Plant Manager - Pet Food

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Drives Safety and Organizational Values
• Directs production and ensures cost effectiveness and consistency with prescribed quality, accuracy, and performance standards.
• Maintains plant property and equipment in good condition to ensure compliance with governmental regulations and to ensure effective and economical operations.
• Prepares and submits operating reports to management to inform them of the current production status and to make recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Selects, trains, develops, and motivates manufacturing staff to maintain plant operation.
• Assures compliance of all plant operations with company policy and federal, state, and local regulations.
• May set production and processing goals for plant.

Experience & Education

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of directly related experience in a poultry processing/protein conversion plant.
• A high school diploma/GED, with a bachelor’s degree in a related field, is preferred.

Benefits

• Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment.
• Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays.
• 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule.
• Base Salary range of $92,917.00 - $112,894.20.
• Incentive Pay: This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s annual bonus plan; the amount of bonus varies and is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the incentive program.
• Career Development: Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs.

About Pilgrim’s

• The company processes, prepares, packages, and delivers fresh, frozen, and value-added food products for customers in more than 100 countries.
• Pilgrim’s operates protein processing plants and prepared foods facilities in 14 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.K., the Republic of Ireland, and continental Europe.
• Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders, and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.
• Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity.