Plant Manager

Glanbia; Twin Falls (ID); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Generous family leave policy

Health & dental plan

Competitive salary

401K

Job summary

Glanbia Dairy Nutrition in Twin Falls, ID is seeking a hands-on Plant Manager - Cheese to lead manufacturing operations and drive safety, quality, and efficiency. You will develop the plant leadership team and partner across Production, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance and HR.

The role requires strategic execution, strong people leadership, and accountability for plant performance, with after-hours support during outages and emergencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of related leadership experience in a manufacturing plant.
• Strong manufacturing operations and people leadership background.
• Understanding of TPM, continuous improvement or similar methodologies.
• Working knowledge of food safety, quality and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to interpret technical data and financial reports to guide decisions.
• Strong root-cause problem-solving, prioritization and decision-making skills.
• Effective communication across all levels and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and coaching to plant personnel and develop a high-performing leadership team.
• Sustain daily management processes, drive accountability and performance.
• Meet production schedules, throughput targets and facility standards.
• Lead GPS, TPM and continuous improvement to reduce losses and boost performance.
• Ensure quality and food safety systems (HACCP, SQF, SOPs, GMPs).
• Lead safety programs, incident reviews and foster a safety-first culture.
• Manage financial performance and inventory to meet budget expectations.
• Lead root-cause investigations for operational and customer issues.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and environmental permits.
• Develop business cases for CAPEX and manage projects end-to-end.
• Advance maintenance and reliability programs across the plant.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to strengthen engagement and culture.

Skills

Leadership

Plant operations

Safety & food safety

Root-cause analysis

Financial acumen

Communication

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree and 7+ years experience

Tools

GPS (Glanbia Performance System)

Job description

Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life's journey.

The Opportunity

At Glanbia Dairy Nutrition, our portfolio centers on dairy and non-dairy nutritional ingredients. We co-innovate and deliver ingredient solutions and precision premixes for mainstream food and beverage, infant and clinical, and functional nutrition markets. We are a leading producer of American-style cheddar cheese and whey-based nutritional ingredients.

We are seeking a Plant Manager - Cheese to provide strategic direction and leadership for our Twin Falls, ID operations. This highly visible role is responsible for engaging the entire plant in continuously improving safety, quality, productivity, cost and employee engagement while developing the plant leadership team and sustaining strong daily management processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on manufacturing leader who enjoys developing people, solving complex operational problems and partnering across Production, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance and HR to drive sustainable plant performance.

Essential Functions

• Provide leadership, coaching and direction to plant personnel while developing a high-performing plant leadership team.
• Create and sustain robust plant communication and daily management processes that drive accountability and performance.
• Ensure plant operations meet production schedules, throughput targets and facility standards.
• Champion the Glanbia Performance System (GPS), TPM and continuous improvement efforts focused on eliminating losses and improving performance.
• Ensure product quality and food safety through sustained systems including HACCP, SQF, SOPs, GMPs and mock recalls.
• Lead plant safety programs, injury and near-miss reviews, and a culture in which safety is a non-negotiable.
• Manage plant financial performance and inventories to meet or exceed budget expectations.
• Lead root-cause analysis, troubleshooting and problem-solving for operational, quality and customer issues.
• Ensure compliance with environmental permits and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Initiate and develop business justification for CAPEX projects and manage selected projects from inception through completion.
• Oversee the continued development of a robust progressive maintenance and reliability program.
• Partner cross-functionally to strengthen employee engagement, site culture and overall operational performance.
• Provide after-hours leadership response for plant outages and emergencies when required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university; and a minimum of seven years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong manufacturing operations and people leadership experience in a plant environment.
• Understanding of TPM, continuous improvement or similar operational excellence methodologies.
• Working knowledge of food safety, quality and manufacturing compliance requirements.
• Ability to interpret technical information, financial reports and operational data to make sound business decisions.
• Strong root-cause problem-solving, prioritization and decision-making skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present information across all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence, coach others and build accountability across cross-functional teams.

Where and how you will work

The opportunity will be based onsite in Twin Falls, ID. The role operates across office and manufacturing environments and requires regular presence in plant production areas. Minimal overnight travel, up to approximately 10%, may be required. The position also requires after-hours response in the event of plant outages or emergencies.

What we would like to offer you!

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K.

About Glanbia

Glanbia is a better nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition and Dairy Nutrition. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 5800 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries worldwide.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.