Job Announcement: HR2025:78
Position Title: PRM Plant Manager
Advertising: Publicly
Immediate Supervisor: Director-PRF
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: Thursday, July 3, 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 Plant Manager is an important leadership role that is responsible for directing and managing all plant operations including promotion, maintenance, safety, quality and other production related activities. The Plant Manager will oversee the day-to-day management of all areas of compliance measures and responsibilities. The Plant Manager will establish work schedules and ensure training of all staff on their respective roles and responsibilities. The Plant Manager will develop fee schedules for processing, as well as develop cost control monitoring so that production costs and fees are controlled, monitored, and reported back to the Tribe. 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

• Directs the overall activities of the manufacturing facility to ensure customer orders are received, scheduled, produced and shipped at the lowest possible cost to meet the customers’ requirements while maintaining established quality standards.
• Responsible for obtaining application for operations, HAACPs and SOPs for USDA.
• Identifies and develops a customer base.
• Coordinates with third-party vendors as needed.
• Obtains various required certifications.
• Ensures compliance with established internal control procedures by examining records, reports, operating practices, and documentation
• Completes audit paperwork and responds to audit findings.
• Develops and implements departmental policies and procedures.
• Oversees scheduling of animals for processing.
• Analyzes plant operations to ensure that the facility creates/maintains a leadership position in the industry.
• Ensures that appropriate standard operating procedures (SOP’s) are developed and maintained for all aspects of the business.
• Responsible for the raw material procurement, packaging material purchasing, production scheduling, Safety and transportation.
• Ensures proper training to floor associates are conducted to maximize yields and efficiencies.
• Ensures Operations Managers are accomplishing the yield standards on daily basis.
• Responsible for food safety and quality.
• Responsible for employee safety.
•  Performs other duties as assigned by the appropriate person.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and/or four (4) years of related employment experience required.
• Five (5) years of related employment experience required.
• Three (3) years of plant management and customer care experience required.
• Must have food/meat industry employment experience.
• Must currently be a Plant Manager or Assistant Plant Manager overseeing an equivalent size or greater manufacturing operation.
• SQF, AWA, or GAP certifications preferred.
• Ability to work odd and irregular hours, as needed.
• Must successfully pass the required criminal and character background check.
• Ability to travel and participate in required training, leadership development, and other events.
• Ability to perform all duties and responsibilities of this position adequately and successfully.

Core Competencies Required

• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.
• Verifiable knowledge of meat processing practices, procedures, techniques, and OSHA safety laws.
• Knowledge of USDA regulations and ability to build relationship with USDA Inspectors.
• Ability to understand the vision of the organization, translate into specific actionable plans and hold team members accountable to achieve desired results.
• Ability to guide individuals and groups toward desired outcomes, setting high performance standards and delivering leading quality services to our customers.
• Proven ability to build strong teams and interact at all levels of the plant, including front line employees.
• Demonstrates a passion for learning and a willingness to build new skills. Recognizes opportunities to simplify processes and create efficiencies.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to navigate through complex and difficult managerial situations.
• Ability to make independent decisions.
• Ability to prepare, analyze data and prepare management reports.
• Must have a working knowledge of computers with the ability to work in a Windows environment with various software programs such as Word, Excel, etc.
• Must obtain and develop knowledge in all aspects of Tribal Government systems and Tribal grant management system.
• Requires a high level of personal integrity and ethics.
• Requires a high level of problem solving skills.
• Must maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Requires good interpersonal communication and team work skills.
• Must be people oriented and relate well to people from diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrates the ability to assemble a high performing team that produces great results.
• Can manage across peer groups through relationships and positivity.
• Proactively seeks to understand and then improve process, practice, and policy.
• Takes accountability for performance and results

Compensation and Benefits

• The starting pay will depend on factors such as experience level and skillset.
• Voluntary full-time benefit offerings include the following - medical, dental, vision, and life insurance and other volunteer insurance options. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), paid time off, paid holidays, 401K with matching, bonuses, and COLA increase.

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

**Please note ALL individuals selected for employment are required to complete a background investigation. Individuals being placed in positions designed as child-sensitive or data-sensitive must successfully complete a background check prior to employment.

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.