Plant manager

HiFyve is hiring a Plant Manager for a Food Manufacturing Company in Hicksville, NY!

Salary: $140,000-$160,000/year

Shift: Days

Location: Hicksville, NY

Benefits: Full benefits package + 401(k) with company match

About the Role

We're seeking a hands-on Plant Manager to lead daily operations within a fast-paced food manufacturing and packaging facility. This role is responsible for driving production, fulfillment, and shipping performance while ensuring customer orders are completed on time, maintaining food safety compliance, and developing high-performing teams. The ideal candidate thrives in a high-volume, high-mix manufacturing environment with short production lead times and a strong focus on execution, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations across production, packaging, fulfillment, and shipping to ensure safe, efficient, and on-time execution
• Drive production performance by identifying bottlenecks, improving throughput, and balancing labor across departments
• Partner with production planning and scheduling teams to ensure realistic production plans and timely order completion
• Monitor daily production performance and adjust staffing, priorities, and resources as needed to meet customer commitments
• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and production employees while promoting accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement
• Establish and monitor performance expectations related to productivity, quality, safety, and operational efficiency
• Manage labor utilization and payroll while maintaining budget expectations
• Ensure compliance with GMP, FDA, HACCP, and all applicable food safety and quality standards
• Maintain a clean, organized, and audit-ready manufacturing environment
• Partner with Quality, Customer Service, Sales, and Operations teams to communicate production status, resolve issues, and support new product launches

Requirements

• 7-10+ years of plant management or manufacturing operations leadership experience
• Experience in food manufacturing, food packaging, or another regulated manufacturing environment is required
• Experience leading high-volume, high-mix manufacturing operations with short production lead times
• Strong knowledge of production scheduling, throughput optimization, labor planning, and capacity management
• Demonstrated leadership experience developing supervisors and leading production teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills
• Working knowledge of GMP, FDA, and HACCP food safety standards preferred

If you're interested in this position, please apply!