Night Shift Production Manager

Job Summary

At Danone, Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams. We are currently looking to hire a Night Shift Production Manager based in West Jordan, Utah
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The Night Shift Production Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing all night shift manufacturing operations to ensure the safe, efficient, and compliant production of quality products. This role is directly accountable for achieving operational performance objectives related to safety, quality, productivity, cost, and employee engagement.

The Night Shift Production Manager spends approximately 60% to 80% of their time on the production floor, providing visible leadership, daily coaching, and real-time support to operators and frontline teams to strengthen skills, reinforce expected behaviors, and ensure adherence to plant programs, processes, policies, and regulatory requirements. The position also develops and executes strategies that drive continuous improvement, operational excellence, workforce capability, and a culture of accountability, teamwork, and high performance.

Key Responsibilities

As a key member of our team, you will play an important role in driving our mission forward. The following responsibilities outline the core expectations and contributions for this position:

• Managing and mobilizing a team of hourly associates to ensure Safety, Quality, and Productivity goals are met
• Driving accountability through strong leadership and setting consistent expectations
• Working cross functionally with other departments within operations to ensure production requirements
• Promote a positive team atmosphere and champion involvement of all employees
• Regular, formal, and informal evaluations and feedback of the performance of hourly associates
• Validation of time and attendance through daily and weekly reviews of your employee timecards utilizing the Dayforce payroll system
• Addressing employee concerns; elevating to next level leadership as needed
• Administer discipline as required for job performance, attendance or any other violations.
• Ensure adherence to plant standards (including but not limited to GMP, AIB, FDA, IWS, Quality, Safety, Finance, ISO)
• Conduct pre-shift meetings with in-coming operators in front of daily management board(s) to discuss topics related to previous shift, SQCDMN metrics, and general plant communication
• Working cross functionally with other departments within operations to ensure production requirements
• Study manufacturing production and shipping schedules, identify gaps and risks while collaborating with department leaders and peers to balance work schedule
• Ensuring departmental compliance with company's policies and procedures
• Ensuring departmental SOPs are current and utilized by all hourly associates; will also provide necessary job specific training as warranted.
• Identifying and driving continuous improvement initiatives within the plant
• Improving and maintaining communicated standards for the department; managing with the flexibility to react as needed when breakdowns arise.
• Performing root cause analysis, problem solving, and follow-up related to operational and safety incidents within the department
• Develop root cause analysis using 5-Why, Fishbone diagram, etc. to re-align operational performance with goals and objectives
• Lead and participate in continuous improvement efforts including but not limited to AM, PM management, 5S, DMS, etc.
• Ensure sound communication systems are in place so all employees are aware and can participate in continuous improvement of the operation
• Ensuring departmental SOPs are current and utilized by all hourly associates; will also provide necessary job specific training as warranted.
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