Plant Operations Manager
About The Position
At our Chambersburg facility, we manufacture the snacks people love, including potato chips, extruded snacks, pretzels, and popcorn. We are looking for an experienced Operations Manager who understands the pace and complexity of snack food manufacturing and has successfully led a three-shift operation. This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role for someone who can bring people, processes, and production together. You will oversee daily production, warehouse, and maintenance activities while leading and developing two to three Shift Supervisors. Your goal will be to build an operation that consistently delivers strong results in safety, food quality, service, cost, and productivity.
Requirements
- Prior operations leadership experience in snack food manufacturing is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience leading a three-shift manufacturing operation.
- Proven success leading production teams and developing frontline supervisors.
- Strong knowledge of GMPs, food safety, sanitation, workplace safety, quality, inventory, and production processes.
- Experience with budgeting, production planning, labor management, resource allocation, and continuous improvement.
- Working knowledge of food manufacturing equipment and plant maintenance needs.
- Strong computer skills, including the ability to work with spreadsheets, formulas, and operational reports.
- Strong decision-making, problem-solving, communication, and people-leadership skills.
- The ability to create accountability, lead by example, and remain adaptable in a changing environment.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Management, Operations Management, or a related field is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead the day-to-day operations of a fast-paced, three-shift snack food manufacturing facility.
- Develop, coach, and hold Shift Supervisors and their teams accountable for results.
- Support a culture where safety, food quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement come first.
- Ensure compliance with GMPs, food safety requirements, sanitation standards, and company policies.
- Drive improvements in production output, capacity, efficiency, labor utilization, product quality, and cost.
- Review production schedules and allocate people and resources effectively.
- Monitor performance, identify problems, and implement timely corrective actions.
- Ensure products are manufactured to specification and shipped to our Bethel warehouse on time.
- Partner with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability, minimize downtime, and fully utilize plant assets.
- Recruit, train, motivate, and develop production associates and leaders.
- Lead plant cleaning and sanitation activities, including equipment, packaging machines, walls, and floors.
- Maintain accurate and timely production records, reports, and operational data.
- Communicate priorities, challenges, and results effectively across departments and shifts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
