Production Manager (Confidential Search)

Our client, a manufacturing company located just outside of London, ON is looking for a Production Manager to join their team.

What you will do in this role:

• Direct daily operations of slaughter, fabrication, packaging, and order assembly.
• Align production with livestock supply, labour capacity, and sales priorities.
• Monitor workflow, identify bottlenecks, and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure customer orders are fulfilled accurately, on time, and with consistent quality.
• Supervise and mentor frontline supervisors, team leads, and production employees.
• Conduct daily floor walks to reinforce expectations, ensure accountability, and resolve barriers to productivity.
• Drive workforce efficiency through optimized scheduling, cross-training, and performance management.
• Promote a culture of ownership, safety, and respect.
• Collaborate with Sales, Procurement, and Livestock Supply on production scheduling.
• Translate sales orders into efficient cutting and packaging schedules.
• Support inventory planning, traceability, and product flow across production.
• Enforce CFIA, HACCP, and company food safety protocols across all production areas.
• Participate in pre-operational checks, sanitation verifications, and internal/external audits.
• Collaborate with QA to implement corrective actions and maintain accurate documentation.
• Track performance metrics (heads/hour, yield, MH/HD, cost/head) to assess operations.
• Investigate and address downtime, waste, and quality issues.
• Recommend and implement lean manufacturing initiatives and process improvements.
• Ensure adequate availability of livestock, packaging, and consumables.
• Monitor material consumption to reduce waste and enforce proper handling practices.
• Work with warehouse and maintenance teams to ensure material and equipment readiness.
• Provide daily and weekly performance updates to the Plant Manager.

What you will bring to the role:

• 5+ years in meat or food manufacturing, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or operations leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of kill/cut/pack workflows; multispecies experience preferred.
• Familiarity with HACCP, CFIA, and food safety compliance requirements.
• Proficiency in production planning, performance metrics, and cost control.
• Strong interpersonal, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• ERP experience required; CSB knowledge is a strong asset.
• Work is performed primarily in a meat processing plant environment, including slaughter and fabrication floors.
• Exposure to cold, wet, humid, and noisy conditions.
• Work involves proximity to raw meat, blood, animal by-products, and sharp tools.
• Requires wearing appropriate PPE (hard hat, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, steel-toe boots).
• Occasional evening or weekend work may be required to meet production demands.

What our client is offering:

A competitive hourly wage and full medical/health benefits for the employee and their family.

The chance to join a growing company with a great work environment.

If you feel that this role would be a good fit for you, please submit your resume today in MS Word format – Don’t forget to include your accomplishments and achievements.

Pay: $85,000.00-$90,000.00 per year

Benefits

• On-site parking

Experience

• Production Manager: 6 years (preferred)
• of kill/cut/pack workflows; multispecies : 6 years (preferred)
• meat processing plant environment, including slaughter: 6 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person