Production Manager

Bimbo Bakeries USA•La Crosse, WI

84d•Onsite

About The Position

Bimbo Bakeries USA is the largest baking company in the world, with over 20,000 associates nationwide. We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development, and allows associates to be their authentic selves. We offer competitive pay and benefits, and are looking for passionate individuals to join our family. This Production Department Leader role is crucial in helping BBU achieve world-class practices, foster teamwork, develop our people, and serve our customers. The role involves producing high-quality products, supporting the team in executing the Operations Excellence Playbook, and empowering the team to achieve key performance metrics. The leader will create a compelling culture through effective coaching, and drive ownership and accountability to achieve results across people, safety, quality, service, and cost.

Requirements

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
Ability to think strategically about business needs, set data-based priorities, and build plans with Team Leaders, fellow Department Leaders, and their Bakery Leader to achieve improved business KPIs.
Experience setting, achieving, and exceeding business performance targets.
Consistently strive to achieve goals, even in the face of obstacles, and will proactively develop contingency plans to ensure goals are met.
Energized by working toward tangible goals and actively seek opportunities to enhance the status quo, aiming to exceed targets.
Organized and detail-oriented, ensuring that standards and practices are followed meticulously.
Demonstrated experience in building a strong team and the ability to continue inspiring and engaging all associates.
Foster a positive work environment, promote collaboration, and motivate team members to achieve their full potential.
Strong decision-making skills and flexibility in order to drive sustainable operational initiatives and process improvement activities.
Provide the necessary leadership to promote change throughout the organization and continue to develop and lead a world-class continuous improvement organization.
Knowledge of commonly used process control and improvement tools, allowing them to guide and facilitate the continuous improvement efforts within the bakery.
Ability to support the continuous improvement of a world-class bakery through coaching Team Leaders and Associates.
Prioritize talent development and provide guidance to individuals, enabling them to grow, assume greater responsibilities, and make meaningful contributions to the organization's success.

Nice To Haves

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

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