintain site profitability currently measured through plant variance.
- Ensure that working capital is optimised through good stock management processes.
- Ensure the balance of the team is maintained through recruitment and/or succession planning.
- Liaise with the Country Manager/Commercial Director and Financial Controller to ensure the smooth running of the site.
Implementation of Strategic Goals:
- Work with the team to plan, produce and promote effective products. Ensure that appropriate plans are in place for current and future production of products together with appropriate supply capacity.
- Develop and implement strategies to meet product regulatory requirements.
- Implement and drive Operational Excellence to reduce the cost per unit.
- Report appropriate KPIs to demonstrate success, and liaise with RnD for KPI adjustments and monitoring.
Legislative Compliance and Reputation:
- Ensure that the legal, financial and statutory obligations of LAN are met.
- Take overall responsibility and accountability for good health and safety practice and working environment for the protection of employees and others, in accordance with legislative requirements.
- Provide adequate resources to ensure environmental impact of the Company is minimised and that the Company conforms to its duty of care requirements.
- Manage the Human Resource activities of the operations team ensuring legislative requirements are complied with and internal systems (CHRD) are fully maintained.
- Liaise with the local authorities and other organisations to promote and maintain the image of the Company and the Group in the community.
Provide Technical Support:
- Ensure manufacturing (fermentation, drying, packaging and logistics) are executed in an appropriate manner with consideration to current technical best practice.
- Provide technical guidance for engineering projects in conjunction with the Engineering Manager. – to lead all production and development strategies and monitor and evaluate new technologies for their appropriateness to the business.
- Evaluate new products for their ability to be manufactured at the required cost.
- Investigate and advise on adverse events [problem solving] as appropriate.
- Facilitate the implementation of the Company’s Quality system.
Communications:
- Provide and communicate effectively all information required by the staff, Shareholders, Board of Directors, Miglos Committee and Lallemand Group. Liaise with the commercial team and provide relevant and timely information to the Lallemand Group, as appropriate.
Supply Chain and Customer Service:
- This covers all aspects of planning, raw material procurement, manufacturing, and logistics.
Further detail:
KEY RESPONSABILITIES:
2. Leadership and Team Development:
3. Quality Assurance and Compliance:
5. Health, Safety, and Environmental Management:
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Lallemand is a privately held Canadian company founded in the late 19th century, which develops, produces, and markets microorganisms for various markets. The administrative offices of the parent company are in Montreal, Canada. Today, Lallemand employs more than 5,000 people working in more than 45 countries on 5 continents.
Lallemand Animal Nutrition is committed to optimizing animal performance and wellbeing with specific microbial product and service solutions. We develop, produce and market silage additives, probiotics, antioxidants and yeast derivatives for animal nutrition, as well as microbial solutions for animal environment. We serve all livestock markets: ruminant, swine, poultry, aquaculture as well as equine and companion animals. We like to define ourselves as a “field-led science supported” company. As such, our solutions are supported by a strong commitment to R&D and technical support with a team of experts in the field. Our solutions are marketed in over 80 countries around the world, through our own sales teams or local distributors.
Please take note that accommodations will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
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