Production Manager

As a key member of the operations leadership team, you will be responsible for leading, mentoring, and coaching a diverse team of production supervisors to drive performance, accountability, and engagement. Your role will involve fostering a positive work environment centered around teamwork, open communication, and continuous learning. Setting clear production goals and creating plans to achieve them will be essential, along with effectively communicating expectations to partners to ensure alignment with business objectives. You will play a crucial role in coordinating cross-functional collaboration between departments to streamline production processes, including quality, sanitation, R&D, supply chain, distribution, and Human Resources. Organizing and leading regular team meetings to address safety, performance, key performance indicators, and production challenges or opportunities will be part of your day-to-day responsibilities. Championing a culture of food safety and quality throughout the plant will be paramount, with a focus on compliance with regulatory standards such as Senasica, COFEPRIS, FDA, and others. Monitoring production metrics and key performance indicators related to efficiency, safety, and partner performance will also be a key aspect of your role. You will be expected to identify and communicate customer requirements, ensuring that orders are scheduled in a timely manner while considering production efficiencies. Additionally, identifying potential capital improvements, managing capital projects, and leading change initiatives to introduce new technology or processes that enhance overall performance will be part of your responsibilities. Encouraging a culture of continuous improvement by involving team members in problem-solving and process optimization initiatives will be crucial. Tracking and maintaining control of variable and fixed budgets will also be a key part of your role. Key Ingredients for success in this role include a Bachelor's degree in Food/Dairy Science, Agriculture, Business Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field. A minimum of 2 years of experience as a Production Supervisor or equivalent is required. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential, along with the ability to influence others effectively. We are looking for proactive partners who are self-accountable, focus on solutions, and have a continuous desire to learn, grow, and improve themselves and their roles. The ability to collaborate with partners from diverse backgrounds and foster a culture of dignity and respect will be critical, along with the capacity to lead through change and drive organizational growth. Some travel may be required, up to 5% on an annual basis. The ability to handle stressful situations in a calm manner and proficiency in PC skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), for presenting the factory in a professional manner will also be essential for success in this role.,