Plant Manager

National Frozen Foods Corporation; Ephrata (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

National Frozen Foods Corporation in Washington state seeks an experienced Plant Manager to lead all plant operations, safety, quality, and regulatory compliance, while driving efficiency and cost control.

You will oversee department managers, champion lean initiatives, and develop a high-performing team focused on safety, production, and continuous improvement in a food-processing environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years manufacturing experience.
• 4+ years in a significant plant leadership role preferred.
• 2+ years of lean manufacturing tool use and training experience.
• Experience with WSDA/FDA preferred.
• Business, analytical and financial acumen required.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills required.
• Strong analytical problem solving.
• Computer knowledge and MS Office suite.
• Working knowledge of HACCP and food production quality programs.
• Experience with state and local regulatory agency standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership for the processing plant.
• Ensure personnel safety, production efficiency, quality, food safety, regulatory compliance, asset management, and cost control.
• Direct reports include plant department managers.
• Drive lean initiatives and continuous improvement across operations.
• Collaborate with HR and finance to align objectives and resources.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Industrial Management/Engineering/Food Science

Tools

GEMBA

5S

RCA

VSM

Kaizen

TPM

OEE

MS Office

Job description

As the Plant Manager you will provide overall leadership for the processing plant. Responsibilities include personnel safety, production efficiency, product quality, food safety, regulatory compliance, physical asset management, and cost control. Direct reports include the plant department managers.

Position Expectations

Position Summary

As the Plant Manager you will provide overall leadership for the processing plant. Responsibilities include personnel safety, production efficiency, product quality, food safety, regulatory compliance, physical asset management, and cost control. Direct reports include the plant department managers.

Position Expectations

• “Hands-on” manager who is highly motivated in the areas of employee safety, production efficiencies, quality, and drives continuous improvement using lean manufacturing tools and methods.
• Accountable for the achievement of KPI financial goals.
• Manages with passion and energy motivating teams through strong leadership skills that include valuing team members for their contributions.
• Assist department managers in developing and executing plant-specific strategic vision, goals and objectives to assure continuous improvement and alignment with Company objectives.
• Drive employee engagement, training and development to optimize safety, quality, and productivity.
• Provide direct oversight to the various department managers including safety, quality, production, maintenance, planning, procurement, warehousing, logistics along with a strong connection to both finance and human resources.
• Provide leadership accountability for assessing and enhancing plant capabilities.
• Develop key manager succession plans and mentor key management members for both company and career success.
• Assure regulatory compliance including but not limited to OSHA, GMP, EPA, DOE, FDA, PSM, EEO, and NLRB.
• Develop a culture based on open/honest dialog and involvement of all team members that demonstrates the value of their input/engagement in improving performance.
• Drive a culture of high performance and accountability in employee and product safety as well as other aspects of the business.
• Collaborate with Human Resources and other functional leaders to create and execute effective employee relations processes and develop managers to do the same in order to maintain a positive working environment and support the overall employee experience.
• Goal oriented and team accountability including annual reviews with all direct reports.
• Any other duties assigned by the Sr. Director or Vice President of Manufacturing/Operations and/or company leadership.

Position Experience/Skills Requirements

• Manufacturing experience in food processing or related industry required to include experience with individually quick frozen (IQF) product manufacturing.
• Lean manufacturing experience and use of these programs and tools is preferred, including but not limited to GEMBA, 5S, RCA, VSM, Kaizen, TPM, OEE, etc.
• Manages with passion and energy motivating teams through strong leadership skills that include valuing team members for their contributions.
• Ability to create/maintain a positive team culture.
• Change Management skills required including project management.
• Experience with WSDA/FDA preferred.
• Business, analytical and financial acumen required.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation skills required.
• Strong analytical problem solving.
• Computer knowledge and ability to learn and navigate reports and MS office suite.
• Have working knowledge of HACCP and food production quality programs.
• Experience with and successful management of state and local regulatory agency standards.

Education Requirement

Bachelor’s Degree required (i.e. Business, Industrial Management, Engineering, Food Science, Management, Operations).

Experience Requirement

• 7+ years manufacturing experience required.
• 4+ years’ experience in a significant plant leadership role preferred.

• 2+ years of lean manufacturing tool use and training experience required.