Production Manager (Food Manufacturing)

Location: Kent, Washington, United States; on-site production facility

Salary: $105,000–$115,000 per year plus a 15% Team Achievement Bonus

Company

hirify.global is a large pizza company producing and distributing pizza dough and related products.

What you will do

• Supervise pizza dough production, sanitation operations, and production team members.
• Maximize production yield, minimize waste, and track operational metrics, schedules, labor hours, and output.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, GMP, PPE, OSHA, sanitation, quality, and dough-handling procedures.
• Coordinate ingredient, flour, oil, chemical, and equipment vendors, deliveries, maintenance requests, and operational data.
• Train, coach, evaluate, recruit, and onboard production team members while managing performance and safety practices.
• Support dough troubleshooting, test bakes, store quality visits, franchisee dough-management classes, budgeting, and manufacturing-efficiency improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in distribution, manufacturing, or warehouse operations; equivalent experience may be accepted.
• 3–5 years of production, manufacturing, or retail experience, with knowledge of bakery procedures or food safety programs.
• Ability to lead teams, meet operational goals, make decisions, communicate effectively, and use Microsoft Office.
• Working knowledge of quality and safety practices; AIB or HACCP knowledge or certification is beneficial.
• Availability for a full-time flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, holidays, on-call support, and a 24-hour operation.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, climb stairs, lift up to 50 pounds occasionally, and work around yeast, flour, cold temperatures, and loud machinery.

Nice to have

• Bilingual communication skills.
• Experience in food, warehouse, manufacturing, or retail operations.
• AIB or HACCP knowledge or certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Positive work environment with a focus on safety, quality, and team development.
• Benefits begin on the first day of employment.
• Paid holidays and vacation.
• 401(k) matching contributions, company bonus, referral bonuses, and a 15% stock purchase discount.
• Travel by air may be required as needed.