Production Manager

RECRUITMENT PARTNERS INC.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RECRUITMENT PARTNERS INC. in Calgary seeks a Production Manager to oversee manufacturing operations, drive efficiency, and ensure safety and quality while meeting production targets and customer commitments.

You will lead hiring, coaching, and development, plan workflows, manage resources and inventory, and promote a high-performance culture through continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production experience in manufacturing.
• 2+ years in a supervisory role.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Experience developing and implementing policies and procedures.
• Feed production experience and forklift certification are assets.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop production teams through hiring, training, performance management.
• Plan workflows, assign work, and align daily operations with business objectives.
• Oversee production operations to ensure quality, efficiency, cost control, and on-time delivery.
• Promote workplace safety through compliance, inspections, PPE enforcement, and HACCP participation.
• Manage resources and inventory to support operational efficiency and accuracy.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Performance management

Workforce planning

Problem solving

Feed production experience

Forklift certification

Policy development

Job description

A Calgary-based client is looking for a Production Manager to oversee manufacturing operations and drive operational efficiency. The successful candidate will optimize production processes, uphold safety and quality standards, manage resources and costs, and ensure production targets and customer commitments are achieved. This role also focuses on fostering a high-performance culture through effective hiring, coaching, employee development, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Your Success Will Be Defined By Your Ability To

• Lead, coach, and develop production teams through hiring, training, performance management, and workforce planning.
• Plan workflows, assign work, and align daily operations with business objectives.
• Oversee production operations to ensure quality, efficiency, cost control, and on-time delivery.
• Promote workplace safety through compliance, inspections, PPE enforcement, and HACCP participation.
• Manage resources and inventory to support operational efficiency and accuracy.

Your strengths include:

• 5+ years of production experience in a manufacturing environment, including 2+ years in a supervisory role.
• Strong leadership, communication and performance management skills.
• Proven operational planning, prioritization and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience developing and implementing policies and procedures.
• Feed production experience and forklift certification are considered assets.