Production Manager - Food & Packaging Industry

TekPro; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Health insurance

Work-life balance

Job summary

A food production company in Milwaukee seeks a Production Manager. Responsibilities include overseeing production, ensuring safety standards, and leading a team. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of supervisory experience in a food plant. The position offers competitive salary with bonuses, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of food plant supervisory experience.
• Strong leadership abilities and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing situations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong technical knowledge of equipment, products, and processes.
• Quality orientation and high attention to detail.
• Able to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Self-motivated, results oriented and reliable.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant production department and train staff.
• Support Safety and Food Safety initiatives and training.
• Drive operational excellence and manage performance.
• Analyze data to identify root causes and implement continuous improvement actions.
• Manage performance and development of the production team and recruit as needed.
• Verify daily production and downtime data; coordinate with departments to prioritize work.
• Develop and implement standard work for production and sanitation.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership abilities

Communication skills

Technical knowledge

Attention to detail

Teamwork skills

Computer proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Overview

Summary of Position: Responsible for managing the overall performance of the production and sanitation teams. Accountable for safety, foodsafety & quality, and productivity results for the production department.

This Production Manager position is located in Milwaukee, WI. It is a direct hire, full-time role with salary + yearly bonus, benefits and insurance, work-life balance, and much more

Responsibilities

• Lead plant production department. Provide direction and vision for production and sanitation employees. Coaches, councils, and trains staff to improve individual skills and grow overall department capabilities. Coordinates closely with all leaders of the organization.
• Support Safety and Food Safety initiatives, training, and positive culture development. Demonstrate understanding, compliance, and accountability for program and policy development and execution.
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement through effective floor huddles, shift exchange meetings, and proper escalation to Daily Direction Setting and KPI review meetings.
• Responsible for achieving operational objectives by utilizing systems and data to identify root causes of loss, develop continuous improvement action plans, and manage implementation of sustainable solutions.
• Manages individual performance and personal development of the production team. Leads in a manner that promotes engagement, maintains morale, skills proficiency, and productivity. Recruit and hire team members as required.
• Verification and analysis of daily production and downtime data. Manage open production activities and coordinate with other departments to prioritize work.
• Develop and implement standard work for production and sanitation including start-up, shut-down, changeover, equipment operation and troubleshooting, housekeeping, and equipment sanitation.
• All other duties as assigned

Technical & Behavioral Requirements – Education, Areas of Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of food plant supervisory experience
• Strong leadership abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong technical knowledge of equipment, products, and processes
• Quality orientation and high attention to detail
• Able to manage multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations
• Strong teamwork skills- ready and willing to work closely with team members
• Self-motivated, results orientated and excellent personal skills
• Proficient computer skills in spreadsheets; data bases and word processing