Plant Manager Job at Hunter Shore Group, Iowa

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  • Hunter Shore Group
  • Iowa

Job Description

We’re partnering with a leading food manufacturing organization to identify a senior operations leader for a high-impact manufacturing facility in Iowa . This role is ideal for a hands-on, people-first leader who thrives in complex environments and enjoys building momentum, capability, and long-term operational strength.

This facility produces products in a fast-paced, high-volume environment and is entering an exciting phase focused on performance improvement, capability building, and operational consistency .

What You’ll Do:

  • Lead all aspects of plant operations, including production, maintenance, quality, safety, and continuous improvement.
  • Drive TPM / CI principles to improve reliability, reduce waste, and strengthen day-to-day execution.
  • Build engagement and accountability across a tenured workforce while developing next-level leadership capability.
  • Partner cross-functionally to stabilize performance, standardize processes, and elevate operating discipline.
  • Use data and operational metrics to guide decisions and prioritize improvement initiatives.
  • Foster a culture that values safety, ownership, and continuous learning.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Proven manufacturing leadership experience in food or consumer packaged goods.
  • Batch processing experience strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated success improving performance in complex or evolving operations.
  • Strong working knowledge of TPM, CI, and lean manufacturing systems.
  • Ability to lead through change while maintaining trust, credibility, and transparency.
  • Comfortable balancing short-term execution with long-term capability building.

Why This Role:

  • Opportunity to make a visible, meaningful impact at a critical site.
  • Leadership team committed to investment, modernization, and operational excellence.
  • A role for someone who enjoys building momentum , not just maintaining the status quo.
  • Strong platform for growth within a well-respected manufacturing network.

Job Tags

Temporary work,

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