Production Manager

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Reports To: Director of Operations

Direct Reports: Repack (Production) Supervisor, Data Entry Associate, and Repackers.

Position Summary: This role is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing all production activities to ensure efficient, timely, and cost‑effective manufacturing or packed product output. An effective Production Manager understands and evaluates key performance metrics, including inputs, outputs, units packed per minute, downtime, shrink, and unit cost. The role ensures that production goals are met while maintaining high standards of quality, operational safety, and HACCP compliance.

The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, analytical, and organizational skills to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.

• Production Planning and Implementation: manage daily production schedules and overtime hours.
• Coordinate between the Repack Supervisor(s), Warehouse Foreman, and Organic Commodity Manager(s) to align production goals and demand forecasts.
• Monitor production performance metrics / KPIs (e.g., throughput, yields, downtime) and adjust plans as needed.
• Oversee packing operations from a planning, people management, and cost management perspective.
• Stay informed of material and other production costs, implementing cost‑savings initiatives where appropriate.
• Leadership: train, supervise, and evaluate the Repack (Production) Supervisors, repack data entry associates, and the repacking staff; foster a culture of responsibility, respect, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Process Development and Optimization: ensure packaging machinery is operating at optimum levels, be familiar with the equipment’s capabilities, operations, and throughput rates, develop packing processes and implement continuous process improvements.
• Quality Control and Compliance: ensure the production team supports the organization’s food safety program (HACCP, GMPs, date coding, inventory rotation), collaborate with compliance and operations teams on audits, issues resolution, and corrective actions, maintain timely and accurate production records and documentation.

• Education and Experience: Bachelor’s in Agriculture, Engineering, Business, or related field preferred. 5 years in production or operations management, preferably in a food packaging, perishable food manufacturing, or agricultural packaging facility. Strong leadership, planning skills and experience leading teams in a fast‑paced dynamic environment.
• Skills & Characteristics: Strong leadership skills to coach, inspire, and lead a diverse team; excellent communication and presentation skills; bilingual preferred; comfortable with cross‑functional coordination between operations, sourcing, and QC; problem‑solving and solutions‑based thinking; data analysis to understand cost, yield, and quality metrics; understanding of packaging equipment capabilities, operation, automation, and production planning.
• Technology: Computer literacy and familiarity with ERP systems; MS Office proficiency (Outlook, Excel). Famous Software experience preferred.
• Other: Must be able to work in the U.S.; able and willing to work extended hours, including weekends, on an alternating schedule; able to work with a computer while sitting or standing, sometimes for extended periods; able to lift 15 lbs.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Food & Beverages