Assistant Plant Operations Manager – Fresh Food Manufacturing

Whole Foods Market
📍 Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted July 08, 2026

Job Description

** This position requires experience in a food production setting, for RTEs and USDA onsite**The Associate Facility Team Leader of Operations (AFTL) oversees all manufacturing and processing operations at the metro food production facility.

Responsibilities:

  • Execute strategies and plans for fresh food manufacturing, supply chain management, environmental health and safety, product total quality management, manufacturing digitalization transformation, and continuous improvement.
  • Ensure that a complex US Department of Agriculture (USDA) manufacturing facility operates safely and complies with regulatory and corporate safety and environmental program standards and goals.
  • Lead facility-level operational excellence, production innovation, product craft at scale, assembly and packaging, and inbound and outbound.
  • Oversee facility regulatory compliance, in close collaboration with the Executive Leader of Manufacturing Excellence, General Manager, and As...
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    Job Details

    • Location Upper Marlboro, Maryland
    • Job Type Full-time
    • Category Operations Specialties Managers
    • Posted Date July 08, 2026
    • Application Deadline August 17, 2026