What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at Ornua Foods?

Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.

Do you have a passion for food production and plant operations? Have you been looking for the next step in your career to lead production operations? Ornua Ingredients North America is hiring a Production Manager in our Whitehall East location in Whitehall, WI. Work with our operations team in Whitehall to build our ingredients business to the next level at Ornua!

Why Ornua?

Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organization, creating value for Irish dairy farming families.
Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care, and Achieve Great Things Together.
Professional growth and development opportunities to advance your career including Global Mobility opportunities.
Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings that start Day One.
Progressive Parental Leave including 20 weeks of maternity leave , 4 weeks of parental leave and a phased return to work.

Why This Role Is Valuable :

The Production manager is directly responsible for creating and maintaining a safe working environment and producing safe and quality products while maintaining least cost manufacturing. The Production Manager ensures that the weekly customer orders detailed on the Production Schedules are translated into finished goods by trained employees that reach customers at the requested time. This individual oversees all Packaging and Production employees and ensures that they adhere to the site’s Safety and Food Safety programs.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities :

Issue the Production Schedule and Production records (Blender, Cooker, Powder sheets) to appropriate personnel

Ensure that the appropriate level of trained staff are available

Work with Quality Assurance to enact OINA’s HACCP-based Food Quality and Safety procedures, policies and protocols onto the production floor. Ensures that the necessary standard operating procedures (SOP) have been and continue to be established

Responsible for employee training on newly established SOPs that have been and continue to be established

Ensure the necessary record keeping and documentation encompasses with all programs takes place

Update daily board with OEE’S and monthly boards with KPI’s

Adjust weights on bulk fillers as needed

Assist in necessary scrape downs for product changeovers

Determine when daily breaks are to occur in Production and Packaging rooms

Problem solves any people or equipment related issues on Production and Packaging floors as they occur. Document issues as they occur via written reports and / or photography and work to resolve issues with the Operations Manager

Audit Production Standard Operating Procedures and Job Hazard Analyses annually

Track absenteeism, time-keeping, and safety violations

Lead employees to meet the organization's expectations for productivity, quality, and goal accomplishment

Oversee departmental training for all Production employees

Document Production employee training and maintain training records

Conduct semi-annual employee reviews; review department JSAs with Production employees

Research and / or initiate continual education training for Production employees

Observes Production employees for adherence to site’s Safety Practices.

Provide effective performance feedback through employee recognition, rewards, and disciplinary action, with the assistance of Human Resources, when necessary

Ensure effective employee relations. Provide employee coaching and development. Make employment decisions. Resolve employee issues through problem resolution

What You Bring To The Role :

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management or relevant field required

Must have at least 5 years of manufacturing experience, with at least 3 years’ experience leading a production work force, with food companies, and ideally cheese companies

Knowledge of using computer programs, including Word and Excel

HACCP / Good Manufacturing Practice knowledge and understanding a must

Inventory control experience needed

CLOSING DATE 3 / 15 / 2025

Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we’re building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua. How do you want to make your impact?

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