Sr Plant Manager

<div class="content-intro"><p>Are you a self-driven person looking to advance your career as a high-impact player on a team? If so, we have an exciting challenge for you and your future!</p> <p>Our culture is built on value commitments to innovation, quality, results, integrity, community, people, and collaboration that fosters a strong employee engagement, teamwork, safety and wellness. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, wellness programs, employee discounts, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, ongoing development, advancement opportunities and more.&nbsp;</p> <p>Founded in 1846, today HP Hood is one of the largest and most trusted food and beverage manufacturers in the United States. Our portfolio of national and super-regional brands and licensed products includes Hood, Heluva Good, Lactaid, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze, Planet Oat and more.</p></div><p><strong>Job Summary:</strong><br>The Sr. Plant Manager is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership across multiple dairy manufacturing plants. This role ensures safe, efficient, compliant, and cost-effective operations while driving continuous improvement, talent development, and alignment with company objectives. Plan, organize, direct and provide leadership necessary in Safety, Warehouse, Transportation, Quality, Employee Relations, Performance, and Cost across Concord, NH &amp; Portland, ME sites.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Essential Duties and Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Provide direct leadership and oversight to multiple dairy manufacturing plants, ensuring consistent execution of production, safety, quality, and cost objectives.</li> <li>Contribute to development of the annual budget, performance goals, and operational improvements across multiple facilities.</li> <li>Own multi- site operating budgets, capitol planning, and cost-reduction initiatives.</li> <li>Ensure full compliance with all dairy, food safety, people safety, and regulatory requirements including but not limited to FDA, FSMA, GMPs, HACCP, OSHA, Environmental and Sustainability requirements, and customer standards across multiple locations.</li> <li>Ensure effective communication between facilities, other departments, and employees by ensuring established communication methods regarding company performance, food safety, people safety, and the promotion of an open door policy.</li> <li>Dive productivity improvements for optimization, waste reduction and margin enhancement.</li> <li>Partner with other departments such as Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and HR to ensure alignment and execution of business priorities.</li> <li>Supervises activities of a team of direct reports.</li> <li>Responsible for overseeing a