Production Manager

Bimbo Bakeries USA•La Crosse, WI

27d•$86,900 - $113,000

About The Position

Production Department Leaders play an important role in helping BBU bake with world-class practices, win as one team, grow our people, and serve our customers. They embrace the consumer by producing high-quality products and ensure operational capabilities by supporting their team in executing the Operations Excellence Playbook. Our Production Department Leaders empower and involve their team to achieve key performance metrics and equip each Team Leader to win their shift. They create a compelling culture by engaging and developing their team through effective coaching strategies and expect ownership and accountability to help their team achieve results across people, safety, quality, service, and cost.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted
5-7 years of hands-on management experience and direct manufacturing experience with a company in the food industry
Extensive knowledge of bakery operations/processing/formulations
Strong technical skills and working knowledge of bakery equipment
Knowledge of safety related issues including compliance with State, Federal and Local regulations

Responsibilities

Oversee the financial health of the production department, creating and maintaining annual budgets
Lead the growth and development of Team Leaders and Associates
Build a culture that values the person, the community, and always acts with integrity
Partner with Business Unit leadership, bakery leadership team, and cross-functional teams to identify and implement continuous improvement strategies
Uphold and promote our E5 Leadership Behaviors: Embrace the Consumer, Ensure Operational Capabilities, Empower and Involve, Engage and Develop, and Expect Ownership and Accountability
Coach Team Leaders towards an empowered, problem-solving mentality to consistently achieve world-class standards
Operate with a One Team mentality by supporting Team Leaders in collaborating across departments to solve issues and ensure production is to schedule and shipment to order
Set priorities for department and facilitates problem solving processes and teams to identify, implement, and communicate solutions
Deliver on Key Performance Indicators for People, Quality, Safety, Service, and Cost
Engage and develop core competencies in Team Leaders through onboarding, training, coaching, and consistent performance feedback
Achieve all safety goals. Deliver safety awareness programs in order to eliminate unsafe acts and conditions that contribute to workplace injuries. Comply with workplace standards, company policies and government regulations
Ensure product quality by identifying, prioritizing, and bringing solutions to focus issues
Manage budgets for capital investments, pan glazing, downtime, and damages
Equip Team Leaders to serve sales by analyzing data to ensure all production processes are running efficiently and the team is set up for success