Production Manager

Alleguard; Cave Spring (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Alleguard in Georgia is seeking a manufacturing operations leader to oversee planning, scheduling, and management across facilities. You will direct activities and resources to produce efficiently while meeting cost, quality, and customer requirements.

The role partners with the Plant Manager to develop operating budgets, supervise production staff, drive process standardization, and uphold safety and environmental policies.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of post-secondary education.
• Associate degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or relevant field preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a manufacturing plant supervisory or management position.
• Additional experience may be substituted for the education requirement.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate manufacturing operations within established company policies and procedures.
• Prepare and maintain plant production schedule(s) and staffing/labor reports as required
• Oversee the development and maintenance of the manufacturing process standardization program.
• Responsible for the maintenance of a clean and safe facility.
• Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personnel grievances within sphere of control.
• Review results of manufacturing operations with the goal of minimizing manufacturing variations and performing root cause analysis on problems that have negative impact(s) of the plants operating and/or financial performance.
• In conjunction with the Plant Manager, is responsible for developing the facility’s operating, staffing and capital expenditure budget and for monitoring and reporting performance.
• Select, train, motivate, and evaluate the facility’s production supervisory staff.
• Applies knowledge and experience in manufacturing processes, labor efficiency, and machine utilization and associated techniques to maintain and improve production results.
• Compliance with legal environmental and safety requirements of the area.
• Know the environmental aspects of the area and its control.
• Know the environmental impacts associated with their activities.
• Ensures compliance with the Company's Safety and Quality policies and practices.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Skills

People management

Production planning

Manufacturing supervision

Budgeting

Education

Associate degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or relevant field

Post-secondary education (minimum 2 years)

Job description

Join a company at the forefront of protective foam innovation. At Alleguard, we are intentionally built to help our customers grow and evolve their businesses. We recognize that every industry faces its own unique set of challenges - from maintaining reliable supply chains to staying ahead with cutting‑edge solutions. We see these challenges as opportunities to create value. Whether serving construction, protective packaging, or other sectors, our team is committed to thinking ahead, anticipating needs, and going above and beyond to support our customers' needs.

Position:

Job Summary

This role oversees the planning, scheduling, and management of manufacturing operations across one or more company facilities. It involves directing and coordinating activities and resources to ensure products are produced efficiently, meeting established standards for cost, quality, customer requirements, and internal inventory and financial goals.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate manufacturing operations within established company policies and procedures.
• Prepare and maintain plant production schedule(s) and staffing/labor reports as required
• Oversee the development and maintenance of the manufacturing process standardization program. Including insuring the participation in the program of all assigned personnel.
• Responsible for the maintenance of a clean and safe facility.
• Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personnel grievances within sphere of control.
• Review results of manufacturing operations with the goal of minimizing manufacturing variations and performing root cause analysis on problems that have negative impact(s) of the plants operating and/or financial performance.
• In conjunction with the Plant Manager, is responsible for developing the facility’s operating, staffing and capital expenditure budget and for monitoring and reporting performance.
• Select, train, motivate, and evaluate the facility’s production supervisory staff.
• Applies knowledge and experience in manufacturing processes, labor efficiency, and machine utilization and associated techniques to maintain and improve production results.
• Compliance with legal environmental and safety requirements of the area.
• Know the environmental aspects of the area and its control.
• Know the environmental impacts associated with their activities.
• Ensures compliance with the Company's Safety and Quality policies and practices.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Physical Demands

• Position may require periods of intense physical exertion in conditions of low to high temperatures and humidity.
• Position requires the ability to stand, bend, and stretch over extended periods of time during a normal work shift.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of post‑secondary education.
• Associate degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or relevant field preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a manufacturing plant supervisory or management position.
• Additional experience may be substituted for the education requirement at the discretion of the Plant Manager.

Alleguard Company Values

• Safety - We care for our employees by creating and maintaining an environment with consistent actions, trusted processes, and courageous conversations.
• Trust - We build confidence with our employees and customers through dependability, respect, clear communication, and service.
• Integrity - We are consistent in always striving to do the right thing by accepting responsibility for our decisions and actions.
• Collaboration - Our diversity is the catalyst that drives our teamwork, creative problem‑solving, and partnership.
• Growth - We invest, develop, and empower our people to build our company so our customers will experience outstanding success, in turn contributing to our own.
• Accountability - We achieve our success by holding ourselves and each other to high standards of behavior, commitment, and personal responsibility.

Come join us!

We’re a dynamic, high‑growth business, invested in helping you grow with Alleguard.

Many of our colleagues have been with us for decades. That’s because we believe in collaborating as a team to serve and support each other as well as we serve and support our customers.

Alleguard’s employee‑centric culture is designed to help you maximize your talents, learn new skills, and gain valuable experience on the way to achieving your professional goals.