Plant Manager
Red Kite Recruiting
United States · Posted April 10, 2026
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About the job
Plant Manager – Pork Processing (Harvest Facility)
We’re looking for a Plant Manager who knows how to run a tight, efficient operation, but more importantly, knows how to lead people, elevate standards, and create a facility that performs at a high level every single day.
This isn’t a maintenance role. This is a build, lead, and optimize role inside a core production facility.
What You’ll Do
You’ll take full ownership of a pork harvest facility , leading everything from:
Daily production, throughput, and yield performance
USDA compliance, food safety, and audit readiness
Labor planning, staffing, and frontline leadership development
Cost control, efficiency, and operational discipline
Continuous improvement initiatives across the plant
You’ll ensure the operation runs safely, efficiently, and consistently with no surprises.
You’ll lead through supervisors and build a team that is accountable, stable, and high-performing.
Who You Are
Proven leader within meat processing or harvest (pork preferred)
Experienced managing in a USDA-inspected environment
Strong operational mindset- focused on throughput, yield, labor efficiency, and execution
Able to lead from the floor while developing leadership beneath you
Decisive, accountable, and comfortable owning outcomes
You’re the type of leader who:
Earns respect on the production floor
Identifies issues early and acts quickly
Balances people, performance, and process without overcomplicating things
Why This Role
Ownership: You will run the plan, not just manage a function
Impact: Direct influence on performance, culture, and results
Opportunity: Established operation with room to improve, stabilize, and optimize
Visibility: Key role within the organization with access to leadership