Plant Production Manager

A well-established manufacturing company with operations in Linden and Newark, New Jersey is seeking an experienced Production Manager to oversee daily manufacturing operations.

We operate in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with a strong focus on safety, quality, efficiency, employee accountability, and continuous improvement
.

We are seeking an experienced Production Manager with a strong manufacturing background who has successfully managed both production operations and personnel
.

Manufacturing management experience is required.

Candidates must have held a leadership position where they were directly and fully responsible for managing production employees
, including staffing, training, performance, accountability, productivity, attendance, and day-to-day floor operations.

This is a hands-on leadership position requiring a strong and consistent presence on the production floor.

• Lead and manage daily manufacturing operations to meet production, quality, safety, and efficiency goals.
• Directly manage production supervisors, leads, and hourly employees.
• Take ownership of employee performance, accountability, staffing, training, productivity, and daily personnel management.
• Maintain a strong presence on the production floor and actively oversee operations.
• Ensure efficient production start-ups, changeovers, and shutdowns.
• Monitor production output, labor utilization, yields, waste, downtime, and overall performance.
• Identify operational issues and take immediate corrective action.
• Ensure proper staffing and labor allocation based on production requirements.
• Establish clear expectations and hold supervisors and employees accountable for performance.
• Partner with Quality, Maintenance, Sanitation, Warehouse, Supply Chain, and Human Resources.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, efficiency, waste reduction, and downtime.
• Oversee employee training on production procedures, equipment operation, safety, sanitation, and company standards.
• Promote and enforce a strong workplace safety culture.
• Ensure compliance with applicable company, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.

• 5+ years of production management or manufacturing leadership experience.
• Hands-on manufacturing experience is required.
• Must have previously held a management position with direct responsibility for production personnel.
• Proven experience managing supervisors, leads, and hourly manufacturing employees
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• Experience managing employee performance, accountability, staffing, training, attendance, and productivity.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, production flow, equipment, downtime, labor utilization, and efficiency.
• Experience managing production goals and KPIs.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to successfully manage a fast-paced manufacturing operation.
• Willingness to maintain an active and consistent presence on the production floor.

• Experience in high-volume manufacturing environments is strongly preferred.
• Experience in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, packaging, consumer goods, or similar regulated manufacturing environments is a plus.
• Experience in a USDA-regulated or food manufacturing facility is a plus.
• Knowledge of GMPs, HACCP, SQF, or similar quality and safety systems is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Manufacturing, Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred.

Candidates must have previously been responsible for both production operations and the employees performing the work
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Management experience limited to restaurants, retail, office environments, sales, or other non-manufacturing industries will not meet the requirements for this position.