Operations Manager
Michael Page International
- Los Angeles, California
- 9 days ago
- $115,000–$140,000 Per Year
- Full-time
Highlights
Our client is a respected and privately held food manufacturer with a decades-long history of delivering high-quality food products across multiple customer channels, including retail, foodservice, distribution, institutional, and industrial markets. The business operates a large-scale manufacturing facility in Southern California and offers extensive processing, production, and packaging capabilities across a diverse product portfolio.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $115,000–$140,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
Description
Manufacturing Operations Manager
Our client is a respected and privately held food manufacturer with a decades-long history of delivering high-quality food products across multiple customer channels, including retail, foodservice, distribution, institutional, and industrial markets. The business operates a large-scale manufacturing facility in Southern California and offers extensive processing, production, and packaging capabilities across a diverse product portfolio.
Job Description
Direct and oversee daily manufacturing operations. Ensure production goals are achieved while maintaining quality and food safety standards. Lead and develop supervisors, team leads, and frontline personnel. Drive labor efficiency and cost management initiatives. Monitor operational KPIs and implement corrective actions as needed. Improve communication and coordination between shifts. Partner closely with Maintenance and Sanitation to maximize uptime and production readiness. Support customer, internal, and regulatory audits. Identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce waste, and streamline processes. Support budgeting, resource planning, and operational reporting. Foster a positive work environment focused on engagement and accountability.
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
The Successful Applicant
Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent operational leadership experience. 8+ years of manufacturing experience, ideally within food production. Strong leadership experience managing supervisors and hourly teams. Demonstrated success improving safety, quality, service, and cost performance. Knowledge of HACCP, SQF, BRC, GMPs, and food safety programs. Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement experience preferred. Bilingual English/Spanish required.
What's on Offer
Competitive salary ranging from $115,000 to $140,000 annually. Competitive benefits package.
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
Learn the benefits of working with Michael Page yourself. Submit your resume or contact a Michael Page recruitment consultant today.
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