Food Production Leader: Efficiency, Safety, & Growth

Maglio Produce; Glendale (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Maglio Produce is seeking a Production Manager to lead daily operations in its food manufacturing facility in Wisconsin. The role ensures safe, efficient, timely, and cost-effective production, while coordinating with sanitation, quality/food safety, warehouse, maintenance, and administrative support.

You will drive production planning, scheduling, and resources management, maintain regulatory compliance, and foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement across shifts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years of supervisory/management experience in food manufacturing.
• Experience leading teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with scheduling, staffing, productivity, and performance management.
• Strong understanding of food safety, sanitation, and regulatory compliance in food production.
• Experience with ERP, KPI reporting, and continuous improvement practices.
• HACCP training/certification preferred or required.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day production activities to ensure safe, efficient operations across shifts.
• Manage supervisors, team leads, and hourly staff; provide direction and accountability.
• Establish daily production priorities and coordinate shift handoffs to meet schedule commitments.
• Maintain a visible plant-floor presence to monitor operations, staffing, sanitation, and adherence to standards.
• Review reports and resolve issues to minimize delays and control costs; supervise per policies and laws.
• Lead employee training, onboarding, cross-training, performance management, and recognition.
• Develop staffing plans for adequate coverage and succession readiness.
• Address employee concerns promptly with HR as appropriate.
• Foster teamwork, professionalism, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate independent judgment in directing operations and prioritizing work.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Regulatory compliance

Food safety

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Food Science, or related field

Minimum 5 years supervisory/management experience in food manufacturing

HACCP training/certification

Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus

Tools

ERP systems

KPI reporting

Production planning tools

Continuous improvement tools

Job description

Maglio Produce is seeking a Production Manager to lead daily operations in its food manufacturing facility in Wisconsin. The role ensures safe, efficient, timely, and cost-effective production, while coordinating with sanitation, quality/food safety, warehouse, maintenance, and administrative support.

You will drive production planning, scheduling, and resources management, maintain regulatory compliance, and foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement across shifts.