Plant Manager I

Kens Foods Inc; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Ken’s Foods is seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead our Las Vegas manufacturing operation. You will guide people, processes, and systems from engineering and maintenance to packaging, warehousing, quality, sanitation, CI, and EHS.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree (MBA preferred) and 10+ years in food manufacturing, with proven leadership across complex plant operations. Expect a salary range of $175k–$200k with a strong focus on safety and quality in a high-volume facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant food manufacturing experience.
• Proven leadership across complex plant operations and multiple functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of Lean manufacturing, TPM, and MES.
• Experience leading SQF systems and SQF Level III certification.
• Strong business judgment, analytical ability, communication skills, and problem-solving capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead all plant operations to achieve safety, quality, service, cost, and performance goals.
• Build an engaged, respectful workplace with accountability and results.
• Champion world-class manufacturing practices, including Lean, TPM, continuous improvement, MES, and warehouse management systems.
• Direct engineering and maintenance to keep facilities and equipment reliable.
• Guide processing and packaging operations to deliver quality products safely and at the lowest practical cost.
• Oversee materials, scheduling, warehousing, and distribution for on-time delivery.
• Strengthen food safety, GMP compliance, sanitation, and SQF systems.
• Create and sustain a strong safety culture while ensuring EHS compliance.
• Lead, coach, and develop managers across operations, quality, engineering, maintenance, continuous improvement, and EHS.
• Partner with corporate leaders and Human Resources to advance company goals, core values, employee relations, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

TPM

Continuous improvement

MES

Warehouse operations

Food safety knowledge

SQF knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

MBA preferred

Job description

Lead the plant. Build the team. Raise the standard. Ken’s Foods is seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead our Las Vegas manufacturing operation. Reporting to the Vice President of Manufacturing, you will guide the people, processes, and systems that drive safe, efficient, high-quality production-from engineering and maintenance to packaging, warehousing, quality, sanitation, continuous improvement, and environmental health and safety.

What You’ll Do

• Lead all plant operations to achieve safety, quality, service, cost, and performance goals.
• Build an engaged, respectful workplace where employees are supported, accountable, and focused on results.
• Champion world-class manufacturing practices, including Lean, TPM, continuous improvement, MES, and warehouse management systems.
• Direct engineering and maintenance to keep facilities and equipment reliable and ready to meet demand.
• Guide processing and packaging operations to deliver quality products safely and at the lowest practical cost.
• Oversee materials, scheduling, warehousing, and distribution to support efficient production and on-time customer delivery.
• Strengthen food safety, product integrity, GMP compliance, sanitation, and SQF systems.
• Create and sustain a strong safety culture while ensuring compliance with corporate environmental health and safety programs.
• Lead, coach, and develop managers across operations, quality, engineering, maintenance, continuous improvement, and EHS.
• Partner with corporate leaders and Human Resources to advance company goals, core values, employee relations, and regulatory compliance.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant food manufacturing experience.
• Proven leadership across complex plant operations and multiple functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of Lean manufacturing, TPM, continuous improvement, manufacturing execution systems, and warehouse operations.
• Demonstrated experience leading employee safety and food safety systems.
• Working knowledge of SQF requirements and experience implementing and maintaining SQF Level III certification in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong business judgment, analytical ability, communication skills, and problem-solving capability.

Work Environment

This role works in an active manufacturing environment and requires regular standing, walking, communication, and situational awareness. The position may involve exposure to moving mechanical parts and occasional wet or humid conditions, airborne particles, chemicals, electrical hazards, and vibration. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you are a hands-on manufacturing leader who can inspire teams, improve systems, and deliver results without compromising safety or quality, we want to hear from you. Bring your leadership to Ken’s Foods and help shape the future of our Las Vegas operation.

The salary for this position is determined by a combination of experience, skills, and education level. The compensation range is $175- 200k annually.

Education

• Bachelors or better.

Experience

• Proven leadership across complex plant operations and multiple functional teams
• 10+ years of relevant food manufacturing experience.

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