Senior Production Manager

Senior Production Manager 3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars Appleton, WI 54914 $107,600

• $143,500 a year
• Full-time McCain Foods Limited 775 reviews $107,600
• $143,500 a year

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Full-time Position Title:

Senior Production Manager Position Type:

Regular•

Full-Time Grade:

Grade 06

Requisition ID:

42110 In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences

• together.

With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy. About the role . What you'll be doing. The Senior (Sr) Production Manager is a key member of the Plant Leadership Team and is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for all production operations within the facility. This role ensures the safe, efficient, and cost-effective manufacture of high-quality products while advancing McCain's Winning Culture, values, and long-term manufacturing strategy. The Sr Production Manager acts as a thought partner to the Plant Manager, translating plant and enterprise strategies into executable operational plans, strengthening leadership capability across shifts, and driving continuous improvement in safety, quality, cost, service, and engagement.

Your day-to-day may consist of:

Serve as a Senior Leader on the Plant Leadership Team, influencing plant priorities, investments, and change initiatives. Lead and deliver site-wide initiatives, production operations, and continuous improvement projects—driving safety, quality, service, cost, and efficiency. Build and sustain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and partners to advance plant and network objectives. Develop leaders and teams through coaching, succession planning, inclusive practices, and robust onboarding, training, and performance management. Ensure compliance with safety, food, GMP, and environmental standards, while proactively managing workforce planning and emergency preparedness. This role works in a manufacturing environment with potential exposure to loud noises, strong odors, temperature fluctuations, moving machinery, wet or humid conditions, hazardous chemicals, high or confined areas, extreme temperatures, and vibration throughout various facility areas. What you'll need to be successful. Bachelor's degree required

• preference for Engineering, Food Science, Operations Management, or Business.

In lieu of a degree, candidates with 10+ years of experience in equipment efficiency will be considered. 8+ years of progressive leadership experience required in food and/or beverage manufacturing environments, preferably in frozen or high-volume operations. Proven experience leading multi-shift operations and developing managers and frontline leaders. Demonstrated success improving safety, quality, cost, and employee engagement within complex manufacturing settings. Strong operational and financial acumen, with ability to align daily activities with strategic outcomes. Advanced people leadership skills including coaching, change management, and effective labor relations. Exceptional influence across functions and organizational levels, strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, and capacity to lead through ambiguity. About McCain . Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters. Leadership principles . At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results. The McCain experience . We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together. #LI-MH1

Compensation Package :

$107,600.00

• $143,500.

00 . USD annually + Bonus eligibility The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Benefits:

At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process. Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work — and at home. McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions. Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain's Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy , as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here .

Job Family:

Manufacturing Location(s): US•

United States of America :

Wisconsin :

Appleton Company:

McCain Foods USA, Inc.