Production Manager
- Production Manager
- Days, Mon-Fri
- $85,000 - $95,000
- Food Company
- Chicago, IL
We are seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead daily manufacturing operations, drive performance, and ensure the highest standards of food safety, quality, and efficiency. This role is critical in delivering production targets while developing teams and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage daily production operations to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets
- Ensure full compliance with food safety standards, GMPs, HACCP, and regulatory requirements
- Develop, coach, and motivate production supervisors and frontline teams
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, waste reduction, and labor optimization
- Collaborate with Maintenance, Quality, Planning, and Supply Chain teams to maximize uptime and throughput
- Monitor and report on KPIs including OEE, yields, labor efficiency, and downtime
- Support new product introductions and process improvements
- Enforce a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with health and safety policies
Qualifications & Experience
- Proven experience as a Production Manager or Senior Production Leader in food manufacturing
- Strong knowledge of food safety systems
- Experience leading multi-shift operations in a high-volume manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated ability to drive performance, accountability, and team engagement
How To Apply
- Contact: Mark Watton
- 215 999-6430 or mark@axionrecruitment.com
- If you would like to find out more, simply click apply.
This position is commutable from; Chicago, Oak Park, Cicero, Oak Lawn, Bridgeview, Elmhurst
Relevant Job Title: Production Manager, Senior Production Manager, Production Team Leader, Production Team Lead, Production Supervisor
All applicants must live in the USA and be eligible to work and live in the USA. Please note, our client is unable to offer Sponsorship or Visa support for this role.
Due to the sheer volume of applications, we will only contact successful applications. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 10 working days, please deem your application as unsuccessful.
Axion Recruitment is working as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.