Production Manager

Essential Functions

• Provides leadership to all areas of the production department and ensures a productive and engaged workforce.
• Led by example.
• Plans, directs and coordinates the production activities in the plant and ensures labor standards are met daily.
• Ensures compliance with Safety Standards and promotes a safe work environment.
• Plays major role in Safety initiatives and is actively involved in Safety Committee.
• Takes the lead in identifying performance issues and providing guidance, coaching and progressive discipline as needed.
• Communicates issues encountered such as raw material problems, finished product rejections and equipment malfunction to the plant manager as well as quality control and maintenance.
• Maintains daily GMP audits and sanitation audits and addresses issues with Supervisors.
• Assists plant manager and quality control staff in customer complaint and rejection root cause investigations and corrective action generation.
• Implements corrective actions from such investigations within the department.
• Works collaboratively with Purchasing and Customer Service to resolve all issues.
• Holds supervisor meetings on a weekly basis discussing a variety of department related issues.
• Works with HR to ensure all HR related policies are being followed including attendance policy.

Qualifications

• Must have a four year college degree and a minimum of five years of related work experience preferably in the food industry.
• Ability to give and receive thorough instructions and communicate effectively with management, supervisors and other employees.
• Excellent computer skills with emphasis in MS office and Excel.
• AS 400 experience a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective business writing and presentation skills.
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.
• Thorough knowledge of GMP’s, HACCP, SQF and BRC.
• Proven track record within a Continuous Improvement Environment.
• Ability to lead, develop, train, and motivate workforce while at the same time ensuring a healthy work environment and a high level of employee engagement.
• Excellent problem solving skills and hands on approach.