Plant Manager

Griffith Foods

Plant Manager leading operational ownership of Avon, Ohio facility at Custom Culinary. Driving performance and cultural transformation in a food manufacturing environment.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeAvon • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $135,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leading and developing a high-performing leadership team of 6 direct reports and 3 dotted-line leaders, building bench strength and accountability across the site.
Driving the deployment of GPS/Lean enterprise practices, embedding continuous improvement into daily operations.
Championing a cultural transformation, creating an inclusive, engaged, and participative environment where people feel ownership, pride, and accountability.
Elevating safety from a program to a core value, making it integral to every decision, behavior, and process.
Owning the site’s operating plan and budget, delivering performance commitments while balancing cost, capability, and long-term sustainability.
Ensuring customer commitments are met or exceeded, leveraging Operational Excellence principles to improve service, quality, and responsiveness.
Driving results across SQDCM metrics (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Morale), creating clarity, alignment, and accountability at every level.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree.
10+ years’ CPG, food, or food ingredient manufacturing experience with a history of growth through leadership roles in production, operations, quality, etc.
At least 2 years’ plant level leadership experience.
Willingness to travel 10-15%, which is sporadic and occasional for leadership meeting, activation meeting, and visiting other facilities.
Candidates must currently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Rx
Dental
Vision
Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
EAP
Health Advocacy
Financial Planning
Parental Leave
Care.com
Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance
Education Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement
Safety Reimbursement
Lifestyle Spending Account
Group Life & AD&D
Voluntary Life Insurance
Short Term & Long Term Disability
401(k) Plan with Company Match
PTO
Holiday’s & Leaves
Accident Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Hospital Indemnity
Home & Auto Insurance
Pet Insurance
Identity Theft Protection
Long Term Care + Life Insurance & Legal Assistance

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Hard Skills & Tools

GPSLean enterprise practicesOperational ExcellenceSQDCM metricsbudget managementperformance management

Soft Skills

leadershipteam developmentcultural transformationaccountabilitycommunicationengagement

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree