Production Manager

Overview

A Finnish, privately owned, and highly successful food industry company with two production facilities in Finland is recruiting a production manager to lead a 15–25 person production unit in Northern Finland. The company manufactures and sells products to retail and export markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily, planned production activities.
• Act as the immediate supervisor of production staff (recruitment, onboarding, shift planning, development discussions).
• Be responsible for raw material deliveries and supply orders in collaboration with procurement.
• Ensure the operation and maintenance of production machinery and equipment.
• Ensure compliance with quality and food safety requirements (e.g., self-monitoring, audits, reporting).
• Monitor production key figures (productivity, waste, utilization rate) and implement improvement measures.
• Collaborate closely with planning, logistics, sales, an...