Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

WI Manawa Receiving & Bldg 30

Job Type:

Production Operations

Job Posting Title:

Senior Production Manager

About Us: 

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values—Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain: 

Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!

401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.

Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).

Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.

An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.

Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description:

About the Role:

Join our team at our Manawa, WI facility, home to the production of a variety of dry blend products! As the Senior Production Manager, you’ll provide leadership across all manufacturing departments to ensure safety, productivity, quality, cost control, equipment uptime, and employee engagement. In this key role, you’ll coach and mentor the operations team, drive continuous improvement (TMOS/LEAN) initiatives, and foster a culture of ownership and accountability to help us achieve our company’s strategic goals. If you’re a strong leader who thrives on developing teams and improving processes, we’d love to have you on board!

You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

Lead, guide, and support the Production Team to production targets and schedules while ensuring safety and quality.Establish clear goals and accountability with direct reports and provide ongoing performance feedback, coaching, and developmental activities to drive a high-performance, high-engagement culture.Develop and implement food safety and quality initiatives in partnership with cross-functional teams to maintain the highest product standards.Lead Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives leveraging LEAN/TMOS principles to enhance safety, quality, uptime, and cost-effectiveness.Interpret and utilize available data (line speeds, setup guidelines, process data) to identify improvement opportunities that boost productivity and equipment reliability.Foster an environment of teamwork and employee engagement by providing transparent communication and advocating for team needs at all organizational levels.Coordinate with SMEs and cross-functional teams to align production with financial, quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.Prepare regular performance reports and identify opportunities for continuous optimization.

Important Details:

This is a full-time, on-site role on first shift. Ability to flex schedule across shifts as needed; minimal travel required.

You’ll fit right in if you have:

Bachelor’s degree preferred, ideally in manufacturing, engineering, industrial technology, or a related field.Seven to ten years of progressive manufacturing experience, with a minimum of 3 years at a senior manager level in production or food manufacturing.Experience in Continuous Improvement/Lean/TMOS environments is highly preferred. MBA is a plus.Proven ability to coach, mentor, and inspire teams to drive safety, productivity, and quality improvements.Strong communication, organizational, and delegation skills.Knowledge of safety regulations, food safety standards, and quality control processes.Proficient in Microsoft Office and data analysis tools.

                                                             

                                                                                                                                           

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Click on the “Apply” button or go directly to www.treehousefoods.com/careers to let us know you’re ready to join our team!

At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact disability-accommodations@treehousefoods.com

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