Manufacturing Manager

MegaFood, a Certified B Corporation and 1% for the Planet member, leverages 50+ years of scientific experience to thoughtfully craft quality supplements made with real food & nutrients that your body knows how to absorb. Since our founding in 1973, MegaFood has been committed to providing people safe, high quality supplements and takes food safety and quality seriously. MegaFood products are tested for 150+ pesticides are NSF GMP certified and are made without the top 9 food allergens (milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish, and sesame.) MegaFood is also Certified Plastic Neutral through its partnership with rePurpose Global and has enabled recovery of over 740,000 pounds of nature-bound plastic since it became certified in 2023. Learn more at megafood.com or follow @megafood on Instagram, @realmegafood on TikTok and @MegaFood on LinkedIn.

This role is not available for any form of immigration sponsorship or support, including completion of the Form I-983 training plan required for STEM OPT.

Position Summary:

The Manufacturing Manager is a leadership role for our manufacturing site, responsible for delivering against all safety, quality, productivity, and financial expectations in the two operations departments aligned with MegaFood’s strategy, priorities, and values. This role has responsibility for establishing short and mid-term plans for the departments to enable delivery of the capabilities required to deliver business growth. He/she cultivates a high-performing, inclusive organization, so our diverse employees are engaged, energized, and empowered to deliver results together. He/she will work closely with the Director, Plant Operations, and lead a team of 2 to 3 direct reports, 4 tablet presses, 1 encapsulation machine, 1 coater and 1 packaging line, across multiple shifts, as well as partner with other department managers and cross-functional colleagues across the Supply Chain, Quality, and R&D, to drive real benefits to MegaFood.

Critical Success Factors:

• A proven ability to quickly assess the organization and its performance results, identify priorities, and put both short and mid-term plans into action to drive systemic, sustainable improvement.
• Known to act with urgency; ability to make sound and timely judgments in an ambiguous environment.
• Strong technical skills, including LEAN/Six Sigma and financial acumen, in an Operations environment.
• Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to collaborate, influence, and motivate multiple stakeholders and employees at all levels.

Responsibilities:

• Role model the MegaFood’s Purpose, Ways of Working, and Operating Values.
• Drive world-class health, safety, environmental, and quality performance every day.
• Lead and manage a positive team-oriented culture to motivate employees and maximize productivity; develop and coach leaders across a multi-shift operation.
• For both internal MegaFood manufacturing and external contract manufacturers, establish clear priorities and implement management systems that deliver compliance as well as sustainable results in key performance metrics; leverage continuous improvement tools and work processes to deliver these results year over year.
• Exercises good judgment in decisions, controls the use of resources and costs. Develops and manages budgets well, meeting or exceeding labor and material standards.
• Partners with planning and scheduling resources to develop optimum production sequences to support reliable, predictable performance
• In partnership with the Director of Plant Operations, implement industry’s best practices for manufacturing processes; build a ‘benchmark and reapply’ mindset, leveraging successes and lessons learned from and shared with other manufacturing sites.
• Partners with Quality teams to ensure quality compliance across all areas of manufacturing.
• Manufacturing leader for quality initiatives.
• Owns the process of collecting and reporting daily and weekly execution to plan, equipment utilization, and people utilization.

Education:

• Four-year college or university degree or equivalent in Business, Engineering, or Science. An MBA is preferred. Or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.

Experience:

• Requires 7 years of progressive manufacturing leadership roles.
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment, experience with the FDA, NSF, or other equivalent regulatory and auditing agencies.
• Experience working in other functions across the Supply Chain, such as Planning, Engineering, Technical Operations, Operational Excellence, or Sourcing.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Comprehensive knowledge of SOPs and cGMPs in a related manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to implement process improvement methodologies (e.g., LEAN, Six Sigma)
• Ability to think strategically, set a vision, implement at a tactical level, and deliver intended results.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, inspire, and develop people.
• Strong collaborative mindset and desire to work towards common goals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Physical Requirements:

• Works in a multi-shift manufacturing environment.
• Ability to interact on the manufacturing floor as well as in the general office environment.
• May require early and late hours to enable interaction with specific shifts or management of particular result areas.
• The ability to travel domestically as needed, expected 1-2 times/year.

Environment:

• Moderate exposure to disagreeable elements.

Safety:

• The incumbent must be able to perform this job safely in accordance with standard operating procedures and good manufacturing practices, without endangering the health or safety of themselves or others.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• The incumbent has direct supervisory responsibility for 2-3 employees and has indirect supervisory responsibility for ~35 employees.

Compensation and Benefits

We are committed to meeting the needs of our employees and their families with a Total Rewards package that's as comprehensive as the vitamins and supplements we deliver to consumers. With competitive compensation programs and standout benefits, we provide employees with optimal health and well-being - as well as peace of mind. These rewards - plus our new recognition program - ensure employees feel supported both at work and home.

National Target Base Pay Range: $100,000.00 - $166,000.00.

MegaFood is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging. The collective sum of our individual differences, knowledge, life experiences, and unique talents, represents a significant part of our culture and is the foundation for our accomplishments and impact.

MegaFood is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit employment discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, and any other basis protected by state and federal law. MegaFood recruits, hires, employs, trains, promotes, and compensates individuals solely based on job-related qualifications and abilities.

MegaFood also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief, in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about an accommodation to complete the application process, please email recruiter@pharmavite.com .

CALIFORNIA FAIR CHANCE ACT:
Qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Our hiring process does not include text-based conversations or interviews and never requires payment or fees from job applicants. All of our career opportunities are regularly published and updated on MegaFood.com’s Careers section.
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DISCLOSURE:

Any misrepresentations or false statements during the application process, including regarding U.S. work authorization and/or the need for immigration sponsorship or support, may result in the rejection of candidacy or the termination of employment.