Plant Manager: Hands-On Food Production & Safety Leader

Dough Zone Restaurant Group; Kent (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Time Off

401(k) Retirement Plan

Employee Discount Programs

Career Growth opportunities

Job summary

MOJI Food Inc is seeking a Plant Manager in Kent, WA to lead daily operations at our central kitchen and commissary producing dumplings, buns, and noodles. This hands-on role supervises a Production Manager and Purchasing & Warehouse Manager, ensuring safety, quality, and cost-effective production.

You will drive labor planning, throughput, and continuous improvement while championing a diverse multilingual workforce and regulatory compliance across FDA/USDA-aligned standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of plant or operations management in food manufacturing or equivalent.
• Direct experience with USDA-inspected facilities and meat processing is preferred.
• Owns safety, food safety, quality, output, cost, delivery, and people performance.
• Strong GMP, HACCP, SSOP, allergen control, sanitation, traceability and regulations.
• Manages operating budgets, labor costs, KPIs, and continuous improvement.
• Leads multilingual, multi-shift teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands-on leadership style with floor presence and coaching.

Responsibilities

• Own daily, weekly, and monthly plant operations ensuring schedules meet demand.
• Direct planning of labor, lines, and output against demand forecasts.
• Balance throughput, yield, labor efficiency, and quality across processes.
• Resolve bottlenecks, staffing gaps, downtime, and material shortages.
• Lead cost-reduction and operational-efficiency initiatives.
• Develop Production Manager and Purchasing & Warehouse Manager; mentor staff.
• Ensure safety, food safety, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance.
• Partner with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Report performance to Corporate Operations with KPIs and continuous improvement.
• Support capital planning, capacity expansion, and new-product scale-up.

Skills

Hands-on leadership

Multilingual teams

GMP/HACCP knowledge

Lean Manufacturing

Operations budgets & KPIs

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems (R365)

Job description

MOJI Food Inc is seeking a Plant Manager in Kent, WA to lead daily operations at our central kitchen and commissary producing dumplings, buns, and noodles. This hands-on role supervises a Production Manager and Purchasing & Warehouse Manager, ensuring safety, quality, and cost-effective production.

You will drive labor planning, throughput, and continuous improvement while championing a diverse multilingual workforce and regulatory compliance across FDA/USDA-aligned standards.