Plant Manager - Food Manufacturing Job at TCH Resource & Recruitment, Inc., Lancaster County, PA

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  • TCH Resource & Recruitment, Inc.
  • Lancaster County, PA

Job Description

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

Required Qualifications

  • 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

Preferred Qualifications

  • 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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