Production Manager (1st Shift)

Richelieu Foods • Wheeling, IL

6d • $94,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

At Richelieu Foods, we are dedicated to a culture of belonging for everyone. Driven by our values of ownership, respect, and growth, we put people, safety, and quality above all else -- delicious pizza, outstanding service, and solid customer relationships are what happens as a result!
Richelieu Foods, Inc. is a leading national private label and contract packing food manufacturer focused on frozen pizza. We have two manufacturing facilities located in IL and WI. We provide products to many national retailers, wholesalers, distributors, club and mass stores, as well as industrial accounts including other food manufacturers.
Essential Functions
The Production Manager (1st Shift) is responsible for all activities related to safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale associated with multiple lines within a single factory on a single shift. This position reports to the Sr. Production Manager and typically has 1 Leader (Production Supervisor) per line reporting to them, along with up to 100 operators and general laborers. This position involves direct support of operations activities and requires spending significant amounts of time in and around factory areas. This individual must be capable and willing to work extended hours (when required) in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment. The ideal candidate will possess the demonstrated skills and experience necessary to perform in both manufacturing and technical leadership roles.

The Production Manager will be tasked to define clear operational schedules, priorities, and goals for the lines. This person will lead, collaborate, and influence other functional managers and all employees to allow for continuous manufacturing flow, optimal production output, cost reductions, compliance, strategy and be accountable for cost, schedule, capital, strategy, employee hiring and proposals.
This position is located in our Wheeling pizza manufacturing plant. The hours are 1st Shift!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 6 years prior relevant experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations or like industry, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years’ experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations or like industry.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities including a willingness to listen to others and include others’ ideas in their plan, an eagerness to learn, grow, and take on new challenges, and is self-aware and knows how their actions impact others around them.
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Engineering process controls including Statistical Process Controls and line integration techniques.
• Experience in tracking and reporting Factory metrics, budgets, and estimates.
• Experience facilitating projects/programs in a team environment while providing team leadership.
• Strong capabilities in developing team members through coaching and feedback.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

• Previous Factory Management Experience including cross-functional management of quality, operations, engineering, and supply chain.
• Experience with Value Stream concepts such as Value Stream Mapping and/or project planning.
• Understanding of an Operation Environment (TAKT, Line Balancing, Value Stream Mapping).
• Quality Systems and their Application.
• Experience with LEAN Manufacturing and problem solving.
• Experience in a high-speed industrial manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge and experience in operations at the functional level.

Responsibilities

• Be a Safety role model for the Operations Team with a Safety-First mindset and lead with a relentless drive to eliminate risk in every aspect of the operation.
• Lead as a Champion of Quality ensuring that the principles of Quality Assurance are never compromised by other priorities.
• Work closely with the Manufacturing Manager to develop and execute an operations strategy that will meet or exceed business goals.
• Own the auditing of line costs. Develop and execute a plan to bring spending inside budget ranges.
• Provide effective leadership coordination and communication to ensure alignment of employees across multiple shift operations.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis of chronic issues and assign responsibility for corrective actions.
• Identifies and leads projects to deliver specific improvements to key company metrics.
• Actively work with the Manufacturing Manager to ensure that assets are properly managed and maintained.
• Provide leadership in the event of a facility emergency.
• Support the training and development of employees to ensure continued factory growth, effective operation and to minimize need for direct supervision.
• Maintain a positive work environment to promote safety, housekeeping, and human relations.
• Ensure adherence to federal, state, and local laws, corporate policies, and facility policies.

Benefits

• Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, 401K with company match, short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees