Meat Production Manager at Birmingham AL Stock Yards Collective

About the role

The Stock Yards Collective is seeking a Production Manager to join our team at the US Foods Birmingham, AL Stockyards location. This role is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to direct the manufacturing and warehousing teams in achieving efficiency, quality, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Develops manufacturing strategies consistent with overall business plans to ensure ability to deliver planned business results
• Develops a team and structure that can flex to meet the demands of the business
• Aligns priorities with the direction of the broader organization to meet the demands of needs of the customer
• Maintains an environment and culture focused on the safety of the team members
• Maintains an environment and culture focused on the safety of the team members
• Manages production and labor scheduling to ensure deadlines and quality specifications are met in accordance with internal and regulatory guidelines
• Establishes and maintains cross functional relationships in a matrix, functionalized organization
• Ensures compliance with internal and external guidelines, including, but not limited to USDA, FDA, OSHA, and Food Safety regulations
• Maintains an environment and culture focused on the safety of the team members
• Manages an operation that meets or exceeds certification levels of external audit standards (GFSI)
• Establishes and manages metrics used to define performance
• Guides production and warehousing teams through in-depth analysis and resolution of strategic issues
• Solid understanding of key drivers of operational performance (Six Sigma, lean continuous improvement, etc) and their use in developing strategies for driving efficiency

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent, college degree preferred
• Five years of operations/production management experience required, preferably in a food processing environment
• Experience working in a JIT (Just in Time) production environment, is a plus
• Experience using continuous improvement tools, such as Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills and the ability to facilitate and manage change
• Strong quantitative and qualitative assessment skills, critical thinking skills and the ability to constructively challenge ideas and assumptions
• Strong interpersonal relationship skills
• Strong computer skills and experience applying these techniques to analyze and measure productivity

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively (oral and written) to all levels of the organization
• Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Benefits

To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html

Pay

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds).

Schedule

This role will be onsite Monday - Friday 6AM -3PM at the US Foods Birmingham, AL Stockyards location.