Production Manager

The Reserves Network, A JōbSource Company; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

JobSource is hiring a Production Manager for a food processing company in Vernon, CA. The role oversees 1st and 2nd shift operations, coaching supervisors and leads, with roughly 80 percent of time spent on the production floor to ensure safety, quality, and efficiency.

Required are bilingual English/Spanish skills and 10+ years of progressive management in food manufacturing. Direct-hire opportunity with a strong emphasis on continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bilingual in English and Spanish is required.
• 10+ years of progressive management experience in the food industry desired.
• Hands-on leadership style, comfortable spending 80% of time on the production floor.

Responsibilities

• Manage plant operations across 1st and 2nd shifts.
• Set production priorities to meet cost, safety, quality targets.
• Create and maintain SOPs aligned with company expectations.
• Review production and quality reports for compliance with specs and USDA/FDA requirements.
• Coach Supervisors and Leads; develop cross-functional collaboration.
• Promote continuous improvement by analyzing data to reduce waste and labor costs.
• Support audits and reporting to top management with corrective actions.

Skills

English

Spanish

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Production Manager

Pay: $110,000 - $135,000 per year

Contract: Direct hire

Must be bilingual in English and Spanish.

Must have 10+ years of progressive management experience in the food industry.

JobSource is hiring a Production Manager for a food processing company in Vernon, CA. The Production Manager is responsible for the overall management and direction of department processes, ensuring manufacturing performance, volume, and quality goals are met through efficient methods and appropriate staffing and labor cost levels. This is a hands-on leadership role, spending roughly 80 percent of the time on the production floor, managing 1st and 2nd shift teams and coaching leads and supervisors. The role coordinates manufacturing with other departments including Marketing, R&D, Shipping, Procurement, and Maintenance, as well as with vendors, and manages execution of time-sensitive production against deadlines with the flexibility to adapt as customers’ needs change.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage plant operations in all areas of responsibility across 1st and 2nd shifts
• Establish production priorities to produce product efficiently and within cost parameters while maintaining safety, quality, and sanitation standards
• Create processes, procedures, and SOPs that align operations with company expectations
• Review and analyze production, quality control, and operational reports to ensure compliance with product specifications, customer requirements, and USDA/FDA regulations; report non-compliance immediately
• Coach, mentor, train, and develop Supervisors and Leads, with ongoing feedback and individual development plans
• Build a cohesive team within production and with cross-functional teams in other departments
• Promote a continuous improvement culture; analyze manufacturing data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities to reduce waste and labor cost
• Manage or support operations, customer, and government audits to ensure compliance
• Prepare manufacturing reports and present them to top management, including corrective actions; explain variances in labor costs and productivity
• Maintain safe working conditions and compliance with all company, state, and federal health and safety regulations
• Follow all USDA/FDA and GMP requirements, consistent with company food safety, quality, and sanitation standards
• Ensure successful completion of department initiatives such as capital projects
• Partner with HR on employee relations issues and support a safe, positive work environment

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive management experience with a stable work history
• 8+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably food and/or beverage manufacturing
• Bachelor’s degree in related curriculum
• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Hands-on leadership style, comfortable spending 80 percent of time in production
• Strategic and visionary, with a proactive rather than reactive mindset
• Continuous improvement mentality
• Proven track record of improved results in quality, safety, service, and cost
• Proficient in budgeting, cost control, and the Capex process
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Able to stand for 10 hours, move quickly, and lift up to 40 pounds
• Extended or off-work hours may be required
• References required

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.