Production Manager

Hood Container Corporation • Louisville, KY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Hood Container is seeking a Production Manager for its Louisville, Kentucky Packaging Services plant. Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Production Manager oversees day-to-day operations at a customer’s packaging facility and leads more than 100 contract employees as they fulfill customer orders. The role focuses on safety, quality, productivity, and 5S, while ensuring production plans are delivered on schedule and meet efficiency and quality requirements.

The Production Manager leads supervisors and employees across two shifts, coordinates labor capacity with the on-site staffing agency, oversees site safety and quality programs, and builds effective working relationships with customer leaders. The position also identifies operational improvements, investigates production, quality, and safety failures, and guides corrective actions. Hood Container describes itself as a family-owned, mill-to-market paper and packaging company committed to customer happiness, employee well-being, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Four-year degree; Business Administration or Engineering preferred.
• At least five years of relevant experience, including leadership or supervisory experience.
• Ability to manage multiple operational priorities in a high-energy environment.
• Ability to work independently, think critically, make sound decisions, and lead a diverse workforce effectively.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with 5S and Lean methodology.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations at the customer’s packaging facility.
• Lead supervisors and more than 100 contract employees as they fulfill customer orders.
• Champion safety, quality, productivity, and 5S initiatives throughout the facility.
• Lead daily plant meetings to align supervisors and employees on safety priorities, quality expectations, and the production plan.
• Oversee site safety and quality programs, including required annual certifications and training.
• Partner daily with the on-site staffing agency to align labor capacity with production demand.
• Promote a strong safety culture across both shifts by enforcing cardinal and plant safety rules and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Deliver the production plan on schedule while meeting efficiency and quality requirements.
• Identify and recommend improvements or necessary changes to build specifications.
• Lead root-cause analyses of production, quality, and safety failures and guide corrective-action follow-through.
• Partner with shift leaders to standardize daily work and maintain consistent execution across both shifts.
• Build effective working relationships with customer leaders and communicate with them as operational needs arise.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package; employees are eligible for benefits on the first day of the month after 30 days of employment.
• Competitive pay.
• Company-sponsored training.
• Quarterly bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager