Production Manager- Butter Department

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Job Title: Production Manager- Butter Department
Location: Carlisle, PA, Mid-Atlantic United States, USA

Company: Land O Lakes
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: As stated in the Land O'Lakes Job Posting policy, all employees who post for an internal opening must inform their current manager at the time they apply.

Our growth relies on our extraordinary talent. Unlock your greatest potential at Land O'Lakes by continuing to make a difference, driving results and growing your career.

Production Manager- Butter Department

As a Production Manager-Butter in our facility, this individual will provide mentoring, coaching and train all production supervisors to develop effective and efficient teams. Collaborate with Plant Steering Team to focus on increasing employee and leadership engagement, developing KPIs and analyzing data, and implement short- and long-term strategies, including project leadership, efficiency, cost reduction and employee engagement. This position requires the ability to handle information and documents professionally and confidentially.

Experience-Education (Required):
Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Industrial Engineering or related field and 5 plus years of supervisory/management experience in food processing/manufacturing operations with solid progressive leadership experience. In lieu of degree, 7+ years of supervisory/management experience in food processing/manufacturing operations with solid progressive leadership experience.

Strong presentation, communication, training, and interpersonal skills

Proven track record of understanding the drivers of product and labor cost variances.

Previous experience working as a team leader in a multi-faceted team.

Competencies-Skills (Required):
Strategically plan, organize, and manage a department with regards to daily hours, schedules, productivity, quality and safety

Strong Microsoft Office suite and written communication skills

Ability to communicate with a variety of people & personalities.

Must be able to make quick decisions on the spot & support those decisions to your peers, employees, and plant leadership.

Ability to consistently meet deadlines, manage multiple projects & multi-task with ease.

Must be detail oriented and have excellent follow through.

Results orientation with track record of successful achievements

Active listening skills are a must.

Ability to influence a positive employee environment.

Ability to drive safety & safe behaviors while maintaining the goal of preventing all injuries.

Must be able to influence and drive change management.

LEAN / Six Sigma / TMM experience.

Participates in coaching and mentoring as well as additional career development activities to enhance the effectiveness and potential of the team.

Cross Training with Powder Departments

Experience-Education (Preferred):
Master's degree in a relevant field

Intermediate to Advanced Power BI

Competencies-Skills (Preferred):
High Speed Manufacturing experience

Demonstrated experience with Continuous Improvement Processes and/or Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt

Responsible for department costs to budget through effective manpower planning, and scheduling.

Hours/Shift: Day Shift - This role may require weekends or holidays as needed. On call 24/7 365 as needed.

Job Duties (Key Deliverables):
Meet at least weekly with Supervisors and Managers to review production KPIs.

Analyze and report weekly and monthly KPI regarding the production capacity of the plant equipment, downtime (planned v unplanned), staffing levels, etc.

Coordinate cross functional team to improve efficiencies of the plant based on findings.

Partner with cross-functional leadership team to ensure and monitor proper operations support to meet or exceed annual scorecard and elevate and prioritize issues that need addressed.

Strong production floor presence.

Communicate effectively, timely, and professionally with co-workers, leadership, and other stakeholders to ensure accurate data reaches all audiences.

Adapt well to changing priorities with a positive and professional demeanor.

Create and enhance professional relationships with upstream and downstream key stake holders to facilitate communication, collaboration, and problem solving.

Maintain Plant Scorecard Dashboard.

Salary Range: $91,120-$136,680. In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges.

Grade:

E11

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Job Post Date: 11/20/25