Plant Manager - Food Manufacturing
Job in
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, 16501, USA
Listed on 2026-02-12
Listing for:
TCH Resource & Recruitment, Inc.
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-12
Job specializations:
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Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineering, Operations Engineer, Production Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Plant Manager – Aseptic Food & Beverage Manufacturing Summary
The Plant Manager leads all operations at an aseptic food and beverage manufacturing facility producing coffees, teas, juices, plant-based, acidified dairy, and nutritional products. This role is responsible for safe, compliant, high-quality, and cost-effective production while driving continuous improvement, operational excellence, and a strong performance culture.
Key Responsibilities- Lead all plant operations, ensuring safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and efficiency
- Provide technical leadership for UHT/HTST processing, aseptic filling, CIP/SIP, and contamination control
- Ensure compliance with FDA, FSMA, FSSC 22000, HACCP, and GMP requirements
- Serve as site lead for regulatory inspections, audits, and customer visits
- Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, yield, OEE, and cost
- Lead and develop cross-functional teams across production, quality, engineering, maintenance, supply chain, and EHS
- Oversee process validation, aseptic qualifications, shelf-life studies, and new product launches
- Manage allergen control programs in a multi-product aseptic environment
- Own plant P&L, budgets, operating costs, and capital planning
- Lead capital projects, equipment upgrades, and technology implementations
- Champion a strong safety, food safety, and accountability-driven culture
- Partner with R&D, Quality, and Commercial teams to support growth initiatives
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, or Supply Chain (Chemical Engineering preferred)
- 12–15 years of food and beverage manufacturing experience with deep aseptic processing expertise
- 5–7 years of senior plant or operations leadership experience
- Strong knowledge of food safety regulations and high-speed manufacturing
- Hands-on experience with coffees/teas, juice, plant-based, acidified dairy, or nutritional products
- Expertise in UHT, aseptic filling, hygienic design, and allergen control
- Experience with nutritional formulations
- Lean, Six Sigma, or TPM certification
- Proven change leadership, strong communication skills, and business acumen
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