Pet Food Plant Leader: Elevate Ops & Quality

Golden Pet Manufacturing®; Seward (NE); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage (medical, dental,

Charity sponsorships

Paid sick and mental health days

401k match up to 3.5%

ESOP

Tuition reimbursement

Company events

Job summary

Golden Pet Manufacturing in Seward, NE is seeking a Plant Manager to lead production, drive efficiency, and ensure quality across the facility. The role requires overseeing budgets, KPIs, safety, GMPs and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will collaborate with Safety, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Sanitation, Accounting and HR to resolve challenges and push cost-saving opportunities forward, while coaching leaders and developing talent for future roles.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; Bachelor's degree preferred in related field.
• 10+ years leadership in a manufacturing environment.
• Lean manufacturing experience.
• Experience in pet food or food manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the production process at the Seward facility to operate within budget and meet KPIs.
• Monitor and review daily production performance to ensure operations meet performance standards, making adjustments or improvements as needed.
• Create and share regular reports with management, providing status updates on production metrics, issues or challenges facing departments, and opportunities for efficiency improvement.
• Maintain a strong safety mindset and thorough understanding of safety guidelines and protocols; enforce those guidelines and protocols with managers and employees.
• Foster a high quality standing by enforcing GMPs and adherence to all food safety and quality standards, guidelines, processes and initiatives.
• Maintain a continuous improvement mindset to identify cost saving opportunities and see those opportunities through to implementation in partnership with other departments and stakeholders.
• Manage Production and Sanitation leaders and teams in a way that fosters accountability, autonomy, performance and career development.
• Analyze current production processes and equipment and recommend improvements for enhanced efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Partner closely with other departments including Safety, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Sanitation, Accounting and HR to maintain efficient operations and overcome challenges to the production area(s) as they arise.
• Provide leadership support and assistance to Production and Sanitation leaders for employee or performance related challenges.
• Coach and mentor strong performers, providing development opportunities to prepare employees for future roles and opportunities.

Skills

Leadership

KPIs

Safety mindset

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in Business, Food Technology, Manufacturing or related field

Job description

Golden Pet Manufacturing in Seward, NE is seeking a Plant Manager to lead production, drive efficiency, and ensure quality across the facility. The role requires overseeing budgets, KPIs, safety, GMPs and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will collaborate with Safety, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Sanitation, Accounting and HR to resolve challenges and push cost-saving opportunities forward, while coaching leaders and developing talent for future roles.