Plant Manager in DeLand, Florida at Peterson Farms Inc

OVERVIEW

The Plant Manager provides overall leadership for plant operations, driving operational performance, employee development, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. This role works collaboratively across departments to support business objectives, improve efficiency, control costs, and deliver consistent results.

Duties:

• Lead daily plant operations to achieve safety, quality, production, service, and financial performance goals.

• Develop and execute plant operating plans, production schedules, and performance objectives.

• Maintain a strong food safety and quality culture, partnering with FSQ to ensure compliance with product specifications, sanitation standards, allergen controls, and HACCP programs.

• Partner with Maintenance to maximize equipment uptime, maintain preventive maintenance schedules, and support capital projects and continuous improvement.

• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), including safety, quality, production output, labor efficiency, waste, and on-time delivery.

• Collaborate with Planning, Procurement, Sales, Quality, and other departments to meet production and customer requirements.

• Develop employee capabilities, promote engagement and accountability, and ensure proper equipment training.

• Manage staffing levels, labor requirements, overtime, and workforce planning.

• Investigate production, quality, safety, and employee issues and implement corrective and preventive actions.

• Ensure accurate production reporting, inventory control, compliance with standard operating procedures, and a clean, organized, and safe facility.

• Manage departmental budgets and capital expenditure projects.

• Respond to operational emergencies and personnel issues as needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Service, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Engineering, Business or another relevant field.

• Work Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience in food manufacturing, including plant or

operations management experience.

• Strong knowledge of food safety, quality systems, sanitation, HACCP, GMP’s and

regulatory requirements.

• Demonstrated experience managing production teams and multiple plant functions.

• Proven ability to improve productivity, reduce costs and implement continuous

improvement.

• Strong understanding of manufacturing KPI’s, labor management, production planning

and cost control