What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at The Mennel Milling Company?
Location: Mennel Milling Company – [Mennel Bakery Mix and Foodservice - Martel in Caledonia, Ohio]
Schedule: Full-Time, 7:00am – 3:00pm with some weekends
Flip Your Career with Mennel!
At Mennel Milling, we’ve been feeding the world since 1886 by doing what’s right and bringing our best every day. We promote teamwork, recognize individual contributions, and are committed to operational excellence, food safety, and quality. If you're a strong manufacturing leader ready to take ownership of production performance, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
Who You Are
The ideal Production Manager is a results-driven leader with a strong foundation in manufacturing operations, team development, and continuous improvement. You thrive in fast-paced environments, lead by example, and are passionate about driving safety, quality, efficiency, and team performance.
What You’ll Do
As a Production Manager, you will oversee daily manufacturing operations while leading and developing operations and logistics teams. You’ll drive performance across key operational metrics while ensuring a safe, efficient, and high-quality production environment.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading, coaching, and developing operations and logistics employees to achieve manufacturing goals
- Driving performance across key metrics including safety, quality, cost, sanitation, system utilization, and customer service
- Ensuring compliance with GMPs, OSHA, HACCP, FSMA, and all food safety standards while maintaining an audit-ready facility
- Managing staffing, scheduling, and resource allocation to optimize production efficiency
- Monitoring manufacturing processes, identifying gaps, and implementing corrective actions to improve performance
- Tracking, analyzing, and reporting key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Supporting and driving continuous improvement initiatives using Lean/TPM principles
- Serving as a technical and operational resource for system performance and product requirements
- Developing team capability through coaching, training, and performance management
- Fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, and problem-solving
- Building strong cross-functional relationships to support operational success
- Performing other duties as assigned
What We’re Looking For
- High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, Industrial Technology, or Supply Chain preferred
- Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing or operations experience required
- Prior leadership experience in a manufacturing environment required
- Strong decision-making, planning, and organizational skills
- Experience with continuous improvement tools (Lean, TPM) preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to lead in a fast-paced, dynamic manufacturing environment
Why Join Mennel?
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and career growth:
- Competitive Pay
- Flexible Accrued Paid Time Off and Holiday Schedule
- Health & Wellbeing Benefits (medical, prescription, vision, dental, HSA, company-paid short-term disability, EAP, Local YMCA cost sharing, and more)
- Life Insurance
- Profit Sharing
- Career Advancement & Training Opportunities
- Rewards & Recognition Program
- Retirement Contributions (401k, etc.)
- Tuition Assistance
Ready to Make a Difference?
Apply today and help Mennel continue its mission of feeding the world with safe, high-quality, and reliable products.
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