The Plant Manager is responsible for leading all day-to-day operations at All Juice, a juice co-packing and manufacturing facility in Hendersonville, NC. This hands-on leadership role oversees production, maintenance, sanitation, quality, safety, staffing, and facility operations while ensuring customer requirements and production schedules are met.
The ideal candidate is a practical, solutions-oriented leader who can manage people while also understanding how equipment and manufacturing processes operate.
Requirements
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Plant & Production Operations
- Lead and oversee daily production operations to ensure customer orders and production schedules are completed safely, efficiently, and on time.
- Coordinate production activities, staffing, scheduling, and priorities based on customer requirements and operational needs.
- Monitor production performance, downtime, waste, and overall efficiency.
- Identify operational challenges and implement practical solutions to improve productivity and reliability.
- Coordinate outside contractors and service providers when specialized repairs are required.
- Maintain awareness of equipment condition.
Safety & Facility Management
- Promote and enforce a strong safety culture throughout the facility.
- Identify workplace hazards and ensure corrective actions are completed.
- Ensure the facility, equipment, and grounds are maintained in safe working condition.
- Investigate incidents and near misses and implement corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with company safety policies and applicable regulations.
Customer & Business Support
- Support customer production requirements and co-packing commitments.
- Communicate operational challenges that may impact production schedules or customer deliveries.
- Work with company leadership to identify opportunities for operational improvement and growth.
- Manage operational priorities in a manner that supports customer service, quality, and profitability.
Qualifications- Previous experience in a manufacturing or food production leadership role, preferably as a Plant Manager, Operations Manager, Production Manager, or similar position.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Knowledge of food safety, GMP, sanitation, and workplace safety requirements preferred.
- Comfortable working both in an office environment and directly on the production floor.
