Plant Production Manager

We are seeking an energetic, hands-on Plant Production Manager to lead daily operations within a 24/5 manufacturing environment. This position is responsible for ensuring production is safe, efficient, profitable, and aligned with quality and customer-service expectations.

• Lead, coach, and develop salaried supervisors and hourly production employees.
• Manage production schedules, labor, raw materials, yields, utilities, overtime, and operating supplies.
• Partner with Maintenance, Quality, Scheduling, and Shipping to meet production goals.
• Establish KPIs and implement continuous-improvement plans focused on efficiency, cost, quality, and safety.
• Maintain HACCP, personnel safety, housekeeping, and regulatory standards.
• Troubleshoot operational issues and recommend equipment and process-flow improvements.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance, scheduled downtime, equipment cleaning, and repairs.
• Manage production transactions and inventory through the ERP/M3 system.
• Investigate incidents, customer complaints, and product-quality concerns.
• Support plant operations during off-hours and assume Plant Manager responsibilities when needed.

• Proven leadership experience in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of production operations, HACCP, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Experience managing labor, budgets, inventory, yields, KPIs, and production efficiency.
• ERP experience required; M3 experience strongly preferred.
• Strong communication, analytical, root-cause problem-solving, and team-development skills.
• Flexibility to support plant operations as needed.