Plant Manager

Pacific Seafood; Wrangell (AK); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Join Pacific Seafood in Wrangell as a General Manager, where you'll lead the processing facility to ensure operational excellence. This role involves strategic leadership and collaboration with senior leadership, focusing on cost optimization and compliance with quality and safety standards.

The ideal candidate has over 10 years' management experience in fast-paced manufacturing, preferably in food processing. Enjoy competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and retirement plan options.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ management experience in fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, GMP, SSOP, and food safety regulations.
• Excellent working knowledge of finance and accounting.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight at the processing facility.
• Drive continuous improvement and cost optimization.
• Ensure compliance with quality and safety standards.

Skills

Management experience

Knowledge of food safety regulations

Proficiency in MS Office Suite

Bilingual (English and Spanish)

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

AS400

Job description

Position Overview

Department: Key Staff
Location: Wrangell
Compensation: $115,000 - $130,000 / year

About the Company

At Pacific Seafood, our mission is to “feed the world with the healthiest protein on the planet.” We are a family‑owned, excellence‑driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our Team Members’ personal and professional growth, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Teamwork, Productivity, Quality, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.

Job Summary

The General Manager provides strategic leadership and oversight at the processing facility, ensuring operational excellence, efficiency, and compliance with quality and safety standards. This role drives continuous improvement, cost optimization, and best practices at the location while fostering a high‑performance culture. The General Manager collaborates with senior leadership to develop and execute long‑term business plans, aligning plant performance with organizational goals. This role requires a leader with a strategic mindset and who can effectively communicate and execute the vision, develop and grow a team, and sustainably and consistently grow and improve the business year after year.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the processing location in developing control of profits, plans, and budgeting; review and analyse activities to assess location progress toward goals and objectives including labor efficiencies and overtime usage.
• Achieve pre‑tax budget; achieve a production variance within the established threshold.
• Develop talent in support of a culture that is energized, engaged, and highly motivated to deliver the highest levels of productivity and quality. Ensure implementation of team‑building and succession‑planning programmes and foster a culture aligned to the values and mission of Pacific Seafood.
• Complete performance reviews and succession/training plans annually (100% completion).
• Manage regulatory changes with the regulatory manager, ensuring compliance with all local, state, and federal employment regulations. Implement employment policies and guidelines in alignment with company standards to maintain compliance and foster a safe working environment.
• Achieve positive results on audits from outside regulatory agencies. Meet the TIR goal for your location.
• Develop a deep understanding of the Pacific Seafood strategic plan, business model and the multiple vertically integrated business units; collaborate and align with cross‑functional teams to plan and implement the business strategies.
• Establish and adhere to a timeline and budget for projects supporting the strategic plan.
• Develop consistent KPIs for volume throughput in production facilities, focusing on leveraging labour and targeted training and development with location managers.
• Oversee fundamental sales processes and implement improvement to provide business development, customer requirements, and market growth.
• Strive to continuously improve operations with respect to best practices and effective use of technology for productivity, food quality, team‑member safety, inventory levels and management of operating expenses.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• 10+ years’ management experience in fast‑paced manufacturing environment, preferably in the food processing industry.
• Excellent working knowledge of finance and accounting.
• Strong knowledge of food handling procedures, HACCP, GMP, SSOP, and food safety regulations.
• Demonstrated ability in workforce demand planning, managing cost performance, and production forecasting.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, primarily Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Must be able to travel 30% of the time or more, as required.

Preferred

• Prior experience in the food industry.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Management experience in Purchasing and Operations.
• AS400 Knowledge.

Physical Requirements

The Physical Demands Described Here Are Representative Of Those That Must Be Met By a Team Member To Successfully Perform The Essential Functions Of This Job. While Performing The Duties Of This Job, The Team Member:

• Sedentary work, walking and standing are required only occasionally.
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analysing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
• Ability to move and transport documents, equipment, or other items weighing up to 50 pounds across various locations for different team members, departments, and events.
• Capable of occasional travel as required by duties, demonstrating efficiency and effectiveness in diverse locations.
• Capable of operating a computer and other office productivity machinery, including a calculator, copy machine, and printer.
• Capable of frequently communicating with team members and stakeholders, accurately conveying detailed or important spoken instructions.
• Capable of perceiving visual for activities such as preparing and analysing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer screen, and engaging in extensive reading.

Working Conditions

The Working Environment Characteristics Described Here Are Representative Of Those a Team Member Encounters While Performing The Essential Functions Of This Job. While Performing The Duties Of This Job, The Team Member Is Exposed To:

• Traditional office environment.
• Standard office equipment (computers, printers, phones, etc.).
• Well‑illuminated environment.
• Quiet to moderate noise level.
• Occasional travel via car or plane to regional facilities, events, etc.
• Occasional subtle and mild scents related to the production facility.
• Occasional access to warehouse facility.

Benefits

At Pacific Seafood Your Base Wage Is Only a Portion Of Your Overall Compensation Package. We Invest In Our Team Members Through a Comprehensive And Attractive Total Rewards Package, Including But Not Limited To:

• Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match.
• Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days, holiday pay, vacation, and personal time.
• Employee Assistance Program – Confidential professional counselling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members.
• Product purchase programme.

Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.