Production Manager

Job Category:

Manufacturing/Operations

Job Family:

Operations Leadership

Job Description:

As a Production Manager, you will lead and inspire a team of production partners in a food manufacturing setting to ensure efficient, safe, and high-quality production processes.  This role ensures that all food products meet the company’s quality standards and comply with regulatory guidelines, while maximizing productivity. 

Additional benefits provide:


* Relocation Benefits:  Receive a $10,000 relocation bonus PLUS a generous relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles for the position. 

What you’ll do:


* Lead, mentor, and coach a diverse team of production supervisors to drive performance, accountability and engagement.  Foster a positive work environment focused on teamwork, open communication and continuous learning.


* Set clear production goals and create plans to achieve them.  Communicate expectations to partners, ensuring that everyone understands their role in achieving business objectives.


* Coordinate cross-functional collaboration to between departments to ensure smooth production processes, including but not limited to quality, sanitation, R&D, supply chain, distribution, & Human Resources


* Organize and lead regular team meetings to discuss safety, performance, key performance indicators, and any challenges or opportunities in the production process. 


* Champion a culture of food safety and quality across the plant, ensuring compliance with OSHA, USDA, FDA, EPA, EEOC, OFCCP and other regulatory standards. 


* Establish and monitor production metrics and KPI’s (key performance indicators) related to production efficiency, safety and partner performance. 


* Identify and communicate customer requirements.  Make sure that customer orders are scheduled in a timely manner taking into consideration production efficiencies.


* Identify potential Capital improvements going through the analysis, justification and approval process.  Manage or assist in the management of capital projects.


* Lead and manage change initiatives to introduce new technology or processes that enhance overall performance. 


* Encourage a culture of continuous improvement by involving team members in problem solving and process optimization initiatives. 


* Track and maintain control of variable and fixed budgets.


* Administer various company, plant or department processes in pay systems, performance management, interview processes, etc.

Together with the leadership team, ensures compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans, in addition to customer requirements.

Interprets and communicates customer requirements to plant production and/or support groups.

Establishes and Audits PCPs, CCPs and Standard Operating Procedures to define and monitor processes, to ensure customer requirements are met.

Reviews incidents during which the procedures are not met, and determines appropria...