Production Manager

Huhtamaki, Inc.; Goodyear (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Huhtamaki, Inc. in Goodyear, AZ, seeks a production supervisor to oversee safety, quality, and throughput in a folding carton manufacturing environment.

You will lead cross-functional teams, ensure GMP compliance, monitor performance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across production schedules.

Ideal candidates have strong communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills, with manufacturing experience and a focus on safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field is highly preferred.
• Seven (7)+ years related manufacturing experience preferred.
• Production experience in folding carton or related industries preferred.
• Experience managing production floor personnel preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitors the safety environment and eliminates unsafe conditions, practices, equipment, and personnel.
• Enforces GMPs and company policies and procedures.
• Leads cross-functional meetings and revises production schedules as needed.
• Coordinates production activities with Maintenance, Tooling, Materials, and QA to maximize quality and efficiency.
• Oversees performance, training needs, and staffing levels for the production team.
• Leads improvement projects and drives production-based programs.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Leadership

Communication skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Job description

Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We’re on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki. You could be part of our vision. Because it’s our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It’s every one of us working together. We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.

Essential Functions

This list is not all encompassing and other duties may be assigned.

• Monitors the safety environment of the workplace and acts to eliminate unsafe conditions, practices, equipment, and personnel.
• Enforces GMPs and all company policies and procedures.
• Confers with management personnel to establish production and quality standards.
• Reviews new products and provides feedback via the Commercialization process.
• Consults with engineering personnel, relative to changes to equipment or materials, to increase production throughput, reduce costs, and/or improve the quality of products.
• Coordinates production activities with Maintenance, Tooling, Materials, and QA activities to generate maximum quality production with efficient utilization of materials, equipment, and manpower.
• Leads cross functional meetings.
• Revises production schedules and priorities to accommodate unforeseen events relating to raw materials, equipment, sales demands, personnel, weather, etc.
• Monitors Production employees with regards to staffing levels, skill levels, training requirements, safety, demonstrated performance, and acts to continuously improve the quality and ability of the work force.
• Compiles, stores, retrieves, and analyzes production related data.
• Generates reports as needed.
• Completes all reviews for direct reports and oversees the review process for all Team Members in the department.
• Oversees the disciplinary process for all direct report and overall department.
• Leads improvement projects and be a pillar(s) leader in production-based programs.

Job Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Communication/Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and management.
• Must possess good inter-personal skills.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Ability to identify and define problems involving several concrete variables in a standardized situation.
• Ability to research information, collect and analyze data, draw valid conclusions, and make recommendations and plans of action.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement programs like: World Class Manufacturing, Toyota Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, etc.
• Ability to give/receive feedback and progressively document, when necessary, both positive and constructive, on performance related issues.
• Preferred Bachelor’s degree in a technical field highly preferred; Seven (7)+ years related experience in manufacturing highly preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Production experience in folding carton or other related industries preferred.
• Experience in managing production floor personnel preferred.

Environment Will work in a well-lighted and clean manufacturing environment. Requires moderate sitting (50%), with occasional walking (25%) and standing (25%). You will use standard office equipment and digital tools. Requires twisting, stooping/bending, squatting/kneeling, climbing ladders and stairs. Requires occasional lifting/carrying up to 50 lbs. Requires reaching above, at and below shoulder level. Visual requirements include near/far acuity, depth perception and color vision. You must adhere to personal food safety standards as well as standard safety equipment including, but not limited to: Safety shoes, hair/beard net, safety glasses and hearing protection. You will be expected to travel to other Huhtamaki facilities, seminars, etc. by both ground and air.

Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet. Help us protect food, people and the planet We’re on a mission to be the first choice in sustainable packaging solutions so we can protect food, people and the planet. We need talented people like you to make that happen. We’re growing as a business which is opening up new roles and opportunities so it’s an exciting time to join us. We promise to offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported and make an impact, so we can all focus on the future together.

Sounds like your sort of place? Your career, packaged with care.