Production Manager: Lean Ops, Quality & Safety

Philadelphia Macaroni Company; Grand Forks (ND); On-site; USD 93,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with match

STD/LTD/AD&D/Life

HSA

FSA

EAP

Hospital indemnity

Identity and Fraud Protection Plan

Legal

Critical Illness

Job summary

Winland Foods in Grand Forks, ND is seeking a Production Manager to provide leadership across safety, quality, cost control, and productivity in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

You will manage hourly and exempt staff, drive continuous improvement using OEE, and ensure compliance with SQF, FDA/USDA, OSHA and EPA standards while fostering ownership and accountability.

Salary range $93k–$138k with bonus potential; Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match and additional perks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of manufacturing experience with at least 3 years in a management capacity; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Food manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Effective listener and team player.
• Strong knowledge of food manufacturing, FDA/USDA, OSHA and EPA regulations desired.
• Able to work effectively with others, have good interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Highly organized, critical thinker, who can multi-task.
• Able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong computer skills including experience with SAP and Microsoft Office.
• Continuous improvement and lean manufacturing mindset with the ability to lead and support multiple projects strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish leadership and set the strategic direction for the manufacturing team. Ensures necessary plans are in place to deliver the required business results while developing a culture of ownership and accountability.
• Manages team of both hourly and exempt employees.
• Interpret safety policies/practices to employees including enforcing safe work practices.
• Manage a staff of direct reports through regular performance reviews and developmental activities to ensure movement toward a high performance / high engagement organization, while assuring effective departmental performance.
• Utilize available data (line speed target, set-up guidelines, and efficiency and process data) to continuously improve productivity, uptime and reliability. Utilize the above information as a tool to improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and product cost.
• Set clear priorities and align resources to deliver against business and regulatory requirements in the areas of cost, financial controls, and quality, safety and business initiatives.
• Manage product quality by understanding and communicating customer needs to employees and ensuring expectations are consistently met and according to standard work.
• Determine schedules, sequences and assignments for work activities based on work priority, quantity of equipment and skill of personnel.
• Diagnose equipment, ingredients and packaging issues. Coordinate with Engineering, Maintenance or others as appropriate to solve production-related problems.
• Ensure each manufacturing area is maintained in accordance with SQF standards.
• Ensure security of employees, facilities and information systems by following and enforcing established security procedures.
• Ensure clear and concise communication to all levels in the organization.
• Ensure regular safety inspections are conducted in all manufacturing areas.
• Must be able to drive improvements in manufacturing processes. Must be able to put new systems and procedures in place while instilling accountability and ownership in a rapidly changing environment.
• Supports Continuous Improvement projects through the practice of Root Cause Analysis, other management operating systems, etc.
• In the absence of the Plant Manager, the Production Manager may assume the responsibilities of that role. Noting, this position can involve weekend and on-call duties.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Team leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Time management

Multi-tasking

Interpersonal skills

Continuous improvement mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Winland Foods in Grand Forks, ND is seeking a Production Manager to provide leadership across safety, quality, cost control, and productivity in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

You will manage hourly and exempt staff, drive continuous improvement using OEE, and ensure compliance with SQF, FDA/USDA, OSHA and EPA standards while fostering ownership and accountability.

Salary range $93k–$138k with bonus potential; Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match and additional perks.