Plant Manager, Multi-Site Operations

Plant Manager, Multi-Site Operations

Clemens Food Group is seeking a General Manager to lead two strategic Pennsylvania facilities: our Hatfield smoked meats plant and our Tyrone bacon production facility. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who can build strong teams, drive operational discipline, and lead growth across a complex food manufacturing environment.

You will lead a two-plant system with approximately 600 Team Members and ownership of operational performance across both sites. Your work will directly influence safety, food safety, quality, efficiency, cost performance, team development, customer service, and long-term growth.

This role is central to our continued expansion, including improved processes, increased capacity, and new product lines.

What You'll Do

• Lead end-to-end manufacturing and packaging operations across Hatfield and Tyrone.
• Drive performance across safety, food safety, quality, throughput, efficiency, labor, cost, and culture.
• Own the operational budget, monitor financial performance, and identify opportunities to improve profitability.
• Build, coach, and develop leaders across manufacturing and maintenance.
• Partner with engineering and operations leaders to improve processes, leverage automation, and implement new technologies.
• Create clarity, accountability, and alignment across two facilities.
• Travel regularly between Hatfield and Tyrone to stay connected to both operations and teams.

What Makes This Role Exciting?

This is a chance to lead two growth sites that are receiving meaningful investment. You will have the opportunity to shape the future of the plants, strengthen the leadership team, and improve how work gets done across multiple product lines.

You will join a company that values long-term thinking, internal development, operational excellence, and servant leadership.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for a proven operations leader with experience managing multiple production sites or a large-scale food manufacturing facility. The ideal candidate understands the pace, complexity, and discipline required in food manufacturing and can lead through both structure and influence.

Experience in protein, pork, smoked meats, bacon, or packaged foods is strongly preferred.

Skills & Mindset

• Strong plant operations leadership.
• Multi-site or large-scale manufacturing experience.
• Lean manufacturing, safety, quality, and food safety systems knowledge.
• Financial and budget ownership.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to develop leaders and engage diverse teams.
• Servant leadership approach.
• Humble, transparent, adaptable communication style.
• Comfort challenging the status quo while building trust.

Your Future at Clemens

This role offers meaningful visibility and growth potential within Clemens Food Group. You will be part of a company that invests in talent, technology, and long-term success. For the right leader, this role can create a path to broader organizational leadership.

Agency Statement:

Clemens Food Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from search or staffing firms. All resumes submitted by search or staffing firms to any employee at Clemens Food Group via email, the Internet, or directly without a valid written search agreement for this role, and without having been asked to participate in this by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Clemens Food Group, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired. Firms not authorized to submit candidates will not be eligible for any fee or ownership claim.

EEO Statement:

It is the policy of Clemens Food Group to provide 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 protected by federal, state or local law. All employees are subject to a pre-employment screening process including a background check and drug screen. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to your recruiter.

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