Processing Manager
Daybreak Foods•Palmyra, WI
•Onsite
About The Position
Reporting to the General Manager, this role involves planning, organizing, managing, and executing liquid egg processing operations for an assigned operation. The Processing Manager ensures machinery and equipment are calibrated and functioning properly, and works through supervisors to train employees on work methods and standard operating procedures. This role also involves moving employees to work to ensure efficient functioning of grading and breaking operations, and assuming an active role in leadership discussions and decisions that affect processing operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Operations Management, Industrial Technology or a related field
- Knowledge of all functions in the breaking room
- Knowledge of egg grading process measurements of production and productivity
- Knowledge of time study methods and other basic industrial engineering concepts
- Knowledge of OSHA regulations and their application
- Polished and flexible oral and written communication skills
- Innovative approach to problem solving
- Ability to manage English and Spanish speaking employees
- Ability to train employees
- Ability to conceive and write standard operating procedures
Nice To Haves
- A lesser degree of education might be accepted with equivalent experience
- Bilingual in Spanish a plus, but not required
Responsibilities
- Provide general oversight of all liquid egg and grading processing operations
- Coordinate and expedite activities in the areas of processing, food safety, sanitation, and maintenance of processing machinery, equipment and associated systems
- Institute measures to improve processing methods, equipment performance and quality of product
- Provide day to day supervision of processing supervisors, maintenance supervisors and maintenance technicians
- Collaborate cross-functionally with production management to optimize egg flow from layer houses to the processing facility
- Collaborate cross-functionally with FSQ management to minimize incidents of non-compliance
- Collaborate with Food Safety & Quality Manager to ensure adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Safe Quality Food (SQF) standards
- Ensure adherence to all other established systems, safety procedures, work instructions and patterns, SOPs, and SSOPs established for the processing operation
- Develop work schedules that optimize productive time, provide adequate downtime for stakeholders and minimize overtime
- Supervise the development and maintenance of a preventive maintenance program with the aim of increasing yield and decreasing downtime
- Enforce safety programs
- Participate in customer and SQF audits
- Maintain appropriate documentation in preparation for audits
- Work collaboratively with USDA/FSIS inspector to ensure adherence to all regulatory requirements
- Assess supervisor performance, including the delivery of periodic performance appraisals
- Work through supervisors and Human Resources to address performance deficiencies, behavioral issues and policy violations through the appropriate application of progressive discipline
- Work with supervisors and Human Resources to resolve conflicts between stakeholders and the company
- Review all operations related reporting on a daily basis
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
