General Manager – Food Production & Distribution Operations

Location: Atlanta, GA
Target Compensation: $220,000 – $225,000 Base + 40% Performance Bonus
Schedule: Primarily Day Schedule | Flexible Based on Business Needs
Benefits start day one 

Lead a High-Growth Food Operations Business

An industry-leading food production and distribution company is seeking a strategic, servant-minded General Manager to lead one of the largest and most complex facilities in its network. This is an opportunity to run a business within a business — with full ownership mindset, operational influence, and significant visibility across the organization.

This 100,000 sq. ft. operation is the company’s largest facility and includes:

• Full-service protein production operations
  

• Cut shop, grinding, poultry, fresh fish, frozen specialty, and value-added production
  

• Box-in / box-out capabilities
  

• Nearly every product category produced and sold under one roof

The facility supports a large regional customer footprint and generates approximately $315M in annual revenue with a team of 315 employees.

If you are an entrepreneurial operator who thrives in fast-paced food production environments and believes leadership starts with serving your people, this role offers exceptional career growth and long-term opportunity.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Run the operation like your own business
  

• Significant ownership of the P&L and operational strategy
  

• Strong executive visibility and influence
  

• Aggressive company growth and acquisition strategy
  

• Expansion plans already underway for the Atlanta operation
  

• Opportunity to build culture, develop leaders, and shape the future of the business

What You’ll Do

As General Manager, you will lead the strategic vision and daily execution of a large-scale food production and distribution operation while driving operational excellence, financial performance, and people development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all day-to-day operational and financial performance of the facility
  

• Own and drive P&L performance, including sales, margin, expenses, and earnings
  

• Develop and execute Annual Operating Plans (AOP)
  

• Participate in long-range strategic planning initiatives
  

• Build and maintain a high-performance, people-first culture
  

• Mentor, coach, and develop leadership teams across departments
  

• Remove barriers and support teams through servant leadership
  

• Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, HR, Warehousing, Transportation, and Marketing
  

• Drive operational efficiencies through KPI management and continuous improvement
  

• Lead hiring, retention, succession planning, and leadership development efforts
  

• Maintain visibility and engagement across both day and night shift operations
  

• Make decisive business decisions with accountability and confidence

What We’re Looking For

Leadership Traits

• Servant leader mentality
  

• Strong team-builder and culture creator
  

• Excellent communicator across all levels of the organization
  

• Decisive, accountable, and business-minded
  

• Entrepreneurial spirit with ownership mentality
  

• Passion for leadership development and employee engagement

Required Experience

• 10+ years of management experience
  

• 5+ years as a General Manager preferred
  

• Director of Operations experience at minimum
  

• Experience managing a P&L ($50M+ required; $100M–$200M+ strongly preferred)
  

• Production/manufacturing operations background
  

• Food industry experience required
  

• Meat and/or seafood experience strongly preferred
  

• Experience in high-volume distribution or food manufacturing environments
  

• Ability to relocate within close proximity to the facility

Additional Qualifications

• Strong financial and operational acumen
  

• Ability to interpret financial statements and operational metrics
  

• Experience leading large teams in complex operations
  

• Strong presentation, communication, and relationship-building skills
  

• Comfortable working across warehouse, transportation, sales, finance, and production teams
  

• Bilingual skills are a plus
  

• No specific degree requirement

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $220,000 – $225,000
  

• Annual Bonus: 40% based on scorecard performance
  

• Executive-level growth opportunity
  

• Long-term career advancement within a rapidly expanding organization
  

• Strong culture focused on people, leadership, and operational excellence

Join a Company That Invests in People and Growth

This is more than a plant leadership role — it’s an opportunity to lead a flagship operation, influence strategy, develop teams, and help drive aggressive organizational growth.

If you are a people-first operational leader ready to take ownership of a major business operation, we encourage you to apply.

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