Job Description
Job Description
Responsible for the hands-on management of production and associates in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Plans, assigns, and directs production associates to ensure maximum efficiency, quality of products and safety of associates.
Essential Duties:
- Provides leadership, support and direction in team-oriented environment.
- Coordinates production schedule to meet customer needs.
- Ensures OSHA and other environmental compliances.
- Ability to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost and employee relations.
- Monitor and resolve inventory issues.
- Conduct thorough audits of safety and SQF related issues and assign corrections.
- Analyze performance trends for production areas and make recommendations for improvement.
- Develop and implement improvement and quality initiatives.
- Determine staffing and production needs for plant operations.
- Manage shift performance measures and provide regular progress reports to manager.
- Develops and maintains standard operational procedures (SOP’s).
- Manage and develop production staff including training and qualifications, performance
- Oversee Team Coordinator activities
- Administers progressive discipline as needed.
- Coordinates the scheduling of all vacation, sick and personal time for all Production and Sanitation associates.
- Proficient in ERP/MRP applications. SAP preferred.
- Supervise and direct the Sanitation team on daily tasks.
Requirements:
- BA/BS preferred
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a food manufacturing environment, managing 80-100 direct reports
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Required to work a flexible schedule, overtime when necessary.
- Experience with safety and environmental health regulations.
- Proficiency in MS office programs.
- Knowledge of GMP/SQF requirements.
- Self-starter and a team player that will thrive in an entrepreneurial environment
- Must possess the ability to communicate effectively both internally and externally
Job Tags
Flexible hours, Shift work,