Plant Manager - Dairy Manufacturing - Plalnt Manager, ...

Title: Plant Manager - DAIRY MANUFACTURING Location: Littlefield, TX (79339)Salary: $140,000-$160,000/Year + Bonus and Relocation Requirements: 5+ Years in a Plant Manager role, specifically with Dairy/Dry Mix experience will be required for this role. An past in leadership, continuous improvement & working with Quality Systems will also be a need for this role. A Bachelor Degree in Food Science, or business is highly desired for this role. What You Will Be DoingPlant Operations: Review daily inventories and plan daily production. Conduct daily staff meetings to coordinate daily plant activities. Review daily load out schedule and coordinate with staff and milk movement personnel. Review daily production efficiencies and production reports. Review companies KPI's, plant loss and assist in setting goals. In the absence of the Operations Manager, reports directly to the Director of Operations. The plant manager is a back-up for the Operations Manager.Plant Quality: Review microbiology test results daily and direct further investigation of high counts. Review list of any out-of-spec. product with Food Safety Quality Assurance (FSQA) Manager. Review all product C of A's.Plant Audits: Check each department daily. Check employee GMP's. Review daily report of audits. Assist Quality Assurance with all plant audits.Industrial Wastewater: Check wastewater facility daily. Review daily reports as required.Sanitation: Review CIP records daily. Review random equipment checks with chemical account representative.Plant Employees: Audit sampling techniques and sanitation practices. Monitor production departments throughout shift and assure employee compliance with GMP's, sanitation and safety. Provide training as needed. Provide annual GMP and HACCP training.Purchasing: Review and approve order supplies. Track purchases and prepare appropriate paperwork.Equipment: Verify that all plant equipment is in good working condition and all preventative maintenance is being performed on a scheduled basis. Review and approve all work orders. Review all daily maintenance activity reports. Develop capital justifications to update equipment as needed.Environmental: Review Air Quality annual reports. Review and coordinate completion of Annual Form R for EPA/Health Department. Review and coordinate completion of Annual Hazardous Materials Inventory and Business Plan. Perform other duties, as necessary.Safety: Review Safety program and training with EHS management. Daily observation during plant audit will include safety. Check each department and observe employee safety procedures. Member of the Food Safety Team and Food Quality Team.What You Need for this Position-An individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.-Must have the ability to trouble shoot problems and be persistent until a solution is found.-Must work in a safe manner and follow all safety procedures including use of safety equipment.-Must be willing to ask for assistance when the process is unclear.-Proficient in verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to communicate with upper management on a daily basis.-Leadership, team development, coaching, and / or teaching experience.-Good math and statistical skills.-Excellent computer skills for data input, report writing, program tracking.-Excellent organizational and follow through skills.Bachelor's degree in Business, Dairy or Food Science and four years of experience in a Plant leadership role in a Dairy or Food Manufacturing facility is strongly desired.What's In It for YouCompetitive Salary: $140,000-$160,000/Year + Bonus401KHealthDentalVisionIf you are a Plant/Manufacturing Site Director with FOOD OR DAIRY experience, please apply and/or email me directly at kelly.taylor@

Created: 2025-09-27