General Manager

Darling Ingredients; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Ingredients' Sacramento rendering facility seeks a General Manager responsible for driving sales growth, retaining customers, achieving profitability, and maintaining rigorous health, safety, and regulatory compliance.

You will lead plant operations, oversee budgets, develop management staff, ensure supplier relationships, and maintain safety as top priority while aligning with corporate policies.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 5+ years in a mid-level management position in an industrial/plant setting.
• Experience in rendering industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manages and coordinates activities of personnel, equipment, and fleet for raw material intake, processing, storage and distribution of finished goods.
• Develops and mentors management staff and oversees budget development and expenditures.
• Ensures compliance with corporate policies and regulatory requirements.
• Oversees accounts payable processing and adherence to accounting procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Safety programs

Regulatory compliance

Staff development

Operations management

Education

High school diploma or GED, bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Job Summary

The General Manager of this rendering facility is responsible for the sales growth, retention of customers, customer satisfaction, profitability, operational controls, health and safety performance and regulatory compliance.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Manages and coordinates the activities of all personnel, property, plant equipment, and fleet engaged in the acquisition and processing of raw material and storage and distribution of finished goods.
• Responsible for the development of the management staff including Office Manager, Fleet Manager, Plant Manager and others who impact the performance of the facility.
• Ensures facility compliance with corporate policies, procedures, and objectives.
• Develops, implements, and monitors annual plant budget; reviews monthly expenditures.
• Approves accounts payables ensuring all corporate accounting procedures are followed.
• Recruits and hires plant, fleet, and administrative personnel; selects participants for the management training program.
• Establishes and maintains appropriate wage rates for personnel subject to corporate approval.
• Responsible for proper training of all employees.
• Monitors relationships with raw material suppliers; resolves issues when necessary; continuously monitors geographic area for new suppliers.
• Manages safety program and is ultimately responsible for plant safety; maintains safety as a top priority in accordance with all company safety rules and regulations.
• Responsible for plant transportation needs for both raw material and finished product, and for all modes of transportation used such as rail car, truckload, barge, etc.
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 or more years working in a mid‑level management position; experience must be in an industrial or plant setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in the rendering industry a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in agri‑business or related field preferred.
• Work well with others in a team‑based environment.
• Communicates clearly both verbally or in written form; excellent analytical skills.
• Leadership ability; able to direct personnel.
• Requires minimum supervision; makes timely, accurate judgments regarding production and process quality.
• Highly organized; superior time‑management skills.

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to walk, stand, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, and crouch.
• Frequently must push, pull, move or lift up to 50 lbs.
• Regularly required reach with hands and arms.

Work Environment

Job functions will be carried out in a plant environment which requires tolerance for high heat and/or cold temperatures as well as an office environment.

Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military service, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. If you would like more information, please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/poster. If you require alternative methods of application or screening, you must approach the employer directly to request this as Indeed is not responsible for the employer's application process.