Plant Manager

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionWant to learn how to make juice? Lassonde Pappas & Co. is a US Leader in beverage manufacturing dedicated to our team members, customers and consumers satisfaction. We remain committed to our small-town roots and rural values. Hardworking and caring are qualities that make our teams special. Since 1942, we’ve been producing delicious products for our customers across the country

To provide the best for our customers, we focus on building the best team by creating and advancing an inclusive environment amongst our diverse workforce. If you’re passionate about customer satisfaction, reliable, and committed to being and doing better, join us

We value each of our employee’s total wellbeing. To support employees in all stages of their wellness journey, we have a robust benefits program including: medical, dental, and vision coverage options, growth and development potential, along with 401-K, Life & Disability Insurance, PTO, Tuition Reimbursement, Health Fairs, Gym Membership Discounts, and so much more

• •Lead day-to-day plant operations to achieve safety, food safety, quality, service, productivity, reliability, and financial objectives.
• •Build and sustain a culture where employee safety, food safety, quality ownership, accountability, and operational discipline are non-negotiable expectations.
• •Ensure compliance with FDA regulations, GMPs, HACCP and preventive controls, customer standards, company policies, and third-party audit requirements.
• •Maintain robust control of hot-fill and aseptic manufacturing processes, including thermal processing, CIP/SIP systems, sanitation, environmental monitoring, hygienic zoning, and package integrity.
• •Partner closely with Quality and Food Safety leaders to maintain audit readiness, prevent contamination, manage deviations, lead root-cause analysis, and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
• •Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on OEE, throughput, yield, schedule attainment, labor productivity, conversion cost, material usage, and overall equipment reliability.
• •Lead Maintenance and Engineering priorities to improve equipment uptime, reduce unplanned downtime, strengthen preventive maintenance programs, and support long-term asset reliability.
• •Develop, justify, and execute capital projects that improve safety, capacity, reliability, quality, productivity, and cost performance.
• •Manage the plant operating budget, monitor financial performance, and deliver sustainable cost and productivity improvements.
• •Develop plant leaders and employees through coaching, performance management, training, succession planning, and accountability systems.
• •Sustain Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement methodologies to improve daily management and operational performance.
• •Serve as the senior site leader during customer visits, regulatory inspections, internal reviews, and third-party certification audits.

• •Employee safety performance and safety culture maturity.
• •Food safety, quality performance, and regulatory compliance.
• •SQF, GFSI, customer audit, and inspection readiness results.
• •OEE, throughput, downtime, and production efficiency.