Assistant Plant Manager - Dairy Manufacturing

MOHR Talent; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

MOHR Talent is seeking an Assistant Plant Manager for a high-volume dairy manufacturing facility in Allentown, PA. The role requires 5+ years in manufacturing and at least 2 years in leadership, with a strong focus on GMP, food safety, and cost control.

The position offers relocation assistance and a competitive base salary up to $140,000. You will oversee daily operations across dairy processing, production, quality, and maintenance while driving continuous improvement, budgeting, and KPI

Qualifications

• 5+ years of manufacturing experience.
• 2+ years of management experience.
• Strong GMP, sanitation, food safety, quality systems knowledge.
• Experience with plant KPIs, budgeting, cost control, labor planning, and continuous improvement.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support daily operations across dairy processing, production, packaging, quality, maintenance, warehousing, shipping, safety, and sanitation.
• Help set production priorities to meet safety, quality, service, and cost goals.
• Review production, quality, maintenance, and operational reports to identify issues and drive corrective action.
• Support compliance with GMP, food safety, sanitation, FDA, customer, and government requirements.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts to improve productivity, efficiency, quality, and plant performance.
• Track and improve KPIs around safety, quality, production, waste, labor, cost, and service.
• Support plant budgeting, expense control, capital projects, and month-end reporting.
• Help oversee audits, customer visits, regulatory requirements, and plant compliance activity.
• Lead, coach, and develop managers, supervisors, and plant staff.
• Partner with the Plant Manager to improve culture, accountability, communication, and execution.
• Drive safe working conditions and ensure compliance with company, state, and federal safety standards.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Management experience

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Cross-functional teamwork

GMP knowledge

Food safety

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Assistant Plant Manager - Dairy Manufacturing

Allentow, PA , Pennsylvania Direct Hire $140000 /

Up to $140,000 Base Salary depending on experience

Relocation Assistance Offered

Job Description

We're partnering with a leading dairy manufacturing company that is hiring an Assistant Plant Manager to help lead plant operations in a high-volume dairy production environment.

This role is built for someone with strong experience in milk, cheese, dairy, cultured products, beverage, or similar food manufacturing. The right person understands plant operations, sanitation, food safety, quality, production, maintenance, warehousing, and cost control in a regulated manufacturing environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Support daily operations across dairy processing, production, packaging, quality, maintenance, warehousing, shipping, safety, and sanitation
• Help set production priorities to meet safety, quality, service, and cost goals
• Review production, quality, maintenance, and operational reports to identify issues and drive corrective action
• Support compliance with GMP, food safety, sanitation, FDA, customer, and government requirements
• Lead continuous improvement efforts to improve productivity, efficiency, quality, and plant performance
• Track and improve KPIs around safety, quality, production, waste, labor, cost, and service
• Support plant budgeting, expense control, capital projects, and month-end reporting
• Help oversee audits, customer visits, regulatory requirements, and plant compliance activity
• Lead, coach, and develop managers, supervisors, and plant staff
• Partner with the Plant Manager to improve culture, accountability, communication, and execution
• Drive safe working conditions and ensure compliance with company, state, and federal safety standards

What They’re Looking For

• 5+ years of manufacturing experience
• Strong preference for dairy, cheese, milk, cultured products, beverage, or food manufacturing
• 2+ years of management experience
• Experience leading production teams, supervisors, or department managers
• Strong understanding of GMP, sanitation, food safety, quality systems, audits, and regulatory compliance
• Experience with plant KPIs, budgeting, cost control, labor planning, and continuous improvement
• Proven ability to improve results in quality, safety, service, productivity, and cost
• Strong leadership, coaching, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally with production, quality, maintenance, warehouse, safety, and leadership teams
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor's degree preferred

Why You’ll Love It

• $120,000-$140,000 base
• Leadership role in a true dairy manufacturing plant
• Strong fit for someone coming from milk, cheese, dairy, beverage, or food processing
• Opportunity to partner closely with the Plant Manager and influence full plant performance
• High-impact role across production, quality, safety, cost, maintenance, and continuous improvement
• Great opportunity for a plant operations leader who wants broader responsibility and long-term grow

Equal Opportunity Employer

MOHR Talent is an equal-opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local nondiscrimination laws. We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other protected status. If you believe you have been discriminated against or have concerns about our compliance, please contact our Human Resources department at [e-mail]

Job Summary

Published: 10/7/2026

Type: Direct Hire

Location: Allentow, PA , Pennsylvania

Category: Operations Management

At MOHR Talent, your progress is our passion. We are a national, minority-owned firm committed to empowering diverse talent. Our team provides personalized, growth-driven solutions whether you are looking for a new career move or eager to drive your enterprise further.

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