Production Manager

Peterson Farms•Stockton, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Manager will directly or indirectly manage all production, grounds, and sanitation employees and contract labor. This role involves reporting and generating KPIs to monitor processing room performance, planning and managing shift schedules to ensure timely order fulfillment, and maximizing production efficiency and overall cost management. The Production Manager will monitor labor utilization and production efficiencies to achieve operational effectiveness in a safe and efficient manner while staying on budget. This position requires close collaboration with HR and Senior Management to meet staffing needs, and the development and maintenance of effective training programs for employees. Ensuring equipment operators and floor supervisors are properly trained, and that all training is conducted as required, is crucial. The role also involves communicating and coordinating with all departments, ensuring all products meet or exceed quality standards, and resolving quality or production issues. Maintaining raw material consumption in a FIFO manner (unless newer product will spoil first), ensuring accuracy of reported results, and maintaining the grounds in a clean and orderly fashion are also key responsibilities. The Production Manager will also ensure sanitation employees perform their tasks as required and scheduled.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Knowledge of Microsoft Word; Microsoft Excel; and internet software.
Regularly required to talk or hear.
Frequently required to walk and use hands.
Occasionally required to stand; sit; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Must frequently lift and/or move up to 65 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include peripheral vision.

Nice To Haves

Forklift

Responsibilities

Directly or indirectly manage all production, grounds, and sanitation employees and contract labor
Report and generate KPI’s that monitor performance of the processing room
Plan and manage shift schedules to ensure orders are ready on time
Maximize production efficiency and overall cost management
Monitor labor utilization and production efficiencies to achieve operational effectiveness in a safe and efficient manner while staying on budget
Work closely with HR and Senior Management to ensure all staffing needs are met
Maintain and develop training programs that effectively prepare EE’s
Ensure all equipment operators and floor supervisors are properly trained
Ensure training is conducted as required
Communicate and coordinate with all departments
Ensure all product meets or exceeds quality standards
Resolve quality or production issues as they arise
Ensure raw materials are consumed in a FIFO manner, unless newer product will spoil first
Ensure accuracy of results reported directly or indirectly
Ensure the grounds are maintained in a clean and orderly fashion
Ensure that sanitation employees are performing tasks as required and scheduled
Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.