Production Operations Manager
- Compensation
- $75K–$90K / yr
- Location
- 1130 Commerce Blvd, Swedesboro NJ 08085, United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Operations
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 2+ years of progressive leadership experience in food production, manufacturing, or high-volume culinary operations
- Confident leading teams of 15+ employees and executing complex shifts in fast-paced environments
- Strong understanding of production workflows, food safety requirements, and quality standards
- Experience leading teams in fast-paced operational environments
- Proficiency in operating production equipment
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Proficiency with production scheduling tools, inventory systems, or WMS platforms
- Experience in food manufacturing, commissary kitchens, or culinary production environments preferred
- HACCP or food safety certification preferred
- Experience with Lean, 5S, or continuous improvement methodologies preferred
- Bilingual preferred
- 18 years old and legally authorized to work in the US
- Able to lift, pull, and push 50 pounds of weight by oneself
- Able to stand for extended periods
- Able to bend, reach, and operate production equipment
- Ability to read and comprehend safety policies and operational manuals in English; ability to communicate effectively with team members and follow verbal instructions to ensure a safe and productive w
- Ability to work flexible schedules, including mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays
Full description
About Wonder
Everything’s on the menu at Wonder. Except compromise.
Wonder is the mealtime platform built to feed every craving in one order. With Wonder, you can mix and match hundreds of dishes from 20+ exclusive restaurants in a single order, so everyone gets exactly what they’re craving. Enjoy everything from tacos to Thai with $0 delivery fees, plus dine-in or pick up at a Wonder location near you. Each dish is made to order on-site by our culinary team and served hot.
Behind the scenes, Wonder owns and operates every step of the dining experience, from recipe development to the technology that powers our experience, allowing us to deliver quality, variety, and consistency at scale.
Join us as we work to make great food more accessible.
About the role
The ProductionOperations Manager is responsible for supporting daily culinary production operations within a high-volume food manufacturing and distribution environment. This role ensures that production workflows, ingredient staging, preparation, packaging, and handoff to warehouse and logistics teams are executed safely, efficiently, and accurately.
This role acts as a key extension of Production and Operations Leadership by coordinating labor deployment, maintaining food safety and quality standards, and ensuring seamless flow between culinary production, warehouse staging, and outbound distribution. This role plays a critical part in driving operational efficiency, maintaining product integrity, and supporting team engagement across the production floor. Up to and including completing all other duties as assigned.
This role operates within a culinary production facility and warehouse environment where associates are exposed to food preparation equipment, refrigerated storage areas, and fast-paced production workflows. Strict adherence to safety, sanitation, and food handling standards is required.
ResponsibilitiesProduction Leadership & Daily Execution
- Support daily culinary production operations including ingredient staging, batch preparation, packaging, labeling, and finished goods transfer to warehouse
- Monitor production schedules to ensure recipes, batch quantities, and production timelines are met
- Coordinate production workflow across prep, cook, assembly, packaging, and staging teams
- Conduct floor walks to monitor food quality, production output, and operational efficiency
- Identify workflow gaps and remove operational obstacles that may impact production throughput
- Lead shift huddles to communicate production targets, food safety expectations, and daily priorities