Senior Plant Manager

Senior Plant Manager

Red River Commodities is a leading processor of sunflower seeds and specialty grains, specializing in high-quality, nutritious food products. We pride ourselves on our sustainable practices, innovation, and commitment to delivering superior products to our customers. Our team shares core values focused on quality, innovation, responsibility, and community. We work hard, play harder, embrace authenticity, and always support one another to achieve our goals.

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Senior Plant Manager to lead and oversee all operations across our wild bird seed manufacturing facilities in Fargo, ND and Lubbock, TX. This role is based in Fargo, ND and requires 25%–35% travel to Lubbock, TX to ensure alignment, consistency, and operational excellence across both locations.

The Senior Plant Manager will be responsible for driving performance in a high-performance, KPI-driven manufacturing environment, with full oversight of production, maintenance, warehousing, quality assurance, continuous improvement, labor management, and regulatory compliance across both facilities.

Success in this role requires a strong, hands-on leader who can drive plant performance through measurable metrics, accountability, and continuous improvement initiatives while fostering a culture centered on safety, quality, efficiency, teamwork, and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate brings a strategic, multi-site leadership mindset combined with strong operational, analytical, and leadership capabilities to manage fast-paced manufacturing environments and achieve aggressive production and financial goals across both sites.

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across both Fargo, ND and Lubbock, TX facilities, ensuring alignment in processes, performance, and culture.
• Oversee all day-to-day operations including production, packaging, maintenance, logistics, and warehousing across both locations.
• Standardize best practices, operating procedures, and performance expectations to drive consistency and scalability across facilities.
• Ensure production plans are executed effectively at both sites while maintaining high standards for safety, quality, service, and cost control.
• Evaluate plant capacity, labor utilization, and resource allocation across locations to optimize overall network performance.
• Lead cross-site collaboration to share learnings, improve efficiencies, and drive operational excellence.
• Establish and lead cadence of performance reviews with site leadership teams, holding leaders accountable to KPIs and outcomes.

• Own and drive plant performance through clearly defined, measurable KPIs across both facilities.
• Utilize data analytics, reporting systems, and dashboards to guide decision-making and identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead routine operational reviews and implement corrective actions to address performance gaps.
• Champion visual management systems and real-time performance tracking across both locations.

• Partner with QA leadership to ensure consistent product quality, food safety, and regulatory compliance across both plants.
• Oversee CAPA programs and ensure effective root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions.
• Maintain audit readiness for all internal, customer, and third-party audits at both facilities.
• Drive continuous improvement in product quality, traceability, and operational reliability.

• Own financial performance for both facilities, including budgets, cost controls, and profitability targets.
• Analyze production costs, labor efficiency, and operational trends to improve margins and reduce waste.
• Identify and execute cost-saving initiatives while maintaining safety, quality, and service standards.
• Partner with senior leadership on capital planning, equipment investments, and long-term operational strategy.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across both plants.
• Identify system-wide bottlenecks and implement scalable solutions that improve throughput and reduce variability.
• Drive adoption of standardized work, process optimization, and automation where applicable.
• Lead cross-functional improvement projects that enhance productivity…