Plant Controller - Richland Center & Lancaster

Foremost Farms USA is one of the largest, leading dairy cooperatives in the United States and major dairy food and ingredients manufacturing business. We represent hundreds of Midwest dairy farmer members located in seven Midwest states, and we produce about 500 million pounds of cheese and 50 million pounds of butter in plants across our network every year. "We Bring Dairy to Life" in eight manufacturing plants across Wisconsin and Michigan and in our headquarters in Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin; and we're looking for employees who are innovative and aim for excellence in our wide variety of production, field and business roles. Join us!

JOB TITLE: Plant Controller - Richland Center & Lancaster
POSITION TYPE: Full time
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

* Onsite 3-4 days a week at Richland Center and/or Lancaster facilities with flexibility to work remotely 1 day per week.

*Ability to travel up to 40%

Position Overview:

The Plant Controller is responsible for all financial aspects of their assigned plants' operations, acting as a business partner with plant management and leadership, ensuring accurate inventory valuation and manufacturing expenses in accordance with company policies and procedures. The Plant Controller is also a strategic member of the plant management team driving the plant to meet and exceed financial targets through their leadership on cost reduction opportunities and yield improvements to grow profit margins.

Key Accountabilities:

Ensure accurate monthly plant costs and conduct financial reviews with plant and finance leadership focused on variance analysis:

• Variable & Fixed Costs

• Inventory Metrics & Valuation

• Depreciation & Taxes

• Other KPIs, such as headcount or utility usage rates, which drive operational variances

• Risk & Opportunities

Build the Annual Financial Operating Plan for each plant:

• Validation of production plans and projected yields including bill of material (BOM) maintenance and in-standard productivity

• Raw & Pack shrink rates

• Variable costs and BOM routings

• Fixed costs and projected absorption rates

• Advise corporate FP&A on impacts to depreciation & taxes

• Identify opportunities to achieve year-over year financial improvements

Deliver operational results:

• Partner with plant leadership to mitigate risks to plan

• Guide cost reduction opportunities to implementation

• Support strategic initiatives which drive operational and process improvements

• Optimize resource utilization during max production windows and planned downtime via understanding financial tradeoffs

• Support maintenance/non-ROI capital projects

• Support product life-cycle management initiatives

Support a strong controls environment:

• Ensure segregation of duties in accordance with company policies and procedures

• Oversee physical counts of spare parts and fixed assets at the prescribed frequency and book inventory adjustments accordingly

• Manage inventory and finished goods cycle counts

• Plant leader on expense policies, i.e. no PO no pay

Minimum Qualifications:

2 years of experience in a Plant Controller role or 3 years in other key Finance Leadership roles.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in finance or accounting

Dairy or food manufacturing cost accounting experience

Physical Setting:

• Onsite 3-4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day per week

• Ability to travel up to 40%

Benefits:

Because you and your family matter, Foremost Farms offers some of the best benefits in the area! Our comprehensive medical plan includes health, vision, dental, and prescription insurance. You can choose to enroll in a single or family plan with low monthly premiums and low annual deductibles ($250/$500). Other benefits include:

• 401(k) with a generous company contribution (100% match on up to 8% deferral)
• Paid time off, starting at 200 hours (25 days)
• 10 Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave (6 weeks paid at 100%)
• Flexible spending accounts - for medical and dependent care (childcare) expenses
• Life and disability insurance
• Option: Get paid everyday with Daily Pay!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Referral program

• Advancement opportunities!

Don't meet every single requirement? At Foremost Farms we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled are encouraged to apply.

At Foremost Farms USA, we believe that employee diversity brings strength to our organization. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disabilities, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

Successful completion of pre-employment screening is required, which could include a drug test, background check, and other verifications or assessments to be sure you will be able to succeed in your position.

Are you ready to Be Foremost?

Apply today at www.foremostfarms.com