Operations Manager (3rd Shift) | Braintree, MA Location: Braintree, MA
Shift: Full-Time, Overnight
Salary: $120,000 – $170,000 (Based on experience)
The Role We are a premier leader in the baking industry seeking a high-caliber 3rd Shift Operations Manager to own our overnight production and packaging window. This is a high-autonomy role for a decisive leader who can command a complex manufacturing environment without daytime oversight.
Key Responsibilities
- Command the Floor: Oversee all 3rd-shift Packaging and Production to ensure 100% schedule fulfillment and rigorous quality standards.
- Lead & Develop: Manage, coach, and mentor shift managers, supervisors, and hourly staff to foster a culture of accountability.
- Operational Excellence: Monitor real-time KPIs, identify bottlenecks, and implement immediate corrective actions to maintain peak efficiency.
- Safety & Compliance: Act as the ultimate steward of GMPs, SQF/BRC standards, and OSHA protocols.
- Continuous Improvement: Drive Lean initiatives to reduce waste and optimize high-speed packaging lines.
- Cross-Shift Synergy: Coordinate with Maintenance, QA, and Day-Side leadership for seamless 24-hour operations.
- Experience: 5+ years of manufacturing or production management (Food/Beverage or high-speed packaging preferred).
- Leadership: Proven history of leading large, multi-departmental teams.
- Decisiveness: A "the buck stops here" mentality with the ability to solve complex problems independently.
- Commitment: A dedicated 3rd-shift professional who thrives in an overnight leadership capacity.
- Elite Compensation: $120k – $170k salary range, reflecting the high-stakes nature of this role.
- Total Ownership: You are the ranking authority on-site with the trust to run the facility your way.
- Stability: Join a high-performing Braintree team with a clear trajectory for growth.
salary: $120,000 - $170,000 per year
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 4 PM
education: High School
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee all third-shift Packaging and Production operations to meet production schedules and quality standards.
- Lead, coach, and develop shift Managers and supervisors, team leads, and hourly staff.
- Ensure compliance with safety protocols, GMPs, and company quality standards.
- Monitor production metrics, identify issues, and implement corrective actions to maintain efficiency.
- Coordinate with other shifts, production, packaging, maintenance and quality teams to ensure seamless plant operations.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize production processes and reduce waste.
- Maintain accurate records of production output, labor, and operational issues.
The essential functions of this role include:
Skills
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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
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