Production manager

Overview The Production Manager oversees all production schedules and activities while maintaining safety, quality, and cost standards. This role will focus on team engagement and development to drive operational excellence across all shifts in processing and packaging. Responsibilities Directly manages processing and packaging supervisors on all shifts. Responsible for meeting established objectives pertaining to production department and controls and minimizes the shift's overtime labor costs, maintenance/repair costs, and equipment downtime. Ensuring the right resources are in place to execute against the Operational Master Plan (OMP) Partners with HR for hiring, training, and scheduling of work force. Coordinates with other department managers to ensure proper purchasing, processing, packaging, accounting and inventory control activities and procedures are in place and being followed. Responsible for ensuring meeting goals and systems in place to meet plant KPI's. Use modern management techniques to promote team building and to allow decision making at the lowest level. Ensures the required production reporting is accurate and timely. Maintains close working relationships with all departments and responds to deviations from standards immediately. Provides training, direction, development, evaluation, coaching and leadership to subordinates. Promotes a culture of accountability and continuous improvement mindset among the supervisory team. Maintains good employee, corporate and community relations. A Champion of the Marzetti culture staying in compliance with quality, food safety, 5S, OSHA and HACCP support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer, and government standards. Foster a safe workplace to minimize risk of injury and ensures a disciplined and safe work environment. Participates in engagement activities, complete required safety training and aid in identifying hazards within the facility utilizing BBS and Safety Monitor programs. Participates in activities related to Marzetti Operational Excellence Reviews budgets for production departments. Identify opportunities for process improvements and leads focus improvement events, utilizing root cause analysis to implement solutions that can be sustained. Performs other duties / responsibilities as required by Management. #TMZ23 Qualifications 5-7 years Management experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a food-related industry. Experience with Lean Manufacturing Principles and Processes Preferred. Working knowledge of scheduling, budgets, ERP systems, and production processes. Bachelor's or associate degree in a related field preferred; high school diploma, GED or equivalent required. Demonstrated process improvement experience specifically in driving up OEE Demonstrated multi shift leadership experience with groups of over 100 people

Created: 2026-03-04