Plant Manager

About Us

Friendly work environment, amazing clients, and great opportunity for professional growth! Crescent Foods prides itself on offering a wide variety of quality Halal Chicken, Beef, Lamb, and turkey products in premium packaging sold to markets nationwide. We raise and process chickens and cattle in humane conditions, and follow a farm-to-fork philosophy with strict ethical guidelines. We are dedicated to our mission to provide healthy meals to families across the nation.

Please visit our website  to learn more about our organization.

This position is a member of the facility leadership team with functional responsibilities in Lean implementation, Six Sigma projects, planning, capacity planning, and logistics administration. The role drives key performance drivers such as fill rate, on-time delivery, quality, people, safety, cost, and financial metrics such as budget and P&L. The incumbent represents Crescent Foods professionally before customers, suppliers, employees, and the community.

This role may require working non-traditional hours (evenings, weekends, and holidays) to meet customer needs.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO:

• Must be a driver of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives
• Able to create a lean culture
• Able to develop lean transformations and strategies
• Lead daily “Gamba” walks and Kaizen events
• Lead Autonomous Maintenance teams as part of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) implementation
• Maintain high standards of safety, OSHA, SQF, and good housekeeping throughout the plant
• Effectively plan, direct, and coordinate all production to meet customer requirements, quality and cost objectives of the manufacturing plan
• Formulate, recommend, and implement policies for the manufacturing function to accomplish company objectives
• Establish operation standards and methods to ensure optimum productivity, performance results, and efficiency of departments against planned objectives
• Provide accurate and timely data for the pricing team
• Execute organization changes, wage and job changes, hiring, promotions, termination, leaves of absence, and disciplinary action
• Determine organizational structure and manpower requirements through statistical analysis and make changes to maintain work efficiency at the highest level at the lowest cost
• Monitor production costs and develop plans to reduce costs continually
• Select and train personnel for staff; assign work, establish goals, evaluate performance and development
• Work and communicate with customers, sales support team, and executives
• Develop processes involving pull systems, right sizing, and lean methodology
• Develop Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the operation function
• Explore new technologies and processes to reduce non-value-added activities
• Work with minimal supervision and make autonomous decisions
• Perform related duties as assigned

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Great communication skills, both written and verbal
• Well-developed problem-solving skills and an eye for detail
• Demonstrated leadership qualities cross-functionally while driving results
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, high-growth business environment
• Strong attention to detail and ability to operate “in the weeds” without losing sight of the big picture
• Strong team skills and an aptitude for cross-functional interactions
• Energy, enthusiasm, and drive for continuous improvement on projects and team support
• Strong sense of urgency
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point
• Highly flexible and adaptable — working in a fast-paced start-up involves daily shifting priorities; able to flow and adjust to changing needs quickly
• Knowledge of state, local and federal food safety laws including SQF, USDA, GMPs, CCP, HACCP, SSOPs and SOPs, Food Defense, and Food Safety Culture guidelines and regulations
• Solid understanding of OSHA, USDA and Food Safety regulations
• Ability to work within a food plant environment
• Able to make effective presentations to diverse groups
• Able to perform financial calculations and create and manage budgets