Production Manager

Balchem; New York (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Balchem Corporation is seeking a Production Manager to lead the production department, drive safety and quality, and optimize day-to-day operations across our manufacturing sites. The role requires coaching teams, managing the production schedule, and ensuring adherence to SOPs, GMPs, and regulatory standards.

The ideal candidate will have strong leadership experience in manufacturing, proficiency with Lean manufacturing principles, 5S implementation, and a proven track record of

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of direct supervision in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing concepts and 5S tools.
• Experience ensuring safety compliance and training.
• Ability to coach and develop employees and foster a collaborative culture.
• Strong communication and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production department, ensuring safety, quality, and productivity.
• Manage production schedule and adherence to SOPs, GMPs, and regulatory requirements.
• Coach and develop team members; conduct informal and formal evaluations.
• Drive continuous improvement and elimination of waste in processes.
• Collaborate with R&D during scale-up, validation, and customer trials.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

5S

Safety

Coaching

KPIs

Communication

Continuous Improvement

Job description

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Balchem Corporation, and its subsidiaries, offers a competitive salary and benefits package and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Balchem is committed to making the world a healthier place by delivering trusted, innovative, and science-based solutions for the health and nutritional needs of the world. Balchem employs approximately 1,400 employees worldwide who provide the service, quality, and technology that enables our customers to win with their customers. We have built a reputation for delivering results to all of our stakeholders. Founded in 1967, Balchem, a Maryland corporation, became a publicly-traded company in 1970 and is listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “BCPC.” Our corporate headquarters is located in Montvale, New Jersey, and we have a broad network of sales offices, manufacturing sites, and R&D centers, primarily located in the U.S. and Europe. The Company consists of three business segments: Human Nutrition and Health, Animal Nutrition and Health, and Specialty Products.

The Production Manager is responsible for leading the production department including safety, quality, and efficient day-to-day operations. He/she shall manage the production schedule, and compliance with Standard Operating Procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, Regulatory Laws, and Corporate specifications, policies, and procedures. A general knowledge and understanding of the encapsulation production processes and excellent communication skills are essential to the successful fulfillment of the position requirements. This position is required to function as coach and counselor as well as a key decision maker. In addition to operations support, the production manager will act as the back-up to the Plant Manager.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manage the safety of the department including compliance with regulations and company policies/procedures and training completion; nurture and coach growth of our employee engaged culture. PSM experience is a plus
• Responsible for achieving established key performance indicators (KPIs) for safety, quality, and productivity
• Assure that Production team members are trained, coached and developed in support of individual career development paths and company growth plans
• Manage and develop our culture of collaboration and accountability
• Drive, initiate, and support continuous improvement and elimination of waste and variation in processes using established improvement processes
• Collaborate with R&D during production scale-up efforts, production validation, and customer trials; when ran at the plant, the Production Manager is responsible to lead these production runs
• When deviations are identified in our process, investigate until root cause is identified and take corrective action
• Document and monitor procedures and processes to attain standard work, eliminate variation and promote sharing of knowledge
• Support off-hours plant operations as needed
• Conduct periodic informal & annual formal employee evaluations.
• Proven direct leadership experience with at least 5 years of supervising in a manufacturing environment, developing and coaching others.
• Experience and knowledge using Lean Manufacturing concepts and 5S organizational tools.

The expected salary range for this position is $95,000-$110,000 per year.

Balchem is committed to a workplace culture that values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equal employment opportunities, and a work environment free of harassment and hostility.