Production Lead

Post Holdings, Inc.; Troy (AL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Post Consumer Brands in Troy, Alabama is seeking a Production Operations Lead to guide front‑line teams on safety, quality, and daily production. You will train staff, manage work direction, and help resolve production challenges to maintain high efficiency and strong product quality.

The role emphasizes hands‑on leadership, problem solving, and implementing continuous improvement across production and packaging processes, with a focus on safety and regulatory compliance on a second shift.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and overtime as business needs require.
• Ability to perform regular production responsibilities while also supporting training, onboarding, work direction, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to follow and reinforce established safety, food safety, quality, sanitation, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Guide front‑line employees to meet daily production and packaging goals for safety, quality, throughput, cost, and sanitation.
• Monitor daily throughput and quality metrics, identify performance gaps, and raise production or quality issues promptly so leaders can resolve them.
• Review work orders, staffing, and equipment needs; provide clear work direction and help operators complete accurate, timely work with minimal downtime.
• Train and onboard team members, reinforce standard work and safe behaviors, and provide hands‑on troubleshooting support during the shift.
• Support health, safety, food safety, quality, and sanitation programs by modeling expectations, reporting issues and incidents, maintaining quality parameters, and supporting the SQF System.
• Use lean manufacturing practices and technical knowledge to identify root causes, elevate complex equipment issues, and advance continuous improvement in safety, quality, productivity, and sanitation.

Skills

Leadership

Training

Problem solving

Safety

Quality

Communication

Education

HS diploma or GED

Job description

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook for the latest news.

Location Description

The Troy, Alabama plant produces peanut butter, with annual production of approximately 78 million pounds. The site supports a team of more than 130 manufacturing and support employees.

Troy is a growing community in southeast Alabama and is home to Troy University, one of the largest universities in the state. The university brings energy, cultural opportunities, and community engagement to the area. Troy offers a welcoming small‑town atmosphere, affordable cost of living, and access to outdoor recreation, making it an attractive place to live and work.

Responsibilities

Make a visible impact on safety, quality, and daily production as a Production Operations Lead. In this hands‑on role, you will work alongside front‑line team members while helping the shift stay focused, productive, and ready to solve problems. You will support training and onboarding, guide daily work at the direction of company leadership, and help the team deliver safe, high-quality food efficiently.

This is an opportunity to build leadership experience while using your production knowledge to improve performance, reduce downtime, and help people succeed. Your work will directly support team capability, reliable operations, and continuous improvement across the production and packaging environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Guide front‑line employees, at the direction of company leadership, to meet daily production and packaging goals for safety, quality, throughput, cost, and sanitation.
• Monitor daily throughput and quality metrics, identify performance gaps, and raise production or quality issues promptly so leaders can resolve them.
• Review work orders, staffing, and equipment needs; provide clear work direction and help operators complete accurate, timely work with minimal downtime.
• Train and onboard team members, reinforce standard work and safe behaviors, and provide hands‑on troubleshooting support during the shift.
• Support health, safety, food safety, quality, and sanitation programs by modeling expectations, reporting issues and incidents, maintaining quality parameters, and supporting the SQF System.
• Use lean manufacturing practices and technical knowledge to identify root causes, elevate complex equipment issues, and advance continuous improvement in safety, quality, productivity, and sanitation.

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Build practical leadership experience while staying connected to the production floor and the work that keeps the operation moving.
• See the impact of your decisions through stronger team performance, dependable output, safe work practices, and quality food products.
• Grow your coaching, troubleshooting, and continuous‑improvement skills in a role with meaningful day‑to‑day variety.
• Join a team where your production knowledge, ideas, and support can help coworkers succeed.

Qualifications

Education

• High school diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and overtime as business needs require.
• Ability to perform regular production responsibilities while also supporting training, onboarding, work direction, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to follow and reinforce established safety, food safety, quality, sanitation, and regulatory requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three or more years of manufacturing experience as an operator.
• Mechanical aptitude and the ability to support basic equipment troubleshooting or repair.

Success in This Role

• Communicates clear priorities and timely updates to front‑line employees and company leadership.
• Uses sound judgment to identify issues, take appropriate action, and elevate complex concerns.
• Builds trust through hands‑on support, consistent follow-through, and a strong commitment to safe, quality work.
• Approaches challenges with a continuous‑improvement mindset and works collaboratively to solve problems.

Schedule

• 2nd Shift Monday - Friday 3pm- 11pm