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Production Manager

  • Windsor, ON, Canada

Full-time

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5+ years of leadership experience in food or fast-paced manufacturing.
Posting language
English
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Original job description

At Dainty Foods, we believe great food starts with great people. We're looking for a passionate and experienced Production Manager to lead our manufacturing operations, inspire high-performing teams, and help us continue delivering the quality our customers have trusted for generations.

If you're a people-first leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and enjoys building teams, improving processes, and driving results, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Do

As our Production Manager, you'll lead daily manufacturing operations while creating an environment where people can do their best work. You'll work closely with Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, and HR to ensure we deliver safe, efficient, high-quality products that put our customers first.

Your impact will include:

✔ Leading, coaching, and developing Production Supervisors and frontline teams.

✔ Building a culture of accountability, engagement, safety, and continuous learning.

✔ Driving operational excellence through Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement.

✔ Ensuring production schedules, quality standards, and customer commitments are consistently achieved.

✔ Using data and operational metrics to improve productivity, reduce waste, and strengthen performance.

✔ Collaborating across departments to solve problems and support business growth.

What We're Looking For

We're searching for someone who brings:

  • 5+ years of leadership experience in food or fast-paced manufacturing.
  • A proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
  • Experience with Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • High degree of integrity, professionalism and respect for all.
  • Post secondary education in a related field

Why Dainty Foods?

Our values aren't just words - they guide how we work every day.

Customer First, Always – Every decision begins with delivering exceptional products and service.

Entrepreneurial Spirit – We encourage new ideas, ownership, and continuous improvement.

One Team, Many Voices – We collaborate across departments and value every perspective.

Quality Without Compromise – We take pride in producing food families can trust.

Celebrate the Everyday – We recognize achievements and believe success is built one day at a time.

Driven by Curiosity, Guided by Passion – We challenge ourselves to learn, improve, and grow together.

If you're ready to make an impact, lead an outstanding team, and help shape the future of food manufacturing at Dainty Foods, we'd love to hear from you.

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Responsibilities

Lead daily manufacturing operations, developing supervisors and frontline teams while fostering accountability, engagement, safety, and continuous learning. Coordinate with Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, and HR to meet production schedules, quality standards, and customer commitments, using operational data and continuous improvement to strengthen performance.

Requirements

Requires at least five years of leadership experience in food or fast-paced manufacturing, with a demonstrated ability to develop high-performing teams. Candidates should have Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement experience, integrity and professionalism, and post-secondary education in a related field.

Skills

  • Production Management
  • Team Leadership
  • Coaching And Development
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Operational Excellence
  • Production Scheduling
  • Quality Management
  • Safety Leadership
  • Performance Metrics
  • Productivity Improvement
  • Waste Reduction
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Problem-Solving

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Categories

  • Manufacturing
  • Management & Leadership
  • Food & Beverage
  • Security & Safety

Keywords

  • Food Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing Operations
  • Production Management
  • Production Supervisors
  • Frontline Teams
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Operational Excellence
  • Production Schedules
  • Quality Standards
  • Customer Commitments
  • Operational Metrics
  • Productivity
  • Waste Reduction
  • Workplace Safety
  • Supply Chain
  • Maintenance
  • Quality
  • Human Resources
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

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