Production Manager Culture Products - AM Shift

Production Manager – Culture Products At Saputo, a top 10 global dairy processor, we value high-quality products and growth-driven work. The Production Manager – Culture Products will lead cottage cheese and sour cream operations, ensuring safety, quality, service, cost, productivity, and team engagement. Key Responsibilities Lead cottage cheese and sour cream production operations with focus on safety, quality, service, cost, productivity, and team engagement. Translate plant objectives into production plans, schedules, staffing strategies, and performance expectations. Manage daily, weekly, monthly, and annual production priorities while balancing customer needs, labor availability, equipment capability, and operational demands. Drive improvements in throughput, downtime reduction, yield, schedule performance, and controllable manufacturing costs. Use production data, performance trends, and root cause analysis to solve problems, support decisions, and prevent repeat issues. Coach, develop, and support production supervisors, raw receiving supervision, production coordinators, and frontline teams. Build a culture of accountability, training, employee engagement, retention, teamwork, and continuous improvement. Partner with HR, plant leadership, Maintenance, Quality, Technical Support, Health & Safety, Distribution, and regulatory partners to support strong execution. Ensure operations meet food safety, quality, customer specification, regulatory, environmental, and plant policy requirements. Support audits, customer complaint reviews, product quality investigations, R&D trials, process changes, new product readiness, and Saputo values-based leadership. Qualifications and Experience Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field preferred; equivalent education and experience may be considered. Minimum of 3 years of supervisory or management experience in production or manufacturing. 5–7 years in dairy manufacturing or food processing preferred. Experience with cultured dairy products, including cottage cheese and sour cream, and unionized manufacturing environments preferred. Strong knowledge of dairy processing, food safety programs, regulatory requirements, and safety standards, including HACCP, GMP, SQF, FDA, CDFA, PMO, OSHA, and Cal/OSHA. Ability to manage budgets, control costs, analyze performance metrics, plan production, allocate resources, and improve operational execution. Strong leadership, coaching, problem‑solving, communication, collaboration, and team development skills. Experience in union environments. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and computer‑based applications required; SAP, Lean Manufacturing, or Six Sigma experience preferred. Benefits Competitive salary range: $104,730 - $137,455 (USA). Development opportunities that enhance career fulfillment. Meaningful compensation & benefits to support families. Opportunities to contribute to community and enhance lives through Saputo products. Equal Opportunity Employer Saputo Cheese USA Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For more information on your EEO rights, visit #J-18808-Ljbffr Saputo, Inc.