Manufacturing Manager

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College Park, GA, US

30+ days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Contract Manufacturing Manager

About Schweid & Sons

Schweid & Sons is a family-owned and operated premium ground beef company with a proud heritage spanning four generations. We supply top-quality beef to Retail, Food service, and National Account customers across the U.S. and are committed to quality, customer service, and innovation in protein manufacturing.

About the Role

The Contract Manufacturing Managerleadsoperational performance across external manufacturing partners. The role owns day-to-day and strategic execution across quality, food safety, service, inventory, production, material planning, cost control, cost reduction, vendor relations, commercialization, and continuous improvement. This leader serves as the primary liaison between contract manufacturers and internal functions including Operations, Procurement, Quality,Food Science/Innovation, Engineering, Finance, Marketing, Sales, and Supply Chain/Logistics.

Key Responsibilities

Contract Manufacturing Operations & Partner Management

• Manage projects, business processes, and operating relationships associated with contract manufacturing operations.
• Identify, evaluate, onboard, and develop contract manufacturers based on business requirements for capacity, quality, food safety, service, cost, and strategic fit.
• Develop andmaintainstrong business relationships with contract manufacturers and serve as the day-to-day point of contact for operational priorities, escalation, and performance management.
• Plan, implement, andmaintainstandards and controls to enable successful manufacturing operations and distribution at external manufacturing sites.

Quality, Food Safety, Compliance & Controls

• Develop andmaintainguidelines, operating rules, and expectations for contract manufacturers aligned with company quality standards, food safety standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.
• Ensure proper operational and financial controls are in place at contract manufacturing facilities.
• Coordinate rapid response to urgent business issues, including recalls, product holds, inventory discrepancies, facility disruptions, supplier issues, excess losses, and claims resolution.

Performance Management, KPIs & Continuous Improvement

• Establish, track, and report KPIs for contract manufacturers, including quality, food safety, service, cost, inventory, production, and financial performance.
• Conduct regular operational improvement reviews with contract manufacturers to improve production efficiency, reduce cost, improve customer service, and strengthen sustainability of performance.
• Analyze internal manufacturing best practices and implement relevant standards, tools, and processes at strategic contract manufacturers.
• Lead operational savings initiatives at contract manufacturing sites andvalidatesavings fromconceptthrough implementation.
• Use structured problem solving, root cause analysis, and loss identification to remediate performance issues and prevent recurrence.

Commercialization, Capacity & Project Management

• Lead new product introduction, seasonal promotion, special pack, re-pack, facility rationalization, and other manufacturing projects fromcommercialization,qualification through verification(CQV).
• Ensure specifications and process parameters areestablishedprior to production and achieved duringCQVsteps.
• Ensure appropriate technicalrepresentation from Quality, R&D, Procurement, Engineering, and other functions during project phases.
• Provide regular capacity analysis to ensure adequate manufacturing capacity is available to meet customer demand and support current and future business strategies.
• Partner with Procurement and Finance to support contract negotiations, contract administration, manufacturing strategy, make-versus-buy analysis, and capacity strategy.
• Develop or contribute to financial models that supportequitablecontract terms, cost control, cost reduction, working capital management, and…