Production Manager

To provide day-to-day leadership and management of production operations and supply chain activities for the facility. The Production Manager is responsible for ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective production while maintaining product quality, customer service levels, inventory accuracy, and timely availability of raw materials and finished products.

The Production Manager will work closely with the Plant Manager, Supply Chain, Quality, Maintenance, Customer Service, Transportation, and other departments to ensure the facility meets production requirements and company objectives.

• Provide leadership and direction to production employees, ensuring policies, procedures, safety requirements, and quality standards are followed.
• Manage daily production activities to meet customer demand while maximizing labor, equipment, and plant efficiency.
• Develop and manage production schedules in coordination with customer requirements, inventory levels, raw material availability, and transportation needs.
• Monitor production performance, downtime, labor utilization, yields, and other key performance indicators.
• Identify opportunities to improve production efficiency, reduce costs, minimize downtime, and improve overall plant performance.
• Ensure products are manufactured according to established formulas, specifications, quality standards, and customer requirements.

• Serve as a safety leader and champion for the facility, ensuring World Class Safety standards are met.
• Ensure employees receive appropriate safety training and that safety procedures and policies are consistently followed.
• Identify safety concerns and work with the Plant Manager and appropriate departments to develop and implement corrective actions.
• Promote a strong safety culture and hold employees accountable for safe work practices.
• Support quality programs and ensure products meet company and customer quality standards.
• Assist in investigating and resolving customer complaints, non-conformances, and production‑related quality issues.

• Coordinate production requirements with raw material availability, inventory levels, customer demand, and transportation schedules.
• Monitor raw material and packaging inventories to ensure adequate supplies are available to support production.
• Work with Supply Chain and Purchasing to identify material needs and prevent production interruptions due to shortages.
• Assist with purchasing decisions and coordinate the timing of raw material deliveries based on production requirements and available storage capacity.
• Monitor inventory levels and support company inventory‑turn and working‑capital objectives.
• Help maintain accurate inventory records and investigate inventory variances.
• Coordinate finished‑product inventory requirements to ensure products are available for customer orders and shipments.
• Work with Customer Service, Supply Chain, and Transportation to prioritize production and shipments based on customer needs.
• Assist with managing freight, transportation, and logistics issues that impact plant operations or customer service.
• Identify opportunities to improve supply chain efficiency, reduce freight costs, improve inventory utilization, and minimize obsolete or excess inventory.

• Manage the facility's daily and weekly production schedule in coordination with customer demand and supply chain requirements.
• Adjust production schedules as needed based on changing customer requirements, raw material availability, equipment downtime, staffing, and transportation needs.
• Ensure production priorities are clearly communicated to employees and supporting departments.
• Maintain appropriate…