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This role creates a critical management layer between the VP of Operations and frontline supervisors, ensuring production expectations translate into consistent execution across the operation.\nThe Production Manager will be responsible for building supervisor capability, managing daily production performance, and ensuring teams have the staffing, direction, and support needed to meet service, quality, safety, and productivity expectations.\nThe ideal candidate is a proven people leader who knows how to coach and develop supervisors while creating accountability and consistency across a fast-moving operation. This person should be adaptable, approachable, and comfortable making decisions and solving problems as production needs change.\nLocation: This role is based at our Distribution Center in Shreveport, LA. Relocation assistance may be available for the right candidate.\nSchedule: This is an on-site role supporting second-shift production. The anticipated schedule is Sunday through Thursday, beginning around 1pm through the completion of production, with some flexibility based on operational needs.\nWhat You'll Do\nLead daily production operations to achieve established service, quality, safety, productivity, and compliance goals.\nManage, coach, and develop Production Supervisors, strengthening accountability and frontline leadership capability.\nMonitor production performance, staffing, labor utilization, workflow, truck times, and quality measures and respond to material variances.\nCoordinate resources across production areas to ensure work moves efficiently and customer commitments are achieved.\nBuild strong communication and collaboration across supervisors and production teams to ensure priorities, expectations, and operational needs are understood.\nIdentify recurring production barriers and partner with the VP of Operations, Continuous Improvement, and other leaders to address root causes and improve performance.\nMaintain consistent application of operating procedures, performance expectations, safety requirements, and regulatory standards.\nFoster a positive, accountable work environment where employees are supported, expectations are clear, and leaders follow through on commitments.\nWhat Success Looks Like\nDaily production commitments, truck times, and service expectations are consistently achieved.\nError rates, quality, safety, and productivity performance meet established standards.\nSupervisors operate as a connected leadership team with increasing independence, accountability, and consistency across production areas.\nLabor and resources are effectively deployed based on production needs and changing priorities.\nEmployee engagement, retention, safety, and accountability continue to strengthen.\nOperational issues are increasingly resolved through the management structure rather than requiring VP-level intervention.\nWhat You’ll Need to Succeed\n3+ years of leadership experience in distribution, production, warehouse operations, or a similar high-volume environment.\nPrevious experience leading and developing frontline supervisors strongly preferred.\nDemonstrated ability to manage daily operating performance through others.\nStrong people leadership, coaching, communication, and problem-solving skills.\nAbility to interpret operating metrics and translate performance information into action.\nAn adaptable, solutions-oriented approach and comfort leading in a fast-paced environment where priorities can shift.\nExperience within pharmaceutical distribution or another highly regulated environment preferred.\nComprehensive Benefits\nMedical, Dental, and Vision Insurance\nHRA, HSA, and FSA reimbursement accounts\nBasic & Voluntary Life Insurance\nShort & Long-term Disability Insurance\nPaid Time Off\nPaid Holidays\nFitness Program Reimbursement\nEmployee Assistance Program\n401K Savings Plan with a company match\nWhy Join Us\nAt M&D, you’ll be part of a mission that matters. 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