Hands-On Production Manager — Operations & Quality

Logoplaste; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Logoplaste in Suffolk, VA is seeking a hands-on Production Manager to direct floor operations, equipment, and personnel, ensuring quality, safety, and on-time output while supporting the Plant Manager.

You will lead a multi-skilled team, implement SOPs, work with cross-functional groups, and drive continuous improvements using lean methods and SAP, with flexibility to meet business demand. The role emphasizes maintenance oversight, staff training, and GMP adherence to sustain high performance.

Qualifications

• Five years related management experience in manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership skills and results orientation.
• Understanding of manufacturing operations and maintenance engineering.
• Lean manufacturing knowledge and quality systems familiarity.
• Experience with SAP and logistics background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily production operations and support Plant Manager in all aspects of manufacturing process, including improvements to process
• Enforce quality control and set quality standards
• Detect and resolve faults/breakdowns, including planning and implementing corrective measures
• Ensure on time production and delivery
• Work with senior management to implement company policy and goals
• Participate in trials of new material, endorsement of molds and new equipment in accordance with standard requirements
• Ensure that training programs for production staff are planned and delivered
• Ensuring health and safety guidelines are followed
• Supervising a team of multi skilled personnel
• Identify and address training needs and refresher training
• Providing on call technical support for process and basic mechanical issues if required
• Work closely with operations, purchasing, engineering, and quality to achieve manufacturing results
• Oversee planned maintenance operations
• Manage human and material resources to achieve results
• Make decisions about equipment use, maintenance, modification and procurement
• Workout and implement standard operating procedures for operations and ensure that they are adhered to
• Manage production costs
• Determine and implement improvements to the production process
• Analyse production and quality to detect and correct problems
• Review employee performance
• Manage labor hours for production employees
• Make decisions for temp labor
• Comply with all company safety policies and procedures as well as maintain good housekeeping, GMP practices and Global Food Safety practices.
• Other duties as assigned by manager

Skills

Management experience

Leadership skills

Lean manufacturing

Quality systems

Health & safety knowledge

Tools

SAP

Job description

Logoplaste in Suffolk, VA is seeking a hands-on Production Manager to direct floor operations, equipment, and personnel, ensuring quality, safety, and on-time output while supporting the Plant Manager.

You will lead a multi-skilled team, implement SOPs, work with cross-functional groups, and drive continuous improvements using lean methods and SAP, with flexibility to meet business demand. The role emphasizes maintenance oversight, staff training, and GMP adherence to sustain high performance.