Assistant Manager, Production

Nissin Foods (USA) Co., Inc.•Gardena, CA

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About The Position

This position is created to ensure smooth coordination of various departments on the shift to maximize the efficiency of the production and to attain the best quality of the products while maintaining the safest and sanitary working conditions. Furthermore, the Assistant Manager must coordinate the activities with his or her counterpart to standardize the operation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from a four-year college or university preferred
3+ years related experience in CPG industry or equivalent
3+ years supervising others
Demonstrated strong leadership skills
Excellent written & verbal communication skills
Knowledge of ERP systems
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in English/Spanish
Food industry experience; knowledge of GMP and food manufacturing
Knowledge of lean six sigma is a plus

Responsibilities

Productivity and labor force management
The Assistant Manager is responsible for the productivity of the plant and is required to attain the standard yields and standard case attainability at 100%.
The Assistant Manager is responsible for the labor force management and is expected to carry out the manufacturing activities with the standard number of the direct and indirect labor force.
Budget Management
The Assistant Manager is responsible for the budget of the plant, which has been assigned to them and is to make certain that (s)he assists the plant manager to maintain and conform to all governing regulations, and to manage the spending and the capital budget of the plant.
Safety management
The Assistant Manager is responsible to implement and execute procedures to ensure the safest working environment in which all required regulations of City, County, State and Federal governments, and the standards of Nissin Foods USA are met.
Food Safety Management
The Assistant Manager is responsible for implementing and execute procedures to ensure that the manufacturing facility follows Good Manufacturing Practice as defined CFR 21 and the standards of Nissin Foods USA.
Coordinate the activities with management on the other shift and allocate the common responsibilities, and report the responsibilities allocated to the Plant Manager in writing.
Establish the most effective inspection method for all the machinery/equipment on the lines.
Keep the downtime of machinery/equipment as well as of the lines and report the condition of all the machinery/equipment and propose the countermeasures to the plant manager in writing.
Review the machinery/equipment conditions with the counterpart in the Maintenance Department and coordinate maintenance activities with the Maintenance Department.
Establish the most effective preventive maintenance cleaning plan and maintain its documentation.
Establish the master line sanitation plan and periodically review the effectiveness of the master plan.
Purchase and maintain the inventory of production supplies, tools and others.
Other duties as assigned.