Las Vegas Plant Manager — Lean, Quality & Safety Leader

Ken's Foods; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Ken's Foods in Las Vegas is seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead our manufacturing operation. You will guide people, processes, and systems to deliver safe, high‑quality production across engineering, maintenance, packaging, warehousing, quality, sanitation, and EHS.

You will build a strong safety culture, lead managers across operations, quality, engineering, and continuous improvement, and partner with HR to advance company goals and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of food manufacturing leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of Lean, TPM, MES, and warehouse operations.
• Experience leading safety and SQF programs in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead all plant operations to meet safety, quality, service, cost and performance goals.
• Build an engaged, accountable workplace focused on results.
• Champion world-class manufacturing practices including Lean, TPM, continuous improvement, MES, and WMS.
• Direct engineering and maintenance to ensure equipment reliability and readiness.
• Oversee processing and packaging to deliver safe, quality products at optimal cost.
• Manage materials, scheduling, warehousing, and distribution for on-time delivery.
• Strengthen GMP compliance, sanitation, and SQF systems.
• Create a strong safety culture and ensure EHS compliance.
• Lead, coach, and develop managers across operations, quality, engineering, maintenance, and CI/EHS.
• Partner with HR to advance company goals and employee relations.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

MES

Warehouse operations

Safety management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA preferred

Tools

MES

WMS

Job description

Ken's Foods in Las Vegas is seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead our manufacturing operation. You will guide people, processes, and systems to deliver safe, high‑quality production across engineering, maintenance, packaging, warehousing, quality, sanitation, and EHS.

You will build a strong safety culture, lead managers across operations, quality, engineering, and continuous improvement, and partner with HR to advance company goals and regulatory compliance.