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Plant Manager

Darling Ingredients Inc.

Russellville, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$7.25/hr
Location
Russellville, KY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Darling Ingredients is seeking a Plant Manager to oversee plant operations, including environmental, health and safety, quality, production, maintenance, and capital planning. The manager will lead personnel and improvement initiatives, ensure regulatory compliance and product quality, and manage budgets, materials, energy use, and purchasing. The role requires at least three years of supervisory or management experience in an industrial or plant setting; rendering industry experience is a plus.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Industrial Plant Management, requiredRendering Industry, nice to haveLabor Relations, nice to haveLeadership, nice to haveAttention to Detail, nice to haveOrganization, nice to haveInterpersonal Communication, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to haveOral Communication, nice to haveMathematics, nice to haveComputer Skills, nice to have

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED, required3+ Years Supervisory or Management Experience, requiredBachelor's Degree, nice to haveEngineering Degree, nice to have

Full job description

Experience Required

3 - 20 years

Minimum Education Required

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Compensation

$7.25 / hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Work Schedule and Shift Requirements

First (Day)

Job Description

We're one of the world's leading practitioners of circularity, transforming materials from the animal agriculture and food industries into valuable ingredients. Ingredients that nourish people, feed animals and crops, and fuel the world with renewable energy.

The Plant Manager will oversee operations which include environmental, health & safety, quality, production, maintenance, capital planning and execution in a cost-effective manner while meeting all customer requirements.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Support, mentor and develop plant management and supervisory personnel through regular coaching and formal development tools.

Lead all safety improvement initiatives and create a safety-based culture.

Ensure ongoing compliance with all regulatory agencies including, OSHA, EPA, HACCP and other local and regional agencies.

Prepare monthly reports, analyze financial budgets and take corrective measures as needed.

Maintain efficient and timely flow of all raw materials received and ingredients shipped.

Lead continuous improvement efforts in all areas of responsibility.

Review and lead local Capital Projects, planning process to ensure compliance and development of assets for ongoing success and improvement.

Ensure all personnel properly trained and equipment is in good working order to meet ongoing and future business needs.

Assure all finish product shipped is in accordance with all quality standards and specifications.

Effectively manage and reduce energy use at facility.

Manage local purchasing activities.

All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

High School diploma or GED equivalent.

Minimum 3+ years of experience in a supervisory/ management position in an industrial or plant setting.

Rendering industry experience is a definite plus.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree preferred; Engineering degree is an asset.

Labor relations background and leadership preferred.

Detail oriented; highly organized.

Ability to work well with internal staff.

Exceptional written and oral communication skills.

Self-starter; self-motivated.

Good math and computer skills.

Working Environment

Occasionally = up to 20% Frequently = up to 21% to 50% Constantly - at least 51%

Exposed to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environments such as high noise level, strong odors, and/or exposure to heat and cold: Constantly

Exposed to bio hazardous conditions: Constantly

Exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations: Constantly

Exposed to Electrical hazards; risk of electrical shock: Frequently

Handles or works with potentially dangerous equipment: Constantly

Physical Demands

Occasionally = up to 20% Frequently = up to 21% to 50% Constantly - at least 51%

Must be able to remain in a stationary position: Frequently

Must be able to move about inside/outside office or work location: Frequently

Operates a computer and other office machinery: Frequently

Must be able to position oneself to maintain computers in the lab, including under desks and in the server closet: Frequently

Must be able to ascend/descend on a ladder: Frequently

Must be able to use senses to; effectively communicate with co-workers and clients and detect hazardous conditions: Frequently

Must be able to occasionally lift up to 50lbs

Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to r ace, color, creed, r eligion, age, pregnancy, s ex, s exual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military service, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Know Your Rights: If you would like more information, please click on the link and paste into your browser: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster of this job.

Job Type

Full time

Benefits Offered

Not specified

Veteran Preference

No

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

1656

How this job compares

Set against the 8,063 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$7.25/hr
  • Kentucky median$7/hr24 hourly ranges
  • US median$21–28/hr631 hourly ranges

This rate, $7.25/hr, is close to the Kentucky median midpoint ($7/hr) — in the middle half of Operations Manager hourly ranges in Kentucky.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 175 open Operations Manager jobs in Kentucky and 8,063 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Kentucky
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Operations Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (6,110 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,787 of the 8,063 open Operations Manager jobs (35%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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