What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Production Manager position at the ASSURANCE group?
We are seeking an energetic, hands-on Plant Production Manager to lead daily operations within a 24/5 manufacturing environment. This position is responsible for ensuring production is safe, efficient, profitable, and aligned with quality and customer-service expectations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop salaried supervisors and hourly production employees.
- Manage production schedules, labor, raw materials, yields, utilities, overtime, and operating supplies.
- Partner with Maintenance, Quality, Scheduling, and Shipping to meet production goals.
- Establish KPIs and implement continuous-improvement plans focused on efficiency, cost, quality, and safety.
- Maintain HACCP, personnel safety, housekeeping, and regulatory standards.
- Troubleshoot operational issues and recommend equipment and process-flow improvements.
- Coordinate preventive maintenance, scheduled downtime, equipment cleaning, and repairs.
- Manage production transactions and inventory through the ERP/M3 system.
- Investigate incidents, customer complaints, and product-quality concerns.
- Support plant operations during off-hours and assume Plant Manager responsibilities when needed.
Ideal Candidate
- Proven leadership experience in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of production operations, HACCP, safety, and continuous improvement.
- Experience managing labor, budgets, inventory, yields, KPIs, and production efficiency.
- ERP experience required; M3 experience strongly preferred.
- Strong communication, analytical, root-cause problem-solving, and team-development skills.
- Flexibility to support plant operations as needed.
To discuss this full-time permanent role in greater detail please send resume outlining your related experience.