Production Manager – Commissary Operations
23 hours ago
Bronx
Bronx, NY | $72,000–$85,000 We are seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead daily operations within a growing central production/commissary facility in the Bronx. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for high-volume food production, production planning, team development, food safety, quality control, and operational efficiency. This is an exciting opportunity to help build and scale a centralized commissary operation supporting continued company growth and new locations. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in commercial kitchens, commissaries, food manufacturing, or other high-volume food production environments and knows how to create efficient, repeatable systems. • Lead daily hot, cold, prep, packaging, and finished-goods production., • Develop and manage production schedules based on demand, labor, inventory, equipment capacity, and distribution needs., • Help transition and scale production into a centralized commissary model., • Scale recipes for commercial production while maintaining quality, consistency, yields, and food safety., • Develop and maintain SOPs for production, cooling, packaging, sanitation, equipment operation, and quality control., • Recruit, train, coach, and develop production supervisors, leads, and associates., • Optimize labor, workflow, equipment utilization, batch sizes, and production throughput., • Maintain strong HACCP, QA/QC, sanitation, traceability, cooling, labeling, and food safety standards., • Partner with Culinary, Procurement, Warehouse, Distribution, and Operations teams to ensure production meets business needs., • Monitor key performance indicators including labor productivity, yields, waste, production accuracy, schedule adherence, and capacity., • Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, cost reduction, and increased production capacity., • Support new menu launches, equipment implementation, and continued operational growth., • 5+ years of leadership experience in a commercial kitchen, commissary, food manufacturing, or high-volume food production environment., • 3+ years managing production teams in a fast-paced operation., • Proven experience overseeing large-scale food production and production scheduling., • Experience scaling recipes into commercial production volumes., • Strong knowledge of batch cooking, cooling, packaging, shelf-life management, yields, and food safety., • Strong understanding of HACCP, sanitation, QA/QC, and commercial food production standards., • Experience developing or implementing SOPs and improving production processes., • Strong leadership, organization, problem-solving, and communication skills., • NYC Food Protection Certificate or ability to obtain upon hire., • Flexibility to work varying schedules, including evenings and weekends as operationally needed., • Commissary or central production facility leadership., • Multi-unit restaurant, QSR, or ghost kitchen operations., • Opening, scaling, or transitioning a central production facility., • Blast chilling, vacuum packaging, cook-chill systems, or commercial processing equipment., • ERP, inventory management, or production planning systems., • Continuous improvement, Lean, or Six Sigma experience., • Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus. Compensation: $72,000–$85,000