Production Manager jobs in Boston, MA

BOSTON BAKING IS GROWING! We have an exciting opportunity to join our innovative, fun, high-energy team! Our team members are passionate about growth, process improvement, and making a positive difference in our work and each other’s lives. We are constantly striving to improve and better ourselves to support each other and our customers. If you have a growth mindset, are comfortable taking the lead and rallying others, and enjoy the production environment, then you are a great fit for our team.

Who we are.

Boston Baking is a family-owned business with 4 generations of baking experience. We are a solution driven commercial bakery propelled by our commitment to excellence and innovation. From our team members to our customers, our mission is to make everyday life more pleasurable. In alignment with our mission, vision, and values (integrity, respect, excellence, teamwork, and caring) we are dedicated to providing the highest quality products and services.

Who you are.

You’re inspired, passionate, self-motivated, and above all are excited for an opportunity to make a difference in the day-to-day operations of our team. You enjoy directing, delegating, motivating, developing, and empowering the people you manage. You are motivated by creating strategies and methods to combine teams and ideas to operate smoothly.

Responsibilities

The Production Manager position is responsible for on-site supervision of the entire daily production activities from mixing to packing and maintaining all required documentation and production records according to all internal standard operating procedures, company policies and regulatory requirements for food safety. The Production Manager will be responsible for fostering a culture of excellence in safety, accuracy, and efficiency.

Essential Functions

• Manage and lead production/packing personnel directly and through team leaders on each shift including scheduling, development, and performance management.
• Adhere to production schedule and ensure resources are assigned to meet schedule.
• Monitor the day-to-day operations and walk the floor frequently to ensure processes are on schedule, team-members are focused, identify barriers, ensure communication and coordination, and identify any safety hazards.
• Ensure all product and process specification are in control and in compliance with SQF standards.
• Verify all production and inventory records are accurate.
• Support and oversee training and cross training of all personnel to ensure business continuity.
• Maintain and report Key Performance Indicator (KPI) standards (safety, quality, and productivity.)
• Implement Lean and Continuous Improvement processes and tools to enhance KPI’s.
• Collaborate with maintenance, sanitation, quality, R&D, and safety teams for preventative maintenance, repairs, and operation procedures.
• Effectively communicate to team leaders the production priorities, quality standards, and company policies including enforcement.
• Support and implement production/packing, procedures, job aids, and related initiatives as needed.
• Support hiring and termination as needed following Boston Baking Inc. guidelines and company values.
• Maintain good rapport, and timely open communication with all members of Boston Baking Inc.
• Ensure FIFO (first in first out) inventory process is followed for packaging supplies, ingredients, and finished product.
• Encourage a culture of continuous improvement, seeking opportunities to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and improve overall operations.

Any other tasks assigned by the Operations Manager.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience required.
• Knowledge of the baking industry required, and yeast-raised products preferred.
• Production/manufacturing management or leadership experience and positive people skills required.
• Strong organization, prioritization, communication, teambuilding, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills required.
• Requires experience managing people and performance metrics required.
• Strong computer and database application skills required.
• Familiarity with manufacturing systems required.
• Skills in adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing whole numbers, fractions, and decimals to generate production reports or data collection.
• Skills in setting priorities and ability to perform effectively under conditions of fluctuating workload required.
• Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person