Food Production Manager

Bento Nouveau Inc • Chicago, IL

8h • $90,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Join Team Bento and be a part of our group of companies which operates more than 12000 locations globally. With operations across Canada and United States, Bento brings together a dynamic team of people with diverse backgrounds, experience, and talent, to create an exceptional guest experience.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years experience in a supervisory role in the Food Manufacturing industry.
• Knowledge of Food Safety standards and HACCP experience.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Leadership skills to manage a food processing facility.
• Ability to motivate and direct a team.
• Ability to manage temperature controlled products.
• Be proficient with MS Office programs.

Nice To Haves

• previous experience working as Food Production Manager
• previous experience working as Food Production Supervisor
• previous experience working as Food Production

Responsibilities

• Overseeing and managing all production operations with the goal of maximizing quality, efficiency and maintaining compliance with food safety, quality assurance and health and safety.
• Direct Management of the Production Supervisory Team – schedule to ensure adequate coverage across all shifts
• Lead daily huddles with respective to the operations function
• Manage labor scheduling for permanent and agency production and sanitation teammates in accordance with production needs
• Implementation and enforcement of Bento QA and Food Safety programs without compromise
• Manage and provide KPI metrics to the Plant Manager and Bento Leadership team on an ongoing basis. Develop plans to improve performance
• Working with People Operations and Health and Safety, create and maintain a Safety Culture focused on incident prevention, continuous improvement, and compliance with all H&S regulations.
• Optimize production sequence to maximize efficiency while balancing distribution constraints to the various regional stores
• Recommend additional equipment and automation as needed to improve performance – work with finance to develop ROI and Payback business cases
• Spend time on the floor monitoring day to day operations
• Provide daily material usage to ERP Coordinator to ensure inventory levels are maintained accurately in JustFoods
• Create training plans for new production teammates in various functions
• For new product launches, design mock runs and iron out production processes prior to launch
• Adjust production sheets and recommend BOM updates as needed to eliminate production shortages while keeping waste to a minimum
• Work with Engineering and maintenance department to keep abreast of equipment and facility conditions – recommend preventative maintenance and ordering of spare parts in conjunction with this team
• Identify and provide recommendations to Plant Manager to mitigate risks across the operations function
• Participate in special projects as needed

Benefits

• bonus plan
• group health benefits
• retirement plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed