Night Shift Manager

About The Role

The Night Shift Manager provides safety and servant-based leadership to achieve breakthrough production results on the plant’s night shifts. Accountable for driving out top losses on multiple shift cycles through felt, demonstrated ownership of Safety, Quality, Production, and Reliability targets. This position is co-accountable for the development and succession planning of the night shift supervisors with the Area Managers. The Night Shift Manager is responsible for ensuring the development of the operating teams' technical capability on the night crew. The position is also accountable for providing direction and leadership during the start of sanitation cycles on the night shift.

Responsibilities

• Lead the shift production supervisors and team members in the manufacturing of multiple lines of food production across the night shifts.
• Mentor and coach supervisors and team members to improve performance and technical capability.
• Support and facilitate implementation of plant work teams.
• Provide direct leadership to Production department Supervisors and Leads to ensure rapid development and continued support of the Team Process, including the ability to fill roles in short-term absences.
• Organize production activities in a timely and cost-effective fashion to ensure that internal and external customer needs are met.
• Track and analyze key performance indicators of the production team’s performance, including safety, efficiency, waste, downtime, labor costs, and communicate these indicators to the team for further action.
• Improve the cost per pound of all products through volume improvements, waste minimization, labor utilization, and ingredient/supply usage optimization while assuring optimal product quality.
• Prioritize, initiate, and coordinate problem-solving efforts to improve the effectiveness of the Processing and Packaging departments.
• Utilize interpersonal and developmental skills to continually improve the morale and capability of production employees.
• Assure that employees are adequately trained to accomplish the facility’s goals and that employees are recognized and held accountable for their contributions to these goals.
• Review and interpret management concerns and periodic reports.
• Responsible for ensuring the productive and efficient operation of all shift activities while maintaining departmental expenses to budget.
• Contribute to ensuring a positive, safe, efficient work environment for each employee group by reinforcing learned job skills, cross-training, on-the-job safety, and goal-setting practices.
• Responsible for the consistent administration of company policies to all assigned employees.
• Proactively work with the operations management team and Human Resources to effectively resolve employee relations issues.
• Responsible for the start of plant sanitation cycles, ensuring a clean, organized, well-maintained work environment in accordance with federal, state, and independent standards for food plant operations (internal and external).
• Contribute to the professional growth and development of subordinates for advancement consideration.
• Assist in the development of career enhancement plans and activities to improve career opportunities of subordinates.
• Maintain ongoing professional growth through membership in a professional organization, seminar attendance, and attending advanced schooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Operations, Business Administration, or related field, or four (4) years equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Preferred: Bachelor of Science degree in Operations, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent.
• Minimum: 3 years supervisory responsibility, preferably in a food processing operations environment.
• Preferred Experience: Over 5 years supervisory responsibility, preferably in a food processing operation environment.

Skills

• Administrative: Exceptional verbal/written skills, customer service skills, strong organizational skills, Ability to function in a highly paced environment.
• Physical Demands: Handling, repetitive motions, talking, hearing, walking, lifting, occasional bending, reaching, and climbing.
• Communication: Excellent oral and written communication skills, Ability to interact with all levels of the organization, Strong ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to analyze data and draw logical conclusions with minimal guidance using mathematical calculations.

Benefits

• Compensation Package: $81,600 - $108,900 81,600 USD annually + Bonus eligibility.
• Benefits: Health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement.
• Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources.

About McCain

At McCain, we’re feeding the world: from French fries to cakes, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That’s why we’re dedicated to ensuring our core values—Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality—shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!

Leadership Principles

We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success. We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success. We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together. We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.

The McCain Experience

We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individually—your impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here, you have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive while being yourself. Join our team to see why we’re better together.

Hiring Compensation

Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs.

Job Family

Manufacturing

Location(s)

US - United States of America : Nebraska : Grand Island

Company

Micca Foods USA, Inc.