Food Production Manager

Bento Nouveau Inc•Lincoln, RI

6d•$0 - $95,000•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. Location: Rhode Island Food Factory: 263 Jenckes Hill Rd, Lincoln, RI 02865

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

Responsibilities

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