Production Manager
- Woodstock, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Role Description The Production Manager is a full-time, on-site role based in Woodstock, ON, responsible for overseeing day-to-day manufacturing operations for capsules, tablets, and powders. This role manages production schedules, coordinates workflows, and ensures that output meets quality, safety, and regulatory standards. The Production Manager leads and develops production staff, conducts shift meetings, monitors performance metrics, and resolves operational issues to maintain smooth and efficient processes. Additional responsibilities include collaborating with quality assurance, maintenance, and supply chain teams, optimizing equipment utilization, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste and increase throughput.
Qualifications
- Experience in production management or supervision within manufacturing, preferably in nutraceuticals, food, or pharmaceuticals.
- Strong skills in planning, scheduling, and coordinating production activities to meet deadlines and productivity targets.
- Knowledge of GMP, quality control procedures, and health and safety regulations in a regulated manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and motivate diverse teams, with strong interpersonal and conflict-resolution skills.
- Proficiency in using production management software, spreadsheets, and basic data analysis for tracking performance and reporting.
- Solid problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a focus on process improvement and operational efficiency.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for clear instructions, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Post-secondary education in manufacturing, engineering, operations management, or a related field is an asset.
- Ability to work on-site in Woodstock, ON, with flexibility to support multiple shifts or occasional overtime as needed.
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Responsibilities
Oversee daily manufacturing operations for capsules, tablets, and powders, including production schedules, workflows, staff leadership, performance monitoring, and resolution of operational issues. Coordinate with quality assurance, maintenance, and supply chain teams while improving equipment utilization and implementing initiatives to reduce waste and increase throughput.
Requirements
Requires production management or supervisory experience, preferably in nutraceutical, food, or pharmaceutical manufacturing, along with knowledge of GMP, quality control, and workplace safety regulations. Candidates should demonstrate planning, leadership, communication, problem-solving, software, and basic data-analysis skills; post-secondary education in a related field is an asset.
Skills
- Production Management
- Production Planning
- Scheduling
- Workflow Coordination
- Team Leadership
- Coaching
- GMP
- Quality Control
- Health And Safety Compliance
- Spreadsheet Proficiency
- Data Analysis
- Problem-Solving
- Process Improvement
- Equipment Utilization
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Categories
- Manufacturing
- Management & Leadership
- Logistics
- Healthcare
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Nutraceutical Manufacturing
- Capsules
- Tablets
- Powders
- Good Manufacturing Practices
- GMP
- Quality Control
- Regulatory Standards
- Health And Safety
- Production Scheduling
- Workflow Coordination
- Shift Meetings
- Performance Metrics
- Spreadsheets
- Data Analysis
- Equipment Utilization
- Continuous Improvement
- Waste Reduction
- Throughput
- Quality Assurance
- Maintenance
- Supply Chain
- Process Improvement
- Operational Efficiency