Plant Manager - Beecher's Handmade Cheese

Job Title: Plant Manager

Company: Beecher's Handmade Cheese

Location: Shullsburg, WI

Description: At Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, we believe great cheese comes from great ingredients, skilled craftsmanship, and doing things the right way. For over 20 years, we have been making award-winning cheeses in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, building our reputation through traditional, artisanal methods, making no compromises on our high bar for deliciousness and quality.

We’re excited to be opening a new cheese facility in Shullsburg, Wisconsin and are looking for a Plant Manager to help build it.

This isn’t a typical Plant Manager role. You’ll help start up a new plant from the ground up, building the team, setting the standard, and shaping how the operation runs day to day. We’re looking for a strong manufacturing leader ready for the next step in their career—someone who is great with people, hands-on, curious, and eager to learn and grow with the operation.

Open to relocation, with support available.

What You'll Do
- Lead all plant operations including production, maintenance, quality, and warehouse, supporting a team of approximately 30 employees to start
- Build and lead a high-performing team while maintaining a safe work environment and clear accountability for safety
- Drive daily execution with urgency, accountability, and strong operational discipline
- Ensure strong food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance (OSHA, FDA, PMO, BRC, GMP, and dairy regulations)
- Manage plant performance, including labor, site budget, materials, and cost control
- Establish systems that combine craftsmanship with practical, data-driven decision making
- Develop leaders through training, coaching, feedback, and clear expectations
- Oversee key vendors and service providers
- Maintain strong communication across plant operations and corporate teams
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, efficiency, and consistency
- Build a culture of ownership, integrity, and pride in the work 

Experience, Skills and Abilities:     

- 5+ years of progressive manufacturing experience, preferably in food or dairy
- Experience leading production teams, supervisors, or leads
- Ready to take the next step and grow into broader responsibility; this could be your first Plant Manager role
- A strong people leader who builds trust, develops others, and holds people accountable
- Curious, humble, coachable, and quick to learn
- A hands-on leader who enjoys being on the production floor
- High integrity—you do the right thing even when it’s hard
- Strong commitment to product quality and consistency
- Builder mindset—you’re comfortable creating and improving systems
- Comfortable using data and tools to improve operations and decision-making
- Experience building, launching, or scaling operations is a plus

Hours/Employment Type: Full Time

Salary/Wages: $130,000 - $150,000

How to Apply: Please visit our online posting. 

Questions: Please contact Sara Croft at sara@sugarmtn.net, (206) 971-4125