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Plant Manager

Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Permanent USD120,000 - USD200,000 per year View Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead a high-volume food manufacturing facility operating 24/7 and employing approximately 160 team members. Reporting directly to senior operations leadership, this individual will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of plant operations, driving performance improvements, developing leaders, and building a culture of accountability.
  • Join a growing food innovator driving exciting new product launches.
  • Gain high visibility, career growth, and direct impact on innovation.

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established food manufacturing organization that supplies a broad portfolio of products to leading retail and foodservice customers across North America. The company operates multiple manufacturing facilities and is known for its commitment to operational excellence, continuous improvement, and long-term growth. This opportunity offers the chance to step into a highly visible leadership role with significant influence over site performance and culture

Job Description

  • Lead all day-to-day manufacturing operations for the facility.
  • Drive operational excellence through safety, quality, service, and productivity improvements.
  • Build a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.
  • Coach, mentor, and develop leaders across Production, Maintenance, Warehousing, and Continuous Improvement.
  • Monitor and improve key plant performance metrics and KPIs.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Quality, EHS, HR, and Operations leadership.
  • Support capital planning, budgeting, and long-term operational strategy.
  • Identify and execute initiatives to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and enhance plant performance.



MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. the company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

A successful 'Plant Manager' should have:Required Qualifications

  • Plant leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
  • Demonstrated success leading a turnaround, transformation, or performance-improvement initiative.
  • Strong leadership, coaching, and accountability-focused management style.
  • Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence programs.
  • Proven ability to lead through change and influence teams at all levels of an organization.
  • Experience managing plant KPIs, budgets, and operational performance metrics.



Preferred Qualifications

  • Food or beverage manufacturing experience.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Multi-department leadership experience within a complex manufacturing operation



What's on Offer

  • Salary range of $120,000 to $200,000.
  • Significant autonomy to drive change and improve site performance.
  • Competitive compensation package with high bonus potential.
  • Relocation assistance available for the right candidate.



Interested? Apply today

Contact
Juliette Muratore
Quote job ref
JN-102026-7129374

Job summary

Sector
Engineering & Manufacturing
Sub Sector
Facilities Management / Technical Manager
Industry
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Where
Pleasant Prairie
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Juliette Muratore
Job Reference
JN-102026-7129374
 

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