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George's · Harrisonburg, VA

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Level
Manager
Team
Production
Base pay
$108k–$160k
Degree
Required (or equivalent experience)
Experience asked
5+ years
Industry
Food & beverage
Posted
24 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management production role at George's (food & beverage) in Harrisonburg, VA.

They ask for
5+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
Tools it names
Automation
Base pay
$108k–$160k

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Production Engineer roles in Virginia: typical posted base $87k–$125k. This one lists $108k–$160k.

Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 16 production engineer openings in Virginia, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Virginia plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 15 other live production postings in Virginia.

Experience asked
Less than usual (5+ vs 8+)

Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 50%
  • New product launch 38%
  • Lean 31%
  • Root cause 25%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 5+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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    Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at George's

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  2. 2

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  3. 3

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  4. 4

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This plant: George's in Harrisonburg

2 other open roles at this site.

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Responsibilities

This position will have supervisory responsibility.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

  • ✓Required
  • ✓Bachelor’s Degree or related field or equivalent experience AND 5+ years of poultry or protein manufacturing experience
  • ✓5 years of management experience
  • ✓Extensive knowledge of HACCP procedures
  • ✓Extensive knowledge of plant sanitation procedures
  • ✓Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
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It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

SUMMARY: The Assistant Plant Manager is responsible for planning, organizing and controlling production in an organization to ensure goods are produced efficiently, on time, within budget and to standard.

include, but are not limited to, the following

  • •Manage activities within the production process.
  • •Plan and organize productions schedules.
  • •Ensure health and safety regulations are met.
  • •Help plan and implement new technology, automation, and other improvements.
  • •Promote and ensure compliance of policies and procedures.
  • •Implement and control the production schedule.
  • •Review and adjust the schedule where needed.
  • •Determine the staffing needs and manage human and material resources to meet production targets.
  • •Make decisions about equipment use, maintenance, modification and procurement.
  • •Ensure the repair and routine maintenance of production equipment.
  • •Ensure that standard operating procedures are adhered to.
  • •Monitor quality standards of products.
  • •Implement and enforce quality control and tracking programs to meet quality objectives.
  • •Analyze production and quality control to detect and correct problems.
  • •Determine and implement improvements to the production process.
  • •Prepare and maintain production reports.
  • •Monitor and review the performance of staff and organize necessary interventions for improvement.

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