Production Manager

Who We Are

Since 1955, we have been on a mission To Passionately Feed Millions Daily with High Quality Food People Enjoy! We are a third-generation family-owned and professionally managed organization with a commitment to strategic growth. We continue to be successful because of talented people, just like you, who choose to join our family and call E.A. Sween home. We pride ourselves on fostering a welcoming, respectful, and rewarding culture where employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work each and every day.

At E.A. Sween, our team members are seen, heard, and appreciated not just for what they do, but for who they are. We hope you’ll join us!

What We’re Seeking

We are seeking an energetic, experienced leader to oversee day-to-day plant floor operations across 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts at our Eden Prairie location. This role requires flexibility to work across shifts and, when needed, split shifts. The individual will manage scheduling priorities, review daily operating reports, and drive increased production through strong leadership in Production, Quality, Safety, Maintenance, and Warehousing.

This role partners closely with plant leadership and corporate resources to ensure high-quality finished products are produced safely, efficiently, and within scheduled timelines. The individual is expected to adhere to all E.A. Sween company, departmental, and safety policies and procedures.

This position reports directly to the Minnesota Plant Manager within the Operations Division and is an in-person role.

Compensation
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The target salary range for this position is $115,000-$122,000 annually, consistent with our internal compensation framework. This position is classified as Grade 16, with a full pay range of $94,810.51-$. You are eligible for an incentive bonus up to 15% of your annual salary, prorated based on your start date. Final pay will be determined by your experience, skills, internal equity, and available budget.

Physical & Work Environment Requirements: While performing the duties of this role, the employee must be able to work in cool conditions (up to 50°F) up to 20% of the time. The role requires frequent standing or walking for most of the day; use of hands to handle and feel; and reaching overhead with hands and arms. Occasional sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, bending, turning, pushing, and pulling are required.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and, at times, up to 40 pounds. Required vision abilities include close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)

HEALTH & SAFETY:

• Educates and directs personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
• When necessary, lead investigation process and root cause analysis on all lost time accidents.
• Enforce safety policies and procedures (both in-house and regulatory) to decrease the potential for employee injuries on the job. Acts as a point of contact for after-hours employee and plant security.
• Work with US Compliance and safety manager to ensure that all annual safety training is completed by all OPS employees, and all Health, Safety and/or Environmental Written Programs are in place.
• Work with FFW (Fitness for Work) for all employee injuries/reports to ensure and maintain safe performance of essential job functions.

FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY:

• Oversee the activities of personnel, ensuring departmental procedures to comply with food safety regulations, and current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Ensures quality and safety standards are followed, to produce and deliver safe quality food products.
• Assist with root cause analysis for non-conforming products, as necessary. Make suggestions for corrective actions.

Work with senior management to ensure all corrective actions from all audits are completed and reviewed.

Partner with the Maintenance Department to ensure the company actively maintains the facility and prioritizes repairs to the facility and equipment based on food safety risk to product…