About this role
We're looking for a high-energy, hands-on Production Manager who thrives in a fast-paced food production environment and knows how to drive results through people.
Reporting directly to the Plant Director, you'll oversee high-volume production operations while leading supervisors and frontline teams. As a subject matter expert (SME), you'll combine strong technical knowledge with the ability to coach employees, develop future leaders, improve processes, and build a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys being on the production floor, solving problems, and making a measurable impact on both people and performance.
What You'll Be Responsible For
- Lead daily production operations to meet schedules, quality standards, and service commitments.
- Oversee production of approximately 500,000 units per week within an operation of approximately 120 employees.
- Monitor productivity, yield, labor efficiency, waste, and production output to drive operational performance.
- Address production challenges, minimize downtime, and ensure efficient use of labor and resources.
- Lead, coach, and develop production supervisors and frontline employees, establishing clear expectations and accountability.
- Serve as the production SME, providing technical guidance, hands-on training, and operational best practices.
- Identify skill gaps, implement cross-training, and build leadership capabilities within the team.
- Foster a culture of teamwork, ownership, employee engagement, and continuous learning.
- Identify and implement process improvements that increase efficiency, reduce waste, and strengthen productivity.
- Lead root cause analysis and problem-solving initiatives to address recurring operational challenges.
- Apply Lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies to optimize production processes.
- Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, workplace safety, and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe production environment.
- Partner with FSQA to maintain product quality and reinforce food safety standards.
- Partner with warehouse, supply chain, maintenance, and quality teams to support seamless operations.
- Work closely with the Plant Director on production planning, labor utilization, operational priorities, and facility improvement initiatives.
Qualifications
- 5–8+ years of leadership experience in high-volume ready-to-eat food production.
- Proven experience managing large hourly workforces, including production supervisors and frontline teams.
- Strong technical expertise in production processes, equipment, workflows, and operational best practices.
- Demonstrated ability to coach, train, and develop employees while serving as a technical subject matter expert.
- Strong knowledge of food safety and regulatory standards, including USDA, HACCP, and SQF.
- Experience implementing Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, or process optimization initiatives.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, organizational, and people leadership skills.
- Bilingual English/Spanish to effectively communicate with diverse production teams.
- Comfortable working directly on the production floor and taking a hands-on approach to leadership.
Shift & Hours
Monday–Friday | 5:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Full-time, on-site position with an 8-hour workday and a 30-minute unpaid meal break. Occasional schedule flexibility may be required to support operational needs.
Salary Range: $115,000 - $130,000
Revolution Foods provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact [email protected] or call 323.838.5555, extension 4, to speak with a representative.