Position Overview
We are seeking a personable, motivated, positive, and team-oriented person to join our team as a manufacturing plant Administrative Manager at our Daisy Brand facility. This role leads and oversees numerous efforts at the plant including employee recruiting and onboarding, hiring and retention, employee development and facilities and event management.
- Onsite position, not available for remote work
Responsibilities and Duties
Recruiting and Personnel Onboarding
- Develop and execute strategies for recruiting all plant job openings.
- Direct efficient onboarding process to integrate new employees into the plant’s culture and operations.
- Establish and maintain working partnerships with local and state schools/businesses, agencies, and programs (schools, recruiters, etc.).
Hiring and Retention Strategy
- Collect and analyze data to identify hiring trends, patterns, and potential adjustments needed to enhance productivity and goal attainment.
- Facilitate a monthly meeting with the plants’ leadership team to review current openings, new hires, training, shift, or department movements, including future areas of focus.
Employee Development Program Management
- Manage timely execution of internal review/feedback processes. Monitor and report on completion rates and metrics for the plant.
- Facilitate and manage summer work/intern/apprenticeship plant programs
Facility and Events Management
- Oversee facilities administrative and custodial staff as well as contract services.
- Coordinate vending, building security, uniforms, services etc. Collaborate with purchasing and plant leadership on service contracts and purchasing agreements.
- Lead and plan plantwide events, training and meetings – including budget and expense oversight.
Qualifications
Experience
- 10+ years of relevant experience in administration, recruiting, onboarding, event planning/management, etc.
- Leadership or supervisory experience required.
- 2+ years of project management experience preferred.
- Strong familiarity of local business and workforce programs.
Skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other related software.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Organized with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships.
- Ability to function as a self-motivated team player.
Education
- High school diploma; college degree is a plus.
Company Overview
Daisy Brand is the market leader in two billion-dollar categories – sour cream and cottage cheese. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, we’ve earned the trust of Americans through consistency and quality across five generations as a family-owned company. Our success has been guided by a simple belief: good food, much like good work, starts with integrity. That mindset continues to shape how we make our products, run our business, and support the people behind the brand.
At Daisy Brand, tradition and innovation go hand in hand. We invest thoughtfully in advancements that strengthen our products and operations, supporting responsible, long-term growth. In 2025, we broke ground on a new manufacturing facility in Boone, Iowa, further strengthening our supply chain alongside our established plants in Garland, Texas; Casa Grande, Arizona; and Wooster, Ohio. Looking ahead, our state-of-the-art Innovation Center, opening in 2026, will bring together research, food science, culinary, and technology teams to shape the future of our products. Recent work from these teams includes the development of the squeeze pouch and new line of dips, reflecting an intentional approach to modernization while staying true to the quality our consumers expect.
At the heart of Daisy Brand is its people. The company is intentionally structured to be collaborative and accessible, with an entrepreneurial mindset encouraged at every level. We hire with the goal of building long-term careers and provide an environment where employees are trusted to think critically, take initiative, and continue learning. Growth here isn’t accidental; it’s actively supported and shared.
To support our employees and their families, Daisy Brand offers a people-first benefits package that includes:
- A no deductible, $0 premium option for employee only medical coverage
- Access to virtual healthcare and wellness programs
- A 401(k) program with company match, plus weekly safe harbor and annual profit-sharing contributions
- Company paid short and long-term disability coverage and 2x annual salary in life and AD&D insurance
- Four weeks of paid time off, plus 20 hours of floating holidays in your first full year of employment
- Annual rollover and payout options for any unused paid time off
- Paid time for volunteering and community involvement
- Tuition reimbursement and ongoing professional development opportunities
- Fitness and wellness incentives
- And more.
Daisy Brand is a nicotine-free company. Daisy Brand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans and disabled encouraged to apply.