Plant Manager

TreeHouse Foods; Faison (NC); On-site; USD 155,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

PTO

Vacation days

Sick days

Parental leave

Company holidays

Training & Tuition reimbursement

Wellness programs

Job summary

TreeHouse Foods is seeking a Plant Manager for our Faison, NC facility. You will lead plant operations with a strong focus on safety, quality, and performance, partnering with site leadership to drive engagement and cost management while delivering results.

The role involves coaching teams, promoting continuous improvement, and leveraging data to optimize throughput, schedule attainment, and product quality. Supervisory experience in a union environment is a plus.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a production or food manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Principles.
• Strong understanding of safety regulations and quality control procedures.
• Proven problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching and leadership on engagement, safety, quality, and continuous improvement to elevate team performance.
• Promote a safety culture and ensure adherence to health and safety policies.
• Lead the operations strategy to meet safety, quality and performance goals in alignment with site leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce costs, improve quality and service.
• Utilize data (OEE, line speed, efficiency) to improve productivity and uptime.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Safety compliance

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing or related field

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Us

TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Employee Type

Full time

Location

NC Faison

Job Type

Production Operations

Job Posting Title

Plant Manager

About Us

TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future. Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time.” Guided by our values—Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!
• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.
• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).
• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.
• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.
• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking a Plant Manager for our Faison, NC facility, a leading manufacturer of quality pickles. This role is responsible for providing overall leadership and accountability for plant operations with a strong focus on delivering results. In partnership with the site leadership team, the Plant Manager will drive employee engagement, safety, quality, customer service, continuous improvement, cost management, and production performance to meet or exceed business objectives. The successful candidate will identify and implement strategic opportunities to improve operational efficiency, safety, throughput, productivity, schedule attainment, cost reduction, and product quality while fostering a positive and high‑performing work environment.

You will add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

• Providing coaching and leadership to team members in the areas of employee engagement, safety, quality, customer service, continuous improvement, cost, and equipment reliability to elevate the team’s performance.
• Promoting a safety culture and ensuring adherence to all health and safety policies/protocols.
• Leading the development, execution, and monitoring of the operations strategy in line with the overall operational objectives to achieve safety, quality and performance improvement and ensure achievement of manufacturing goals.
• Leading the continuous improvement program to deliver opportunities in cost, quality, food safety and service.
• Utilizing available data including OEE, line speed target, and efficiency and process data to continuously improve productivity, uptime, and reliability.
• Coordinating manufacturing activities with all other functions of the organization and suppliers to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment.
• Contribute to the development and execution of strategic plant‑wide initiatives.

Important Details

• This is a full-time, on-site role on first shift. Occasional flexibility is required to support alternate shifts.
• The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $154,700.00 - 232,100.00 USD annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay.

You’ll fit right in if you have

• High school diploma or equivalent is required; Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, industrial technology, or related field is preferred.
• Minimum of five years of leadership experience in a production or food manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Experience leading in a union environment is preferred.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Principles.
• Knowledge of safety regulations, quality control procedures, and inventory management.
• Excellent problem‑solving, troubleshooting, and decision‑making skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact [e-mail]