Plant Process Manager - Calbuco

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Position Summary: Oversees the plant's entire production operation, ensuring efficiency, quality, regulatory compliance, cost optimization, and team leadership. Key Highlights: 1. Lead the entire operation of the salmon processing plant. 2. Ensure compliance with quality and food safety standards. 3. Drive continuous improvement in production processes and operational efficiency. **MARINE FARM TORNAGALEONES S.A.**May 08, 2026 ### **Production** #### **Key Points** PUERTO MONTT Full\-time To be agreed upon Fixed-term contract Vacancies: 1 #### **Job Offer Details** ### **Job Responsibilities** **Join our team in Southern Chile!** We are Marine Farm, a salmon farming company with over 30 years of market experience, committed to consistently delivering high-quality salmon to tables worldwide. **We are currently seeking a Plant Process Manager (Marine Farm) – Calbuco.** **Job Objective** The Plant Process Manager for Salmon at Marine Farm is responsible for overseeing the plant’s entire production operation, ensuring operational efficiency, compliance with quality, food safety, and applicable regulatory standards, as well as optimizing costs and resources. This role is pivotal in strategic planning and execution of the production process, leading multidisciplinary teams to guarantee achievement of the company’s production, commercial, and operational goals. **Key Responsibilities** * Lead and supervise the entire processing plant operation, ensuring operational continuity and adherence to production schedules. * Plan and coordinate the production schedule based on demand, harvest plans, and operational capacity. * Monitor and optimize resource utilization (raw materials, inputs, personnel, and costs), ensuring efficiency and profitability. * Ensure compliance with quality, food safety, and applicable regulatory standards (e.g., IFS, BRC, HACCP, ASC, GLOBALG.A.P.). * Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to production, quality, and costs, implementing corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives. * Guarantee full product traceability throughout the entire production process. * Supervise proper product classification, processing, and preservation according to defined standards. * Lead, develop, and evaluate work teams (mid-level supervisors, team leaders, and operators), fostering a culture of high performance and safety. * Manage plant staffing, participating in recruitment, selection, and definition of job profiles. * Coordinate daily operational meetings and ensure effective cross-departmental communication. * Control the departmental budget, tracking costs per production line and proposing optimization measures. * Ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and occupational safety regulations. * Utilize management systems and software for productive data analysis and decision-making. * Promote continuous improvement initiatives in production processes, quality, and operational efficiency. **Technical Knowledge** * Seafood processing and manufacturing (especially salmon). * Food cold-chain preservation systems. * Fish biology and health. * Regulatory standards: IFS, BRC, ASC, GLOBALG.A.P. * HACCP systems and Quality Assurance Programs (QAP). * Management indicator (KPI) handling and data analysis tools. * Production management and continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma preferred). **Core Competencies** * Strategic leadership and team management. * Results orientation and operational efficiency. * Data-driven decision making. * Planning and organization. * Analytical ability. * Effective communication and collaborative teamwork. * Adaptability and problem-solving skills. * Focus on quality and food safety ### **Job Requirements** Job Requirements • Professional degree in Industrial Civil Engineering, Food Engineering, Aquaculture Engineering, Fisheries Engineering, or related field. • Minimum 5 years’ experience in supervisory or leadership roles within salmon processing plants. • Solid experience in production operations management, cost control, and team administration. • Advanced knowledge of quality and food safety regulations applicable to the salmon industry. ### **Benefits**