Assistant Production Manager 2nd Shift

Tulkoff Foods•Sharonville, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Production Manager is responsible for meeting timely production goals, adhering to food manufacturing standards, and continuously improving processes and yields. This role ensures 100% accuracy in packaging and labeling, manages production scheduling and operations, and aligns production numbers with sales and demand forecasts. The Assistant Production Manager also handles interviewing, hiring, training, and disciplining production department employees. They collaborate with the Quality Manager to ensure compliance with regulatory and auditing agencies, operate the department within budget, and strive to minimize waste of materials and labor. Additionally, this position involves recommending process improvements, machinery procurement, and participating in new product development teams, while strictly enforcing safety guidelines and company standards.

Requirements

Two years of experience as a Production Supervisor or similar role
Experience in using various types of manufacturing machinery and tools
Advanced skills in MS Office
Organizational and leadership abilities
Self-motivated with a results-driven approach
Problem-solving skills
High School Diploma

Nice To Haves

Degree in a technical, engineering or relevant field will be an advantage
Knowledge of HACCP and SQF is a plus

Responsibilities

Meet timely production goals and follow all standards of food manufacturing.
Strive to constantly improve processes and yields.
Ensure 100% accuracy of packaging and labeling.
Responsible for production scheduling and operations.
Evaluate sales and demand and ensure accuracy of production numbers compared to demand.
Interview, hire, train and review and discipline production department employees.
Work closely with the Quality Manager to ensure compliance with all regulatory and 3rd party auditing agencies.
Operate department within a prepared budget.
Strive to control waste of packaging materials, ingredients and labor hours.
Recommend process improvements and procurement of new or replacement machinery.
Participate in new product development team.
Enforce strict safety guidelines and company standards.