biofuels production manager

Title: Production Manager

Posted on: April 02, 2025 by Micrylium Laboratories Inc.

Job Summary

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Production Manager to oversee our manufacturing operations. The ideal candidate will possess strong mechanical knowledge, experience with welding and metal fabrication, and a passion for continuous improvement. This role requires a hands-on approach to managing production processes, ensuring quality control, and optimizing supply chain systems. The Production Manager will lead a team to achieve operational excellence while fostering a culture of safety and efficiency.

Duties

1. Production: Coordinating with the Head Chemist the activities related to batch preparation and execution. Prepare the batch formulas provided that include a list of all components of the dosage form to be used in the manufacturing process, their amounts on a per batch basis, including overages, and a reference to quality standards.
2. Packaging: Establish the production run by setting up the production line, ensuring that staff are fully trained and ergonomically positioned to maximize efficiency. Packaging must maintain strict adherence to keeping the product safe during shipment between the manufacturing facility and the customer and must prevent damage while the product sits on the shelf.
3. Quality Control: Set quality standards for (SOP) production and develop operational processes that use best practices, strict adherence to standards, and specifications to deliver products without defects. Maintain daily quality control to manage costs, reduce waste, and protect the company from brand damage and liability that often accompanies defective products. Report any discrepancies related to quality control immediately to the General Manager.
4. Operational Planning Processes: Establish a weekly and monthly production and packaging schedule in coordination with the Head Chemist and General Manager. Develop operational processes that solve problems. The goal is to have zero backorders.
5. Optimization: Responsible for optimization of machinery updates, maintenance, ergonomic filling, and packaging.
6. Production Cost Analysis: Establish a measurement/cost analysis process for each production run detailing man hours and material costs per SKU. Data will be reviewed and improvements in processing made where necessary.
7. SOPs: Responsible for creating, documenting, and maintaining these procedures related to operations in coordination with the President.
8. Budgeting: Responsible for input related to the operational budget and executing the effective running of the business according to the budget. Identify and implement expense reduction opportunities designed to meet or exceed our budgets.
9. Operations Staff Management: Responsible for all warehouse and production staff management and training. Perform regular staff appraisals evaluating each team member for efficiency, attitude, and ability to perform their duties in keeping with company policies.
10. Facility Management: Perform regular maintenance checks on floors, racking, shipping docks, and doors. Cleanliness, functionality, and safety must be the top priority.
11. Machinery Maintenance: Maintain all operational equipment including the tow motor, filling, packaging, scales, tank, and water filtration system in good working order.
12. Custom Machinery Fabrication: When necessary to improve productivity or replace a malfunctioning part, create custom parts through a fabrication process.
13. Technical Procurement: In keeping with budget projections or in the case of defective equipment procure technical parts needed.
14. Health, Safety and Security: In conjunction with the President, oversee the programs needed to ensure the safety of all operational staff and other people in the company’s facility. This includes but is not limited to ensuring all team members using equipment are certified to do so, ensuring proper safety protocols are in place and adhered to, ensuring staff receive ongoing safety training as required.

Job Location

• North York, ON

Workplace Information

• On site

Salary

• $60,000 to $65,000 per year

Terms of Employment

• Permanent employment, Full time

Start Date

• As soon as possible

Vacancies

• 1 vacancy