Production Manager

HONEYVILLE INC • Ogden Valley, UT

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Manager owns and leads the day-to-day operating through the Daily Directional Setting (DDS) process. They coach Team Leads and Team Members in the use of standard work, operator care checks, and problem-solving tools to stabilize performance, eliminate losses, and improve results. The Production Manager ensures HOPs systems are used effectively and consistently to maintain safe, food-safe, and reliable operations.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years combined related work experience in food production or manufacturing environment including a minimum of 3 year(s) of successful leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change in an organization.
• Sound financial understanding with the ability to formulate strategies based on financial data.
• Experienced in the use of statistical tools/methodologies such as Theory of Constraints (TOC), Toyota Production Systems, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Lean, Six Sigma and other throughput methodologies.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing principles and how they affect the overall success of the business.
• Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analyses.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing principles and how they affect the overall success of the business.
• Proven ability to collaborate with a wide variety of audiences with differing perspectives and frames of reference.
• Computer literate, including knowledge of and competence in manufacturing-related systems and Microsoft Office.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual (English and Spanish) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Delivering line results by owning and driving performance against PDQCDSM targets.
• Ensuring scorecards are updated and accurate.
• Leading Daily Directional Setting (DDS) for the depart and ensuring clear priorities, actions, and follow-up (PDCA).
• Owning Honeyville Operating Philosophy (HOPs) execution for the line (DDS, RLS, Operator Care checks, CIL, CL, Defect Handling, Safety, Changeover & Sanitization).
• Coaching standard work to eliminate non-value-added work and improve flow, consistency, and efficiency.
• Building team capability by helping LPLs coach and develop Team Leads and Team Members (training, signoffs/qualification, and skill growth aligned to HPWS).
• Identifying and eliminating losses by using data, floor presence, and structured problem solving (root cause, preventative measures, and reapplication of best practices).
• Supporting Line Plans by partnering with LPL’s to eliminate waste and increase efficiencies. & Maintenance/TSG to restore and maintain equipment at base condition, improve PM effectiveness, and reduce repeat issues.
• Driving food safety and safety standards by ensuring compliance to required procedures, responding to deviations, and reinforcing expectations through coaching and follow-up.
• Ensuring communication and shift-to-shift continuity by maintaining clear visual management and escalating issues appropriately to protect performance and compliance.
• Supporting Staffing By looking forward in the schedule to ensure we have correct staffing compliance. Coordinate vacation, leave of absence and flow to the work with shifting priorities (assisting LPLs).
• Maximizing capacity utilization and achieving financial goals.
• Improving performance through continuous improvement by surfacing opportunities, prioritizing improvements, and ensuring actions are implemented and sustained.
• Perform assignments and directives provided by the leadership team

Benefits

• career development is a shared responsibility in which all employees are encouraged to develop, improve, and enhance their skills and professional growth to support our business objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree