Jack Link's Protein Snacks
Food Processing
OperationsManagerRawMeatProcessingWeekends
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“Operations Manager Raw Meat Processing Weekends at Jack Link's Protein Snacks. Skills: Raw meat processing, USDA compliance, Team leadership. Lead raw processing operations. Ensure staffing, scheduling, and line balancing”
What You'll Achieve.
Drive safety; Drive yield performance; Drive throughput; Drive labor efficiency; Drive continuous improvement
Industry & Context.
Root-cause analysis
Thursday - Sunday schedule, 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM work hours, Lift up to 25 pounds
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Prior leadership experience managing production teams, 3–5 years raw meat processing experience, Experience in a USDA-regulated facility
Nice to Have
Bachelor's degree in business, Meat Science, Animal Science, Food Science, Engineering, or related field
What You'll Do.
Lead raw processing operations
Monitor yield performance
Ensure execution of daily production plans
Ensure compliance with USDA-FSIS regulations
Maintain control over CCPs
Lead USDA interactions
Partner with QA to investigate deviations
Own execution of raw meat processing SOPs
Ensure accuracy in formulations
Drive real-time corrective action
Conduct regular Gemba walks
Collaborate with Maintenance for equipment uptime
Prioritize and communicate mechanical needs
Support troubleshooting on equipment downtime
Ensure equipment is set up
Lead yield-improvement initiatives
Lead scrap-reduction initiatives
Lead throughput-enhancement initiatives
Standardize best practices across shifts
Conduct audits for sustainment
Support plant automation initiatives
Support process-change initiatives
Partner with Supply Chain for raw-material availability
Work with QA on food safety
Coordinate with Sanitation on hygienic zoning
Collaborate with Packaging
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Maintenance partnership; QA partnership; Supply Chain partnership; Sanitation coordination; Packaging collaboration; Warehouse collaboration
Process & Methodology
Process control, Workflow optimization, Continuous improvement, Lean manufacturing, Root-cause problem solving
Full Job Description
At Link Snacks , we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago. We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands—[Jack Link’s®](https://www.jacklinks.com/) , [Lorissa’s Kitchen®](https://www.lorissaskitchen.com/) , [Golden Island®](https://www.goldenislandjerky.com/) , [BiFi®](https://www.bifi.com/en) , and [Peperami®](https://www.peperami.tv/) and [KOOEE!®](https://www.kooeesnacks.com.au/) to name a few—there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it. Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks. Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks. The Operations Manager – Raw Meat Processing is responsible for leading all raw meat production operations within a USDA‑regulated facility. This role oversees daily cut, grind, blend, stuffing, and raw‑material handling processes across all shifts. The Operations Manager ensures compliance with USDA‑FSIS 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 optimiza
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