Plant Manager - Olivehurst, CA
Hawthorne Gardening - Olivehurst, CA
posted 2 days ago
About the position
At the Hawthorne Gardening Company, we're on a relentless pursuit to push the limits of growing performance. We are looking for a Plant Manager to lead our Growing Media operations in Olivehurst, CA. Growing Media Operations, a network of 45 soil manufacturing plants across North America, produce branded consumer products such as mulch and soil for lawn and garden care. If you have an entrepreneurial mindset and thrive in a fast-paced operations environment, then you will fit in well as a Plant Manager on our Hawthorne team. On a day-to-day basis, you will have the responsibility for driving employee engagement, safety, product quality, productivity, order delivery, and customer service. In this role, you have the ability to positively impact the plant's overall performance and our customers' satisfaction.
Responsibilities
- Establish short and long-term operating objectives, ensuring goals are aligned to deliver desired production capacity, shipping, and people capabilities.
- Provide day-to-day leadership and coaching to supervisors and hourly associates, driving enhanced plant operations in the areas of safety, production, maintenance, warehousing, shipping, and office management.
- Foster and maintain a high level of customer service through on-time deliveries, responsiveness to customer needs, ensuring all shipped products meets customer quality requirements.
- Establish and monitor plant operating budget and shipments forecast; identify and implement continuous improvement efforts to positively affect profitability.
- Identify possible sources of local raw materials, while monitoring quality and cost-effectiveness; negotiate/manage supplier and vendor contracts.
- Collaborate with operations, regional sales, business development teams, and corporate team members to ensure product supply levels and customer service.
- Build team members capabilities through effective associate relations, hiring, training, and transparent communication for both management and front-line hourly personnel.
- Develop and maintain positive community relations: participate in local activities and/or organizations to promote goodwill and a positive company image.
- Ensure compliance with all environmental, health & safety regulations, ordinances, and permit requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree preferred in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Logistics, or other related fields.
- 5 years of site-level or department management experience in manufacturing or warehousing. Prior experience leading in a direct store delivery environment is highly preferred.
- Working knowledge of enabling functions of operations including environmental management, quality assurance, capital planning, production scheduling, and private fleet operations.
- Leads with an Entrepreneurial Spirit - curious, actively seeks out change, energized by new, tough assignments and overcoming obstacles, resilient, takes well-reasoned risks, and consistently executes.
- Demonstrates strong People Agility - authentic, transparent, self-aware, inspires others to perform at a high level, connects and builds a wide range of working relationships, and values the diversity of thought, style, and perspective.
- The desire to be 'hands-on' - this role requires regular presence on the plant floor.
- Fluent in English and Spanish (preferred).
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision coverage for you, your spouse/domestic partner and dependents.
- Wellness reimbursement program.
- 401K match (up to 7.5%).
- 15% discount on company stock.
- Access to Maven Family Planning and up to $30,000 to accommodate for adoption, fertility and surrogacy.
- Employee Resource Groups focusing on diversity and inclusion, family, education and sustainability.
- Opportunities for community service and volunteerism.
