Job Details

Growing facility near Gardena, CA is hiring an experienced 2ndShiftBilingualProduction Manager to lead daily production operations in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for safety, quality, efficiency, and team leadership while driving continuous improvement and meeting production goals.

Key Responsibilities

Environmental Health & Safety

• Promote and enforce a strong culture of safety and compliance
• Ensure EHS procedures, training, and documentation are followed
• Participate in safety audits, investigations, and corrective actions

Quality & Food Safety

• Ensure compliance with HACCP, GMP, USDA, FDA, and internal food safety standards
• Partner with QA to resolve deviations and non-conformances
• Promote quality awareness and continuous improvement

Operations Management

• Oversee daily production to meet volume, quality, yield, and cost targets
• Monitor real-time performance and adjust operations as needed
• Optimize equipment usage and process efficiency
• Maintain accurate production records (downtime, yields, KPIs, reports)

Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Lead, coach, and develop production supervisors and teams
• Drive improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, productivity, and cost
• Collaborate with Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and HR
• Build strong teamwork, accountability, and employee engagement

Qualifications

• Bilingual in both English/Spanish is required
• Preferred

  Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Engineering, Operations, or related field (or equivalent experience)

  
  

• 3+ years of production management experience (foods/beverages/ or nutraceuticals preferred)
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, GMP, food safety, and quality systems
• Proven ability to lead teams and meet production targets
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Work Environment

• Manufacturing facility with temperature variations and production equipment
• Flexible schedule including various shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed