IL - Production Manager

About the Role:

The Production Manager provides oversight for all daily activities of the production facility from the creation of products to the fulfillment of orders going out the door. The Production Manager plans and directs work and is responsible for the effective and successful management of labor, materials, productivity, quality control, while maintaining compliance with state and local regulations. This position maximizes resources to achieve goals. They are expected to follow standard operating procedures and safe habits across all teams. This position requires hands-on management. You will be working on the floor with your employees filling in where and when its needed.

In this role you will:

• Oversees and assists in all daily activities of production including planning, and assignment.
• Coordinate scheduling and real-time utilization of resources, keeping all departments in communication, while minimizing interference.
• Communicates with central operations management to ensure smooth coordination between all departments, production, fulfillment, sales, marketing and accounting.
• Ensures departments maintain production schedule adherence and regulation compliance with the state and safety standards.
• Enacts contingency plans as needed; escalates and directs activities during systems problems; identifies potential problems, troubleshoots and participates in analysis of past issues providing input for future process improvements.
• Fosters a positive environment and builds consensus among staff and departments to maximize efficiency and morale.
• Leads and assists with general inventory management keeping all ingredients, packaging and sale ready inventory at expected levels based on sales projections and production goals.
• Selects and hires facility staff for production, packaging and fulfillment, plus any supervisory roles needed.
• Trains new and existing employees on current and updated procedures.
• Addresses employee performance issues, generates improvement plans and performance evaluations.
• Keeps immediate superior promptly and fully informed of all problems or unusual matters of significance and takes prompt corrective action where necessary or suggests alternative courses of action.
• Performs all necessary functions to effectively and efficiently manage the personnel and processes assigned.
• Recommends salary adjustments, transfers, promotions and dismissals.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required or requested.
• Supports the company in production planning and making sure the business is adequately resourced and that production schedules match product sales rates.
• Responsible for quality assurance of all products and communicates issues and brings solutions.
• Implements any new policies and procedures relating to the production process.

You'll be a great fit if you have the following:

• You have experience working on a production line, bonus points if you've worked in cannabis
• You have experience managing team members and feel comfortable giving performance feedback
• You believe in communication first and discussing issues early and often
• You push for process and believe in keeping organized and clean workspaces first and foremost
• You think ahead and can work with senior leaders to plan the day to day projects that need completing
• You have a proven track record to navigating conflict with your team
• When you see a problem, you attack it head on and work to find the best solution for the whole team
• You show up to work on time and with a great attitude every day
• You can look at data and see where that can inform choices we make as a team
• You demonstrate integrity and respect in all interactions, fostering a positive and supportive work environment.
• You strive for the highest standards in every aspect of your role.
• You can adapt to and drive change with enthusiasm.
• You demonstrate integrity and respect in all interactions, fostering a positive and supportive work environment.
• You strive for the highest standards in every aspect of your role.
• You can adapt to and drive change with enthusiasm.
• You demonstrate integrity and respect in all interactions, fostering a positive and supportive work environment.
• You strive for the highest standards in every aspect of your role.
• You can adapt to and drive change with enthusiasm.

Interview Process:

At Grön, we go through the same interview steps for all Production Manager candidates to ensure equity in our hiring process. Our process is designed to learn as much about each candidate as possible, as well as give candidates access to our team and hear what it's like to work with us.

Benefits & Compensation:

This position has a salary range of $65,000-70,000

• Medical, dental, & vision insurance
• 401k Program
• PTO
• 10 Paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Commuter Benefits