Food Production Manager

Food Production Manager (Bilingual) A growing, established food manufacturer is seeking a hands on Production Manager to lead operations across multiple high-volume production areas. This newly created leadership position reports directly to the Plant Manager and offers the opportunity to make a significant impact by improving processes, developing leaders, and driving operational excellence. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys being on the production floor, coaching supervisors, implementing new processes, and creating structure in a fast‑paced food manufacturing environment. Why Join Us? Step into a newly created leadership role with the opportunity to shape production processes and team structure. Lead a large, established operation with direct visibility to senior plant leadership. Make a measurable impact through process improvement, SOP development, labor optimization, and leadership coaching. Join a growing food manufacturer with strong cross‑functional support from Quality, Maintenance, Shipping, Purchasing, and R&D. Competitive base salary of $110,000 to $140,000, with a bonus structure currently being developed. Opportunity to build and develop a high‑performing leadership team across two shifts. Work in a hands‑on environment where your ideas, leadership, and operational improvements will be highly valued. What You’ll Be Doing Lead daily production operations across the pizza production room and prep kitchen. Provide leadership for approximately 210 production employees across two shifts (130 on 1st shift and 80 on 2nd shift). Direct and develop a leadership team consisting of 7 Production Supervisors, 4 Team Leads, along with QA and QC personnel. Drive process improvements and implement new manufacturing processes over the next 6 to 12 months. Develop, implement, and improve SOPs to increase consistency, efficiency, quality and safety. Coach and mentor supervisors daily with a strong emphasis on leadership development and accountability. Partner closely with Maintenance, QA, Procurement, Shipping, R&D, and other departments to ensure production goals are achieved. Analyze production, labor, quality, and inventory metrics while identifying opportunities to improve productivity and reduce waste. Oversee scheduling, purchasing coordination, staffing, and production planning. Maintain compliance with USDA, FDA, GMP, food safety, sanitation and quality standards. Support capital projects, continuous improvement initiatives and operational audits. What We’re Looking For 8+ years of manufacturing experience, preferably within food or beverage manufacturing. 10+ years of leadership experience managing large production teams. Proven experience implementing process improvements and standardizing manufacturing operations. Strong coaching and leadership skills with the ability to develop supervisors and build accountability. Experience creating and improving SOPs. Strong understanding of production scheduling, labor management, budgeting and cost control. Experience working cross‑functionally with QA, Maintenance, Shipping, Purchasing and other departments. Bilingual English and Spanish is required. Bachelor’s degree preferred. Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. 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