Plant Manager I

Ken's Foods; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Ken's Foods in Las Vegas is seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead our manufacturing operation. You will guide people, processes, and systems to deliver safe, high‑quality production across engineering, maintenance, packaging, warehousing, quality, sanitation, and EHS.

You will build a strong safety culture, lead managers across operations, quality, engineering, and continuous improvement, and partner with HR to advance company goals and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of food manufacturing leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of Lean, TPM, MES, and warehouse operations.
• Experience leading safety and SQF programs in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead all plant operations to meet safety, quality, service, cost and performance goals.
• Build an engaged, accountable workplace focused on results.
• Champion world-class manufacturing practices including Lean, TPM, continuous improvement, MES, and WMS.
• Direct engineering and maintenance to ensure equipment reliability and readiness.
• Oversee processing and packaging to deliver safe, quality products at optimal cost.
• Manage materials, scheduling, warehousing, and distribution for on-time delivery.
• Strengthen GMP compliance, sanitation, and SQF systems.
• Create a strong safety culture and ensure EHS compliance.
• Lead, coach, and develop managers across operations, quality, engineering, maintenance, and CI/EHS.
• Partner with HR to advance company goals and employee relations.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

MES

Warehouse operations

Safety management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA preferred

Tools

MES

WMS

Job description

Las Vegas, Nevada

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.

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