Production Manager
Production Manager | Food Manufacturing
Are you a proven operations leader looking to make a significant impact within a growing food manufacturing organization? We're partnering with a well-established manufacturer seeking a Production Manager to lead day-to-day operations, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and develop high-performing teams within a fast-paced production environment.
This is an opportunity to join a company that values employee development, operational excellence, food safety, and a culture of accountability. The Production Manager will play a key role in achieving production goals, improving efficiencies, and building a strong team-oriented culture while ensuring the highest standards of safety and quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead daily production operations to ensure safety, quality, service, and cost objectives are consistently achieved.
- Manage, coach, and develop production supervisors and frontline employees while fostering a culture of accountability and engagement.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, waste reduction, labor efficiency, throughput, and operational excellence.
- Monitor plant KPIs and implement action plans to improve attainment, yields, downtime, labor performance, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
- Collaborate with Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Warehouse teams to improve plant performance and customer satisfaction.
- Ensure compliance with all food safety, GMP, HACCP, sanitation, quality, and regulatory requirements.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts to reduce downtime, improve reliability, and strengthen operational performance.
- Support employee training, workforce planning, succession development, and overall team growth initiatives.
- Champion Lean Manufacturing, TPM, and continuous improvement programs throughout the facility.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- 5+ years of leadership experience within food, beverage, dairy, bakery, protein, ingredient, or consumer packaged goods manufacturing.
- Proven experience leading supervisors and large hourly production teams in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of food safety systems, GMPs, HACCP, and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Experience driving measurable improvements in productivity, labor efficiency, quality performance, and operational KPIs.
- Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and team development skills.
- Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, TPM, or Operational Excellence initiatives.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Join a stable, growing, and highly respected food manufacturing organization.
- Opportunity to influence plant culture, team performance, and long-term operational strategy.
- High-visibility leadership role with significant career advancement potential.
- Competitive compensation package featuring bonus opportunities and comprehensive benefits.
- Chance to make a meaningful impact by leading people, improving processes, and driving business results.
If you're interested in learning more about this confidential opportunity, apply directly or send a confidential message for additional details regarding the company, location, compensation package, and long-term career growth potential.
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