Production Manager - Weekday

Utz Quality Foods is growing, and we’re looking for a results-driven Production Manager to join our Hanover, PA manufacturing facility.

In this leadership role, you will oversee daily production operations, ensuring schedules are met efficiently while maintaining high standards for safety, quality, and performance. You’ll monitor labor and crew sizes, adjust for downtime or supply challenges, support training across all shifts, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase effectiveness and reduce costs. This role also partners closely with HR and department supervisors to align on staffing strategies and associate development, while reinforcing GMP, food safety, and SQF compliance.

 

Schedule: Monday–Thursday, 5:55 AM – 5:55 PM, with flexibility to support other shifts as business needs require.

 

If you’re a hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and is passionate about building strong teams and driving operational excellence, we’d love to hear from you.

 

Responsibilities:

• Flexible to work across all shifts as needed based on demand.
• Maintains regular communication with the HR Generalist, HR Business Partner, and Talent Manager
  to ensure alignment on staffing strategies and associate-related matters.
• Coordinates and builds lines of communication within the departments, specifically with processing
  and packaging supervisors, and all personnel reporting to them.
• Meets production scheduler requirements efficiently and maintains quality, adjusting for downtime or supply shortages as needed.
• Monitors and analyzes labor hours and crew size needed to efficiently run production lines.
• Oversees training programs for all shifts and ensures appropriate training for all personnel is being conducted to ensure proper job performance.
• Ensures that the film waste program is maintained throughout the Packaging department and that information is incorporated into the overall packaging waste program.
• Analyzes existing production lines and recommends adaptations and innovations, which will increase effectiveness and lower costs.
• Supports and sustains Integrated Work Systems (IWS) in the plant to include maintaining and
  communicating line level KPIs and performance standards.
• Responsible for the safety performance of assigned team while supporting the culture of safety and health through active engagement with leadership and the maintenance of a safe work environment.
• Follows and enforces all GMP and food safety practices and all applicable requirements of the SQF
  system.
• Performs other duties as assigned that will impact and support the overall outcome of the company and department objectives.

Requirements:

• Prior experience in food manufacturing, including knowledge of production and processing operations.
• Experience in planning and scheduling within a production or manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) and Redzone production systems.
• Effective delegation and follow-up to ensure task completion.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on quality and compliance.
• Must adhere to all Good Manufacturing Practices and SQF standards.

External Recruitment Process  

• Easy Application (5 mins): Introduce yourself and answer a few key questions to get started. 
• Engaging Chat Interview (20-25 mins): Share your experiences in an online chat, highlighting how your values align with ours. 
• Live Interview: Selected candidates will meet with the hiring manager to explore their alignment with the team and overall Utz company culture. 

Continuously Pursuing Excellence! 

Here at Utz, we have a passion for exciting and delighting consumers with delicious snack foods made from high quality ingredients.  After over a century with a strong family heritage, our diverse portfolio of brands includes Utz, Zapp’s, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. Our associates are the reason for the success of this company, so it is important we provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement.  We also help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives.  Our full-time benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer match 401k, profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan and much more.  Join our world class team and help us become the fastest growing pure-play U.S. snacking company of scale! 

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.