Operations Manager Raw Meat Processing
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Job Summary
The Operations Manager Raw Meat Processing is responsible for leading all raw meat production operations within a USDAregulated facility. This role oversees daily cut grind blend stuffing and rawmaterial handling processes across all shifts. The Operations Manager ensures compliance with USDAFSIS regulations HACCP GMPs and food safety programs while driving safety yield performance throughput labor efficiency and continuous improvement. This leader is accountable for process control workflow optimization equipment performance and developing highperforming teams.
DIRECT REPORTS
- Formulation & Stuffing Supervisors
This is a full-time position operating on a MondayThursday schedule with typical working hours of 6:00 AM 4:00 PM or 7:00 AM 5:00 PM. Candidates must be able to meet this schedule.
Raw Meat Operations Leadership
- Lead all raw processing operations including tempering grinding blending batching marination and staging.
- Ensure staffing scheduling and line balancing meet daily production requirements.
- Monitor yield performance throughput labor utilization and waste levels.
- Ensure consistent execution of daily production plans and customer order requirements.
USDA HACCP & Food Safety Compliance
- Ensure 100% compliance with USDAFSIS regulations HACCP plans GMPs SSOPs and humane handling requirements.
- Maintain control over CCPs monitoring documents rawmaterial traceability and preop/postop results.
- Lead or support USDA interactions including NRs food safety findings and verification activities.
- Partner with QA to investigate deviations implement corrective actions and validate process changes.
Process Control & Production Execution
- Own execution of raw meat processing SOPs and standardized work.
- Ensure accuracy in formulations batch weights grind sizes temperatures and process parameters.
- Drive realtime corrective action when process or performance issues occur.
- Conduct regular Gemba walks to verify process adherence yields and quality.
Equipment Line Reliability & Maintenance Partnership
- Collaborate with Maintenance to ensure up time for grinders mixers stuffers conveyors weigh scales and safety systems.
- Prioritize and communicate mechanical needs and ensure completion of PMs.
- Support troubleshooting and rootcause analysis on recurring downtime or quality issues.
- Ensure equipment is properly set up verified and sanitized before shift start.
Continuous Improvement & Lean Manufacturing
- Lead yieldimprovement scrapreduction and throughputenhancement initiatives.
- Apply Lean tools such as 5S SMED Kaizen visual management and rootcause problem solving.
- Standardize best practices across shifts and conduct audits to ensure sustainment.
- Support plant automation and processchange initiatives.
CrossFunctional Collaboration
- Partner with Supply Chain for rawmaterial availability specs and inventory management.
- Work with QA on food safety sampling plans microresults and customer requirements.
- Coordinate with Sanitation to ensure hygienic zoning allergen controls and environmental monitoring.
- Collaborate with Packaging Maintenance and Warehouse to ensure smooth production flow.
Qualifications :
Education & Experience
- Bachelors degree in business Meat Science Animal Science Food Science Engineering or related field (preferred).
- 35 years of raw meat or protein processing experience in a USDAregulated facility (strongly preferred).
- Prior leadership experience managing production teams.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong knowledge of USDAFSIS regulations HACCP GMPs SSOPs and Listeria control programs.
- Expertise in raw meat cutting grinding batching blending and rawmaterial handling processes.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret operational data and drive results.
- Strong leadership communication coaching and peopledevelopment skills.
- Proficiency in ERP/MES systems and production reporting tools.
- Ability to thrive in a fastpaced highrisk environment requiring attention to detail.
This is a full-time position operating on a MondayThursday schedule with typical working hours of 6:00 AM 4:00 PM or 7:00 AM 5:00 PM. Candidates must be able to meet this schedule.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit use hands to finger handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or more up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant/office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors. However the vast amount of work is conducted in a climate-controlled office. Travel may be required.
Additional Information :
The salary range for this role is $110000- $130000 (Annually). Actual salaries will vary based on several factors including but not limited to external market data internal equity location and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Jack Links Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Jack Links provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members including medical dental and vision benefits life and disability insurance 401k participation paid holidays and paid time off.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Jack Links provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic that is protected by federal state or local law.
E-VERIFY:
Jack Links is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For information about the E-Verify program please visit: your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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