PRODUCTION MANAGER - SAN FERNANDO, CA

Compass Group•San Fernando, CA

1d•$75,000 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Manager oversees daily food manufacturing operations to ensure products are produced on schedule while maintaining high standards for quality, safety, efficiency, and sanitation. This role ensures compliance with FDA, USDA, HACCP, GMP, and company standards, while supporting production goals by minimizing waste, reducing downtime, and coordinating with cross-functional teams. The Production Manager also supervises and trains employees, fostering a safe, compliant, and positive work environment.

Requirements

Compliance with FDA, USDA, HACCP, GMP, and company standards
Supervision and training of employees
Minimizing waste and reducing downtime
Coordination with cross-functional teams
Adherence to production schedules
Maintaining high standards for quality, safety, efficiency, and sanitation
Compliance with food safety regulations including FDA, USDA, HACCP, and GMP standards
Proper sanitation, hygiene, allergen control, and food handling procedures
Routine line checks, batch record reviews, and production documentation audits
Reporting and escalation of food safety, quality, or production deviations
Enforcement of workplace safety regulations and OSHA standards
Conducting shift safety meetings and incident prevention activities
Reporting accidents, injuries, and near misses
Assisting with investigations and corrective actions
Ensuring proper use of PPE and safe machine operations
Completion of production reports, downtime logs, labor tracking documents, and shift hand-off communications
Review and maintenance of accurate production and batch records
Assistance with internal audits, inspections, and compliance activities
Identification of opportunities for continuous improvement
Participation in continuous improvement initiatives
Support of process improvements
Assistance with inventory control and raw material availability checks
Support of operational planning and scheduling adjustments
Ensuring compliance with company policies, procedures, labor rules, and professional standards
Support of corrective action processes
Maintenance of confidentiality and professionalism

Nice To Haves

Yearly Bonus Opportunity
Employee Referral Bonus

Responsibilities

Oversee daily food production operations to ensure efficiency, productivity, and adherence to production schedules
Monitor production lines for downtime, waste, and compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Coordinate with Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Warehouse, and Scheduling teams to resolve production issues promptly
Assist in meeting production targets while minimizing waste and rework
Enforce compliance with food safety regulations including FDA, USDA, HACCP, and GMP standards
Ensure proper sanitation, hygiene, allergen control, and food handling procedures are consistently followed
Conduct routine line checks, batch record reviews, and production documentation audits
Report and escalate food safety, quality, or production deviations immediately
Supervise hourly production employees during assigned shifts
Provide training, coaching, and support to new and existing employees on safety, quality, and operational procedures
Ensure employees follow attendance, safety, quality, and company policies
Support employee engagement and maintain a positive working environment
Enforce workplace safety regulations and OSHA standards
Conduct shift safety meetings and incident prevention activities
Report accidents, injuries, and near misses while assisting with investigations and corrective actions
Ensure proper use of PPE and safe machine operations
Complete production reports, downtime logs, labor tracking documents, and shift hand-off communications
Review and maintain accurate production and batch records in a timely manner
Assist with internal audits, inspections, and compliance activities
Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in productivity, labor utilization, and quality
Participate in continuous improvement initiatives such as 5S, Lean, and Kaizen programs
Support implementation of process improvements under management direction
Assist with inventory control and raw material availability checks
Support operational planning and scheduling adjustments as needed
Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, labor rules, and professional standards
Support corrective action processes when performance or behavioral issues arise
Maintain confidentiality and professionalism at all times
Other duties as assigned by the Director of Operations
Perform additional functions that may be assigned at the discretion of management and executive leadership