3-Shift Plant Production Leader: Drive KPIs & Growth

Snack Innovations Inc.; North Stelton (NJ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Paid Holidays

401(k)

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Snack Innovations Inc. seeks an experienced Production Manager to lead the three-shift operations at our Piscataway, NJ plant. You will drive performance, safety, quality, and efficiency across all production lines.

This role requires building structured teams, developing leaders, and delivering sustainable gains in a fast-moving, food-manufacturing environment, with strong cross-functional collaboration with Maintenance, Quality, Planning, and Warehouse.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of manufacturing leadership experience in food production.
• Experience leading multiple shifts and supervising production staff.
• Proven ability to improve plant performance using KPIs and structured management.
• Strong knowledge of GMPs, HACCP, FSMA, sanitation and food safety.
• Ability to plan labor and resources and collaborate across departments.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and production reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Direct plant-wide production operations across three shifts.
• Coach and develop production supervisors to meet safety, quality and productivity goals.
• Own production KPIs including throughput, yield, waste, downtime, and labor efficiency.
• Establish standard work, shift handoffs, and escalation processes.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Quality, Planning and Warehouse to resolve constraints.
• Use data and root-cause analysis to eliminate recurring problems.
• Ensure compliance with GMPs, HACCP, FSMA and customer standards.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Multi-shift leadership

Process improvement

GMPs/HACCP/FSMA knowledge

ERP systems proficiency

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Food Science/ Operations

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Snack Innovations Inc. seeks an experienced Production Manager to lead the three-shift operations at our Piscataway, NJ plant. You will drive performance, safety, quality, and efficiency across all production lines.

This role requires building structured teams, developing leaders, and delivering sustainable gains in a fast-moving, food-manufacturing environment, with strong cross-functional collaboration with Maintenance, Quality, Planning, and Warehouse.