Fish Meal Plant Manager

Position Summar

yThe Fish Meal Plant Manage r is responsible for leading the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of the Fish Meal Plant. This role oversees the conversion of fish by-products into high-quality fish meal and fish oil while maximizing yield, ensuring product quality, controlling costs, and maintaining environmental and food safety standards

The position provides strategic and operational leadership, working closely with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Environmental, and Corporate teams to achieve production objectives and drive continuous improvemen

t.
Key Responsibilit

ies Operations Managem

- ent Lead all daily Fish Meal Plant operations to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient producti
- on. Develop and execute production plans aligned with raw material availability and business requiremen
- ts. Maximize equipment utilization, throughput, and production efficien
- cy. Monitor and improve plant KPIs, including yield, productivity, downtime, energy consumption, and operating cos

ts. Process Optimizat

- ion Optimize fish meal and fish oil manufacturing processes to improve product quality and operational efficien
- cy. Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on yield, process stability, and waste reducti
- on. Analyze production data to identify opportunities for optimization and cost savin
- gs. Support commissioning and startup of new equipment and production lin

es. Quality & Food Saf

- ety Ensure compliance with all product quality specificatio
- ns. Maintain compliance with GMP, HACCP, BRCGS, and applicable regulatory requiremen
- ts. Work closely with Quality Assurance to investigate deviations and implement corrective actio




- ns. Promote a culture of food safety and operational excellen

ce. Environmental, Health & Saf

- ety Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and company sustainability initiativ
- es. Promote safe work practices and maintain a zero-incident safety cultu
- re. Ensure proper operation of emission control systems and waste management process
- es. Participate in risk assessments and corrective action progra

ms. Maintenance & Reliabil

- ity Coordinate preventive and predictive maintenance progra
- ms. Partner with Engineering and Maintenance to improve equipment reliability and plant availabili
- ty. Support capital investment projects and equipment upgrad

es. Leadership & People Developm

- ent Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and operational tea
- ms. Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, teamwork, and continuous improveme
- nt. Conduct performance evaluations and identify training and development opportuniti
- es. Promote employee engagement and effective cross-functional collaborati

on. Financial Managem

- ent Develop and manage the Fish Meal Plant operating budg
- et. Monitor labor, utilities, maintenance, and production cos
- ts. Identify opportunities to improve profitability through operational excellen

ce. Corporate Collaborat





- ion Coordinate with Corporate Operations, Engineering, Quality, Sustainability, and Supply Chain tea
- ms. Support strategic initiatives and capital projec
- ts. Provide regular operational reporting and KPI updates to senior leadersh

ip.
Qualificat

- ions Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Food Engineering, or a related fi
- eld.7+ years of experience in industrial manufacturing operati
- ons.3+ years of leadership experience managing production te
- ams. Experience in fish meal, rendering, seafood processing, food manufacturing, or similar continuous process industries prefer
- red. Strong knowledge of industrial processing equipment, dryers, presses, centrifuges, boilers, and utilit
- ies. Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodolog
- ies. Strong analytical, leadership, and problem-solving ski
- lls. Advanced English proficiency prefer

red.
Preferred Exper

- ience Fish Meal and Fish Oil produc
- tion. Seafood processing operat
- ions. Rendering or protein recovery pl
- ants. Environmental compliance and wastewater manage
- ment. Capital projects and plant star
- tups.SAP or ERP sys
- tems.KPI management and operational repor

ting.
What We

- Offer Opportunity to lead one of Bumble Bee Mexico's key strategic manufacturing opera
- tions. Exposure to international projects and collaboration with Corporate
- teams. Career growth within a general food manufacturing organiz
- ation. Competitive compensation and comprehensive ben
- efits.A culture focused on safety, innovation, operational excellence, and continuous improv

ement.

📌 Fish Meal Plant Manager (Chiapas)
🏢 Bumble Bee Foods
📍 Chiapas