Plant Manager III

Job Summary

IFF Plant Manager opportunity - Gibson City, IL.

The Gibson City, IL site manufactures plant protein ingredients for energy bars and meat alternative foods.

Gibson City is in beautiful central Illinois. It is close to great outdoor recreation and is near the Champaign/Urbana metro area - home of the University of Illinois - and the Bloomington/Normal metro area.

Your Focus
The Plant Manager will provide direct management for the local production, quality, engineering, EH&S, supply chain, and R&D departments. The Plant Manager is responsible for operational activities in line with the global operations strategy to achieve objectives relating to safety, quality, cost efficiency and productivity, production output, product and process development, volume, and delivery feasibility.

We expect you to be technically savvy, as well as people, customer, and business-oriented. You lead by example and have a proven track record of demonstrating excellent leadership, collaboration, and communication skills.

As Plant Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Communication, promotion, and attainment of our vision, values, strategies & objectives

• Driving our performance to be best in class in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Cost and People
• Leading site safety and sustainability engagement, focus, and commitment to zero
• Creating a culture of employee engagement, trust, and people capability development
• Diversity, Equity, and InclusionChampion
• Acting as a change agent, challenging paradigms, and fostering a continuous improvement process and problem-solving culture at all levels
• Delivering high customer service through appropriate capacity maintenance, capacity improvement, adherence to manufacturing plans, and effective communication
• Driving high production capability through the utilization of improvement programs and maintenance best practices
• Achieving our financial goals (cost, cost productivity & inventory)
• Driving collaboration within the plant and across our global network, interacting effectively with business and functional leaders
• Assessing and advancing the competitiveness of the facility
• Setting the future vision for the organization and defining critical operating objectives for the site
• Compliance with regulations, company policies, and processes.
• Leading and promoting community relations activities.

Job requirements:

• University degree in a related technical field (Advanced university degree preferred).
• 10 + years of industrial or chemical process experience and 5+ years of supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated leadership, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated capability to quickly understand technology and drive / support change.
• Proven ability to lead cultural change and create winning teams.
• Ability to set priorities and provide direction to influence management and broader organization.
• Proven commitment, focus, and effectiveness in advancing company values.
• Data-driven, action-oriented, and works with a sense of urgency.
• Background in Lean Manufacturing Principals preferred.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more