Plant Manager
Quick Summary
Continually coach, direct and train employees utilizing Lean principles. Monitor employees' work performance and attitude and perform formal reviews as required by policy.
$113,000 - $198,000 annually with additional bonus potential Roles & Responsibilities: Continually coach, direct and train employees utilizing Lean principles.
Performance will be managed by the following critical metrics: lower conversion cost year over year, asset reliability, successful retention of key certifications in food safety, quality and organics, reduced total recordable injury rates, improved yields, employee retention and turnover, case fill rate and on time delivery.
The Plant Manager is responsible for the Manufacturing Operating Budget. This position directly and indirectly manages employees. The plant employs non-union full-time employees and salaried personnel.
Responsibilities
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Continually coach, direct and train employees utilizing Lean principles. Monitor employees' work performance and attitude and perform formal reviews as required by policy. Coach and counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job skill deficiencies.
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Ensure adherence to all health and safety policies/protocols and promote a safety culture.
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Lead the development, execution and monitoring of the operations strategy in line with the overall operational objectives to achieve performance, quality, and safety improvement and ensure achievement of manufacturing goals.
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Lead the continuous improvement program to deliver opportunities in cost, quality, food safety and service.
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Drive the development and execution of operational and capital budgets
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Utilize available data including Operational Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), line speed target, and efficiency and process data to continuously improve productivity, uptime and reliability.
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Ensure all plant personnel are operating in compliance with plant and corporate procedures as well as in compliance with all customer and governmental regulations.
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Coordinates manufacturing activities with all other functions of the organization and suppliers to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines and equipment.
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Conduct regular meetings with plant personnel to ensure operational issues are being communicated and addressed expediently with a common understanding of goals.
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Drive employee engagement, training and development to maximize safety, quality, and productivity.
Requirements
~1 min readBachelor’s Degree in Operations Management or Engineering and five years related experience in progressively expanding roles, including in a Senior Plant Leadership role, or equivalent
Manufacturing, Processing or Packaging industry with specific experience in food production
Lean/Continuous Improvement experience strongly desired
Results-driven with a strong desire to grow and learn in a fast-paced environment
Demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding targets goals
Minimum 5-8 years manufacturing experience preferred in plant leadership
Travel to other sites may periodically be required
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $113,000–$198,000 a year
- 5% below the $163,500 median for Plant Manager jobs on Jobera (73 salaries).
- Posted
- 19 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- September 29, 2026
- First seen
- October 17, 2026
- Last seen
- October 18, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 1
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 31%
- Scored at
- October 19, 2026
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