Production Operations Lead
Post Holdings
Production Operations Lead
Post Holdings
CPG holding company pursuing acquisitions
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook for the latest news.
The Troy, Alabama plant produces peanut butter, with annual production of approximately 78 million pounds. The site supports a team of more than 130 manufacturing and support employees.
Troy is a growing community in southeast Alabama and is home to Troy University, one of the largest universities in the state. The university brings energy, cultural opportunities, and community engagement to the area. Troy offers a welcoming small‑town atmosphere, affordable cost of living, and access to outdoor recreation, making it an attractive place to live and work.
Make a visible impact on safety, quality, and daily production as a Production Operations Lead. In this hands-on role, you will work alongside front-line team members while helping the shift stay focused, productive, and ready to solve problems. You will support training and onboarding, guide daily work at the direction of company leadership, and help the team deliver safe, high-quality food efficiently.
This is an opportunity to build leadership experience while using your production knowledge to improve performance, reduce downtime, and help people succeed. Your work will directly support team capability, reliable operations, and continuous improvement across the production and packaging environment.
Key Responsibilities
Guide front-line employees, at the direction of company leadership, to meet daily production and packaging goals for safety, quality, throughput, cost, and sanitation.
Monitor daily throughput and quality metrics, identify performance gaps, and raise production or quality issues promptly so leaders can resolve them.
Review work orders, staffing, and equipment needs; provide clear work direction and help operators complete accurate, timely work with minimal downtime.
Train and onboard team members, reinforce standard work and safe behaviors, and provide hands-on troubleshooting support during the shift.
Support health, safety, food safety, quality, and sanitation programs by modeling expectations, reporting issues and incidents, maintaining quality parameters, and supporting the SQF System.
Use lean manufacturing practices and technical knowledge to identify root causes, escalate complex equipment issues, and advance continuous improvement in safety, quality, productivity, and sanitation.
Why You'll Love This Role
Build practical leadership experience while staying connected to the production floor and the work that keeps the operation moving.
See the impact of your decisions through stronger team performance, dependable output, safe work practices, and quality food products.
Grow your coaching, troubleshooting, and continuous-improvement skills in a role with meaningful day-to-day variety.
Join a team where your production knowledge, ideas, and support can help coworkers succeed.
Education
High school diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution.
Required Qualifications
Ability to work weekends, holidays, and overtime as business needs require.
Ability to perform regular production responsibilities while also supporting training, onboarding, work direction, and troubleshooting.
Ability to follow and reinforce established safety, food safety, quality, sanitation, and regulatory requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
Three or more years of manufacturing experience as an operator.
Mechanical aptitude and the ability to support basic equipment troubleshooting or repair.
Success in This Role
Communicates clear priorities and timely updates to front-line employees and company leadership.
Uses sound judgment to identify issues, take appropriate action, and escalate complex concerns.
Builds trust through hands-on support, consistent follow-through, and a strong commitment to safe, quality work.
Approaches challenges with a continuous-improvement mindset and works collaboratively to solve problems.
Schedule
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you are ready to use your production experience to guide others, solve problems, and help a team deliver safe, high-quality results, we encourage you to apply for the Production Operations Lead opportunity.
CPG holding company pursuing acquisitions
Post Holdings, Inc. is a consumer packaged goods holding company that grows its business mainly through acquisitions. It oversees a portfolio of food and beverage products, food processing, and pet care brands, built through strategic purchases such as Perfection Pet in 2023. The company’s products reach consumers across multiple segments by acquiring and integrating brands rather than developing everything in-house. The core way its products work is through a diversified brand portfolio under one corporate umbrella, allowing cross-brand distribution, scale, and operating efficiency rather than a single product line. Compared with peers, Post Holdings emphasizes growth through continuous acquisitions to broaden its footprint and diversify revenue streams across categories. Its stated goal is to expand its market position by acquiring, integrating, and growing brands in the consumer packaged goods space to create a larger and more diversified business.
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