| DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES |
| Partners with various cross-functional departments within the plant and corporate office in strategic project management efforts to compute the unit cost of product from labor, material and overhead costs. |
| Analyzes cost records to ascertain distribution of costs for various divisions of management and production. Conducts and analyzes audits of costs and prepares reports. |
| Analyzes actual costs versus standard costs and prepares reports of variances. |
| Prepares estimates of new or proposed product costs. |
| Initiate, recommend and develop processes, budget, timelines, and training to implement new practices within manufacturing. |
| Assist Product Development, Packaging Services, Operations and Cost Accounting in analyzing and evaluating new product specifications for potential product launch. |
| Assist plant management and corporate Cost Accounting in the development and analysis of the annual operating budget. Assist plant production planning and plant operations management in evaluating cost effective solutions related to operational efficiencies. |
| Manage all direct material usages impacting product costs as well as identification of process improvements. |