November 16, 2024

Divert

Plymouth

FULL TIME

Plant Manager

About Divert
Divert, Inc. is an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™. Founded in 2007, the company creates advanced technologies and sustainable infrastructure to eliminate wasted food, driving social and environmental impact. Divert provides an end-to-end solution that leverages data to prevent waste, facilitates edible food recovery to serve communities in need, and converts wasted food into renewable energy. The company works with over 6,600 customer locations across the U.S. to reduce wasted food and positively impact people and the environment. Its customer base spans across industries and includes five Fortune 100 companies. For more information on Divert, Inc., please visit www.divertinc.com.
What you’ll do:
Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, our Plant Managers play a critical role as servant/leaders at Divert facilities. A great Plant Leader has a safety mindset and demonstrates characteristics and behaviors that inspire their team to ensure a Safety First workplace. The most effective Plant Leaders are strong communicators who set clear expectations and hold their teams accountable to meet their goals while working alongside them to achieve optimal results. Our Plant Leaders work diligently to educate and integrate Lean Principles (5S) at their site(s). In this role, the Plant Leader takes full responsibility for all functions at our industrial food waste processing facility based on-site in Plymouth, IN. This includes maintaining a productive culture based on respect, managing accountability to standard work processes, working with transparency and effective communication within the facility and reporting out to Company leadership.
Responsibilities:

Manage all aspects of plant operations to ensure a safe working environment and everyone working in your facility is properly trained in all aspects of safety compliance (supported by EH&S Team)
Directly manage, hire and train Operators and Maintenance personnel, holding all individuals accountable to their individual goals, and drive the entire team's success.
Oversee maintenance and reliability of machinery to ensure operational efficiencies and uptime with support from our Continuous Improvement and Maintenance leadership.
Develop, implement and report against financial and non-financial objectives, including annual budget, financial forecasts, operational goals, key performance indicators and operating plans.
Inspect all phases (mechanical, chemical, electrical) of plant operations and initiate remedial actions.
Lead by example, demonstrate a willingness and ability to roll up your sleeves, write SOP's, etc.
Work closely with the in-house Engineering team to drive continuous improvement and reliability to ensure plant goals are met.
Monitor compliance with Company policies, Customer Agreements, quality specifications, sanitation practices, regulatory requirements, third party contracts and safety standards.
Must maintain the ability to:
- Effectively communicate all significant actions and problems to Company management on a frequent basis;
- Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals;
- Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

What we’re looking for:

5+ years in an operations management role with hiring and people management
5+ years in continuous (24/7) industrial processing operations
Proven track record of leading production/processing systems
Possess the ability to work with ambiguity by asking thoughtful questions, make balanced assessments and smart decisions
Enjoys “getting their hands dirty” by digging into complex operations
A clear communicator with professional presence
Has strong listening skills; open to input from other team members and departments
Has the ability to lead through influence
You’re an empowered, autonomous servant/leader:
- Act in a decisive manner, using rational judgment
- Assess problems and situations, able to anticipate needs and evaluate alternatives
- Effectively define objectives and priorities
- Accept feedback and be willing to give feedback both up and down in a professional manner, demonstrate diplomacy and a positive attitude
- Take initiative and show commitment to the organization and projects
- Be a self starter, escalate matters in a timely manner

What’s in it for you?

$130,000 - $150,000 annual salary + bonus potential
Health, Vision and Dental Benefits (effective the first of the month following your date of hire!)
Life Insurance
Safe harbor 401(k) plan
Paid Time Off
Opportunities for Advancement with a Rapidly Growing, Mission-Driven Organization

Divert Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.