About our Partner:

With over 90 years in business, our established partner is one if the nation's leading food manufacturing company with various locations nationwide. They focus on delivering high quality products through efficient and innovative processes.

What Our Partners Offers:

Fantastic Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Financial rewards for multiple years of service,

Secure Your Future: 401k with 100% employer match on first 3%

Innovative Environment: Contribute to cutting-edge manufacturing and production processes in a company dedicated to quality and efficiency.

Bonus Benefits: Our partners offer tuition reimbursement, church camp reimbursement, and Tickets at Work for their employees

Supportive Culture: Thrive in a collaborative workplace that values your growth, ideas, and commitment to excellence.

How You’ll Contribute to Our Partner’s Success

As a Processing Plant Manager with proven experience in food or agricultural operations, you will play a critical role in leading all aspects of egg grading and processing, ensuring safety, quality, compliance, and efficiency across the facility. You will provide hands-on leadership to your team while driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, and adherence to customer, company, and regulatory standards.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced production environment, brings strong organizational and problem-solving skills, and demonstrates the ability to lead, train, and motivate a team. You’ll be working with a leadership team that values accountability, collaboration, and results—and expects you to set the standard for performance, safety, and quality from day one.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily plant operations, overseeing staffing, production scheduling, and workflow to ensure product quality and efficiency.
• Direct and train team members, fostering a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Manage compliance with SQF, GMP, HACCP, animal welfare, and all company, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct pre-operational and sanitation inspections, ensuring equipment and facility readiness before production.
• Monitor production metrics, including egg quality, carton/box coding, product weights, and grading accuracy.
• Partner cross-functionally with Quality Control, Maintenance, Flock Management, Sanitation, and Shipping/Receiving to resolve issues quickly and effectively.
• Oversee maintenance coordination and troubleshooting efforts, ensuring equipment reliability and minimizing downtime.
• Ensure accurate completion and timely submission of production records, audit documentation, and compliance reports.
• Lead safety initiatives, accident prevention, and investigations to maintain a safe work environment.
• Drive team development through performance evaluations, coaching, and training initiatives.
• Support special projects, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives across the complex.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of management or supervisory experience in a food processing, agricultural, or manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of food safety and quality programs (SQF, GMP, HACCP) and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent leadership and people-management skills, with the ability to build, train, and motivate a diverse team.
• Proven organizational and problem-solving skills; ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across departments.
• Mechanical aptitude and ability to support maintenance troubleshooting as needed.
• High school diploma or equivalent required; additional technical training or degree preferred.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs and perform physical activities such as climbing, walking, and balancing as required.