Meat Plant - Production Operations Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Job Announcement : HR2025 : 73

Position Title : PRM Production Operations Manager

Advertising : Publicly

Immediate Supervisor : Plant Manager

Department Director : Plant Manager

Department : Perdido River Meats

Division : Natural Resources & Agriculture

Employment Status : Exempt

Position Type : Regular Full–Time

Mandatory Reporter : No

Background Check Required : Yes (data-sensitive)

Opening Date : Friday, June 27, 2025

Closing Date : Open Until Filled

Preference shall be given in accordance with the Title 33 (Tribal Employment Rights) of the Tribal Code / DFWP.

The Poarch Creek Indians place a high value on individuals who share our commitment to community, tradition, and progress. As Alabama's only Federally Recognized Native American Tribe, we take pride in a history that spans generations and is deeply rooted in resilience and cultural heritage. Our mission is to uplift the lives of our Tribal Members, preserve our traditions, and drive innovation for a thriving future. If you are passionate about serving with purpose and authenticity while fostering trust, unity, and growth, we welcome you to join us on this meaningful journey.

Overview

As a leader of others, we are seeking an inspiring leader who excels at fostering engagement, embraces flexibility, and champions a culture of collaboration and growth. In this role, you will have the opportunity to guide and influence others, empowering your team to achieve shared goals and drive meaningful results.

Primary Objectives

The PRM Production Operations Manager is an important leadership role responsible for managing the cooler carcass flow, production floor, packaging, smoke house area, cooler and freezer inventory and shipping and receiving dock. This job description is not an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of this position. PCI Employees are expected to perform all duties and responsibilities necessary to meet the goals and objectives of applicable programs and departmental objectives, as assigned.

Leaders of the Poarch Creek Indians will consistently demonstrate the abilities to influence, innovate, flex their style, and problem solve.

Essential Functions

• Responsible and accountable for the coordination and direction of production activity toward the achievement of maximum efficiency of operations with the assurance of producing and shipping quality products.
• Responsible for performance in meeting the company’s operational goals relating to food safety, employee safety, product quality, delivery, cost, and turnover.
• Develops and maintains a positive and productive relationship with leadership team. Takes full and complete responsibility for staffing, performance management, training and career development and engagement of team members. Ensures plant staff are kept informed of PCI strategies and initiatives in a timely manner and ensures the needs of assigned staff are met.
• Coordinates goals and objectives with procurement, sales, distribution, maintenance, quality control.
• Obtains optimum production, utilization of manpower and equipment, and fulfillment of customer orders.
• Provides resources and guidance to all employees as it relates to the plant operation.
• Manages inventory and product loss control processes, ensuring quality of product is consistent with desired design and company image and that quality standards are met.
• Works closely with the sales team to maximize overall performance and customer service, maintains a “customer obsessed” mentality towards the end users and employees.
• Builds a high achieving production team capable of sustaining the company’s profitability, goals, and vision.
• Operates in compliance with GMPs, SOPs and USDA standards.
• Supervises the applicable staff including but not limited to, general supervision, performance evaluations, leave approvals, and timesheets.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the appropriate person.

Job Requirements

a. Associate’s Degree in Business Administration or related field with five (5) years of recent and progressively responsible plant employment experience in a related industry, or

Core Competencies Required

Compensation and Benefits

Every applicant must complete an application provided by Human Resources. A resume will not be accepted in the place of an application.

INDIAN PREFERENCE, SPOUSAL PREFERENCE, OR FIRST GENERATION :

In the event more than one applicant meets the requirements, as stated in a job description, preference shall be given in the following order : (1) Tribal Member (2) First Generation Descendant of a Tribal Member (3) Spouse of Tribal Member (4) Indian (5) Non-Indian

In the event that a position of employment is funded in whole or in part my any federal grant and / or contract or other public funding, preference shall be given in the following order : (1) Indian (2) Non-Indian

In order to receive preference, the appropriate documentation must be submitted.

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