Weekend Production Jobs in Rosedale, MD (NOW HIRING)

At the heart of our company is a deep passion for creating fresh, healthy, and artisan-quality food that brings people together. We honor the craft of artisan cooking—using scratch-made stocks, hand-chopped herbs, and only the highest-quality ingredients—complemented by cutting-edge technology. This allows us to deliver consistently safe, exceptional products on a large scale.

But it’s not just about the food. Our culture is built on principles that shape how we grow, both as individuals and as a team. One of our core values, Honoring Development, guides us to actively seek out, celebrate, and nurture one another’s talents, strengths, and interests. By fostering each other’s growth, we strengthen our relationships and capabilities, driving both personal and professional success.

We also believe in Honoring Each Other. We surround ourselves with passionate people who share our love for great food. Through mutual respect and collaboration, we create an environment where employees are empowered to thrive, building trusting, and rewarding relationships with our clients, partners, and one another.

If you're looking for a place where your skills, passion, and ideas can flourish, we invite you to explore the opportunities available within our dynamic and supportive team.

M-F (+ typically 1 weekend day as needed)

The Production Manager role leads a production department to execute with excellence for maximum efficiency and minimum loss while developing the operating teams. This leadership position will have accountability for results across all metrics for their department.

• The Production Manager is responsible for a production department’s performance in accordance with business objectives for manufacturing efficiency, safety, quality, budgets, cost, productivity, and employee satisfaction.
• Motivate, direct, coach and develop a diverse, high performing and engaged team to meet established goals and build organizational capability.
• Ensure high standards for safety, quality and food safety across the production organization.
• Develop budgets and manage line and labor efficiencies, key performance indicators in support of greater plant and business strategic objectives and goals.
• Respond to company and customer needs with quality, timeliness, and customer services.
• Drive Continuous Improvement (CI) in all aspects of the shift operation and in alignment with plant culture.
• Conduct scheduled meetings (department, safety).
• Develop workforce through supervision, coaching, and training.
• Ensure all plans and strategies are effectively communicated throughout the department.
• Assist in the selection of prospective new hire employees.
• Collaborate with other departments (e.g., EHS, Maintenance, Quality, Human Resources, etc.)
• Work closely with procurement / demand planning and sales to monitor and regulate the receipt of raw material and shipment of finished goods to customer.
• Participate in project work and initiatives as assigned, including the ramp up of production levels with growing demand from the customer.

• Minimum 5-10 years production and manufacturing experience.
• Experience managing multiple shift Production.
• Experience with TPM culture required.
• Strong technical skills required. Familiarity with manufacturing systems and theory of operation.
• Must be proficient in all MS Software and ERP applications.
• Comfortable moving at a fast pace and in ambiguous environments.

• Positive and motivated by contributing to the overall success of the team.
• Experience with budgets and financial reporting.
• Able to develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and general food safety standards is preferred.
• Obsessive attention to detail, well organized and able to juggle many projects at once.
• Willing to address difficult situations head on with patience and respect.

• Recommends actions and directions to supervisors, leads, and others.
• Position may have minor contact with outside vendors or contacts.
• Decisions or actions may have an impact on other departments and/or external relationships of the organization.
• Position is responsible for staffing requests, interviewing, promotion/ demotion, and staffing levels of department.

As A Leader Within the Kettle Cuisine Team You Are Expected To:

• Model and support Kettle’s Core Values and safety culture.
• Create a culture of accountability & performance.
• Drive a focus on quality and continuous improvement.
• Plan work, track results and resolve variances.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Department Leader encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demands/Efforts

• Work requires occasional physical exertion, including some lifting of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.

Mental & Visual Demands

• Work performed by this position requires moderate concentration to effectively execute moderately complex tasks.
• Work occasionally requires some degree of visual effort for periods of time.

Work Environment and Hazards

• Employee works in a manufacturing setting with some exposure to heat, cold, dust, or other factors of minor inconvenience.
• The position has some exposure to hazards that might cause minor injury.
• Less than 10% travel is required for this position. Travel would be to other sites via airplane.
• Department Leader must have availability and flexibility to work different shifts and weekends, to provide any needed direct leadership support to employees.

Kettle Cuisine complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state disability laws. This means we will not discriminate against qualified individuals with a disability in any phase of the employment relationship including application for employment, hiring, promotions and/or advancement opportunities, termination, compensation, training and any other conditions or privileges of employment.

Kettle Cuisine takes the utmost pride in its people, products and reputation. Each employee is expected to understand and live our Core Values every day.

Honor Food – We create and produce the best tasting, safest, all natural recipes that strive for perfection in every batch, from bench to kettle

Honor Each Other – We seek to develop trusting, respectful and mutually rewarding relationships with all our team members and business partners

Honor Development – We recognize and nurture each other’s talents, strengths and interests in order to further strengthen and grow our team

Honor Innovation – We continually strive for creative and sustainable ways to achieve excellence

The Production Manager base pay range$75,000 - 105,000 USD/annually.The listed salary range represents Kettle Cuisine’s good faith estimate for this position and represents the minimum and maximum fornew hire salaries for the Savage, MD location only. Ranges will be reviewed on a regular basis. An employee’srate of pay within the range is determined by their qualifications, relevant experience, and demonstrated performance over time.In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team membersas a part of any final offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth.The Production Manager position is eligible for our comprehensive benefits package and is eligible for the annual discretionarybonus program up to 15%. Kettle Cuisine and all its legal entities comply with all federal, state,and local minimum wage laws.

Kettle Cuisine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment decisions at Kettle Cuisine are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

Kettle Cuisine will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.