Tasty Brands LLC is a well-established, fast growing national company with manufacturing plants (Tracco LLC and Total Packaging LLC) in Owensboro, Kentucky. We produce sandwiches and meals for our nation’s K12 students and other government programs with an additional focus on providing high volume items for selected Private Brand retail customers. We are committed to providing high quality products that are produced by associates who uphold the highest levels of food safety and best in class methods in the industry. We are expanding our product lines, customer base and manufacturing facilities. Our food business is recession proof! We have a geographic footprint that stretches from coast to coast and our supply chain is domestic.

With a focus on collaboration, best practices, and continuous improvement, we are looking for people who want to join us for a long career and be part of a great success story.

Position Overview

The Plant Manager in our RTE food manufacturing plant directs and manages all plant operations including production, warehouse, maintenance, and quality. This leadership position is responsible for ensuring that company standards are achieved with an emphasis on continuous improvement, providing support, structure, and training for employees at the plant. The Plant Manager will be required to be a hands-on, self-starter with the ability to motivate and lead staff, and reach production goals while adhering to the highest safety standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• All aspects of plant management to assure cost effective, timely and efficient production and coordinate distribution of consistently high-quality products.
• Manages plant costs regarding facilities and employees with headquarter office.
• Work with a full operation management structure including maintenance, quality assurance, warehouse, sanitation, finance, and human resources.
• Leads staffing by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
• Maintains workflow by monitoring and developing steps of the process by setting processing instructions, observing control points and equipment, monitoring staff.
• Setting productions shifts accomplishing product manufacturing goals by establishing priorities, monitoring progress, revising schedules, resolving problems and reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
• Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs, evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Compiles and analyzes production performance records and data, answering questions and responding to requests.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources, maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Resolve personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience in food packaging plant – mandatory.
• 5 years of experience managing in a USDA and/or FDA food, meat and packaging manufacturer facility.
• HACCP certification a plus.
• Food safety knowledge.
• True team player with a positive and cooperative attitude. “No job too small mantra.”
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to commutate with all levels of the organization.
• Strong computer skills including MS Office
• Proven strong organizational skills, including the ability to multitask and work under constant deadlines.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme discretion.
• Ability to operate in fast paced production environment.
• Able to lift to 50lbs and work in high and low temperatures.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Owensboro, KY 42303 (Required)

Work Location: In person