Production Manager

Hoffmaster, 255 Spring St, Clintonville, Wisconsin, United States of America

Posted Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM

For more than 75 years, Hoffmaster has been the trusted leader in premium single-use tableware and entertaining solutions. Our mission is simple: to elevate dining, entertaining, and baking experiences with convenient and sustainable solutions.

Our portfolio includes everything from high-quality napkins, paper plates, and baking supplies to paper straws and party decor. Whether it’s a catered event from a restaurant or family gathering in the comfort of your home, Hoffmaster products are designed to make moments easier, more convenient, and more memorable.

We operate through two divisions:

• Consumer Division – Focused on serving major retailers and club stores with our trusted products for end users and consumers.

• Food service Division – Serving restaurants, bakeries, hotels, hospitals, colleges & universities, and more with premium single-use solutions.

Headquartered in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Hoffmaster has six locations across the U.S. and Canada, giving us the scale and reach to serve diverse customers.

At Hoffmaster, our people are the heart of our success. We foster a culture built on collaboration, innovation, and respect—where employees are encouraged to share ideas, grow their careers, and make a meaningful impact. We are proud to offer a supportive workplace that values teamwork, creativity, a strong customer focus, and drives continuous improvement.

When you join Hoffmaster, you become part of a company with a long-standing tradition of excellence and a forward-looking commitment to sustainability and innovation. Together, we’re shaping the future of dining and entertaining experiences.

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Our goal is to have an efficient, effective production and distribution system that meets our customer needs by eliminating waste every day. We accomplish this by finding ways to shorten lead‑time, reduce inventory and reduce cost using Lean Daily Management in spite of any variable volume and economic downturn. Responsible for the safety of all associates reporting to you. Work collaboratively with the other sites (including those that do not report to you such as the Food Service distribution function) to take advantage of synergy opportunities and share best practices.

• Provide coaching to direct reports to help them become technically competent while also improving their capability to coach and motivate their people.
• Reinforce vision and values.
• Written and verbal communication upwards, downwards, and across the organization chart.
• Lead and delegate setting clear performance expectations and holding people accountable.
• Is organized and displays good time‑management skills.
• Always carries self in a professional manner especially in dealings with employees and customers.
• Displays a positive attitude and expects that from direct reports.
• Is organized and displays good time‑management skills.
• Responsible for the safety of all associates in areas of responsibility and throughout the manufacturing facility.
• Identify problems and ensure appropriate problem solving approach is followed. Ensure problems are ultimately solved to the benefit of the company and team.
• Manage projects using established project management tools and methods.
• Lead lean manufacturing events and train direct reports in lean methods.
• Create performance improvement plans and measure against these.
• Is process oriented and results focused.
• Understand and know all processes within area of responsibility.
• Basic understanding of company financial measures.
• Understands our Enterprise Resource Planning system.
• Knows how to use the entire suite of Microsoft Office products.
• Responsible for all activities taking place in the facility. This includes non‑production areas such as maintenance and distribution.
• Responsible for hitting department goals for output, efficiency and uptime.
• Responsible for sharing the production goals and metrics with Department Managers and Leads
• Follow and Maintain all Food Safety, GMP and HACCP Guidelines

• Development via OJT – PDCA:
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