10 Pilgrim's Pride plant leaders
Plant Manager is the current title held by each of these Pilgrim's Pride plant leaders, who run Pilgrim's plants in Texas, Georgia, the Carolinas and several other US states. A reader can learn how plant leaders run their sites at Pilgrim's Pride from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Adam Benedict
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Pilgrim's
Adam Benedict has been Plant Manager at Pilgrim's since August 2021, and the profile places the role in Cold Spring, Minnesota. The profile also lists Production Manager at Pilgrim's from 2017, and they held production superintendent and production supervisor roles from 2013 to 2017.
Christine Edmondson
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Pilgrim's
Christine Edmondson has been Plant Manager at Pilgrim's since September 2025, and the profile places the role in Guntersville, Alabama. At Pilgrim's they were also Shift Manager (2022–2025) and Processing Supervisor (2012–2019), and the profile also lists Operations Superintendent at Pilgrim's from 2019.
Daryl Lambert
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Pilgrim's
Daryl Lambert has been Plant Manager at Pilgrim's since July 2026, and the headline reads Plant Manager at Pilgrim’s, Nacogdoches, TX. They were Maintenance Manager at Pilgrim's (2026), General Manager Maintenance at Case Farms, Inc. (2025–2026), Complex Maintenance Manager at Foster Farms (2024–2025) and Plant Manager at Tyson Foods (2023).
Gerardo de Jesús Moreno Campos
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Pilgrim's
Gerardo de Jesús Moreno Campos has been Plant Manager at Pilgrim's since December 2025, and the profile places the role in Sumter County, South Carolina, with a headline that reads Protein Conversion Plant Manager. They held an earlier Pilgrim's Plant Manager role (2024–2025) and were Reliability Engineering Manager at JBS Food Canada (2022–2024).
Heath Burgess
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Pilgrim's
Heath Burgess has been Plant Manager at Pilgrim's since June 2023, and the profile places the role in Canton, Georgia. The profile also lists Production Shift Manager at Pilgrim's from 2016, and at House of Raeford Farms they were Debone Superintendent (2015–2016) and Evis Supervisor (2014–2015).
Joshua Heflin
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Pilgrim's
Joshua Heflin has been Plant Manager at Pilgrim's since September 2024, and the profile places the role in Athens, Georgia. At Pilgrim's they were also Complex Maintenance Manager (2023–2025), Production Manager (2020–2023) and Plant Maintenance SAP Support/Analyst (2017–2020).
Marty Guillory
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Pilgrim´s Pride Natchitoches
Marty Guillory has been Plant Manager at Pilgrim´s Pride Natchitoches since January 1996, and the listing places them in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The profile also lists a Plant Manager row at PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP from 1986 and a Plant Manager role at Con Agra from 1994 to 1996.
Oko Emole
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Pilgrim's
Oko Emole has been Plant Manager at Pilgrim's since April 2021, and the profile places the role in Sanford, North Carolina. They were Assistant Plant Manager at Pilgrim's (2015–2021) and, at Tyson Foods, Senior Production Manager (2012–2015) and Production Supervisor (2008–2012).
Samuel Rascona
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Pilgrims Pride
Samuel Rascona has been Plant Manager at Pilgrims Pride since May 2012, and the profile places the role in Gainesville, Georgia. They were a Manager at Perdue Farms (2008–2012) and Plant Manager at Allen Family Foods (2006–2008). The headline reads Plant Manager - Pilgrims.
Todd Hicks
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Pilgrim´s Mayfield
Todd Hicks has been Plant Manager at Pilgrim´s Mayfield since October 2013, and the listing places them in Hickory, Kentucky. They were Night Manager at Pilgrims in 2013 and Sales Coordinator at Conagra Brands from 2002 to 2012. The profile lists the plant manager role in the operations department.
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Match the plant named in each person's title, headline or location to the question you want answered. Weigh how recently each person took the role, since someone new to a plant and someone who has led it for years will describe different challenges.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took over your plant?
- 02How do you divide your own time between daily plant operations and longer-term planning?
- 03What from your earlier production, maintenance or shift management roles still shapes how you run a plant?
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