Production Manager

Join a growing manufacturer focused on quality, innovation, and excellence
Lead high-impact operations with strong visibility and career growth

About Our Client

Our client is a growing food manufacturing organization known for its commitment to quality, food safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. With a collaborative culture and a focus on innovation, the company provides high-quality products to customers while investing in its people, processes, and long-term growth

Job Description

Oversee daily plant operations to ensure production schedules, quality standards, and performance targets are consistently met.
Establish production priorities and optimize labor, equipment, and resources to maximize efficiency and output.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, waste reduction, quality enhancement, and cost savings.
Monitor production, labor, inventory, and operational metrics, identifying opportunities for improvement and corrective action.
Ensure compliance with all food safety, quality, sanitation, USDA, FDA, GMP, and company standards.
Lead customer, regulatory, and internal audits while maintaining a compliant and audit-ready facility.
Develop, mentor, and manage supervisors and production teams to support employee engagement, retention, and succession planning.
Partner with cross-functional teams including Maintenance, Procurement, Shipping, Quality, and R&D to support business objectives and customer requirements.
Manage employee relations, performance management, training programs, and workplace safety initiatives.
Prepare and present operational reports, business updates, and performance recommendations to senior leadership

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans, and all other qualified applicants. Michael Page will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Production Manager should have:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Management, Food Science, or a related field.
8+ years of manufacturing experience, preferably within food and beverage production environments.
10+ years of leadership experience managing production or plant operations teams.
Proven success improving safety, quality, service, productivity, and cost performance.
Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, production planning, and operational best practices.
Experience with continuous improvement methodologies and process optimization initiatives.
Thorough understanding of food safety, quality, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets, labor costs, and capital expenditure projects.
Excellent leadership, communication, coaching, and employee development skills.
Bilingual English/Spanish