Plant Operations Leader — Safety & Quality

Darling Ingredients Inc.; California; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Ingredients Inc. seeks a General Manager to oversee a plant operation that converts incoming materials into high-quality products, ensuring sanitation of equipment and buildings and maintaining peak performance.

You will lead safety, staff development, budgeting, compliance, and production planning while driving continuous improvement across the facility in California. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 5+ years in a mid-level management role in an industrial/plant setting.
• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, operations management or agribusiness preferred.
• Experience with continuous improvement (5S, Six Sigma, Lean) is a plus.
• Strong leadership, decision making, and production/quality judgment.
• Experience with MS Office and ERP systems (Oracle, SAP) expected.
• Detail oriented, highly organized, good math and computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the safety program and maintain safety as top priority.
• Develop and mentor plant management staff (Office/Plant Manager, etc.).
• Ensure facility compliance with corporate policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all food safety regulations.
• Develop, implement, and monitor annual plant budget; review expenditures.
• Recruit and hire plant and administrative personnel.
• Establish wage rates subject to corporate approval.
• Train all employees effectively.
• Maintain efficient flow of incoming materials and finished products.
• Monitor performance to ensure adherence to standards.
• Plan stock orders to minimize emergencies and costs.
• Oversee all processing equipment and plant facilities.
• Investigate on-site accidents and take corrective action.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Decision making

Communication

Budget management

Safety compliance

Training

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or related

Operations management or agribusiness degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Oracle ERP

SAP ERP

Job description

Darling Ingredients Inc. seeks a General Manager to oversee a plant operation that converts incoming materials into high-quality products, ensuring sanitation of equipment and buildings and maintaining peak performance.

You will lead safety, staff development, budgeting, compliance, and production planning while driving continuous improvement across the facility in California. Strong leadership and communication are essential.