Production Manager- 1st Shift

Stampede Culinary Partners•Sunland Park, NM

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Summary Supervises and coordinates activities, engaged in operating variety of machines to produce meat products by performing the following duties. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Analyzes work orders to estimate employee hours and create production schedules that meet both internal and external needs. Interfaces with others in the organization to ensure customer deadlines are met. Inspects and measures raw materials and finished goods to verify conformance to specifications. Establishes and adjusts as needed work procedures to meet production schedules. Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product. Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of plant, department, or work crew. Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems. Maintains time and production records. Develops capital equipment justifications for machine tools and process technology to improve quality, cost, and cycle times. Participates for third party audits with Quality Assurance. Assists in managing customer promotions. Provides assistance to Supervisors and fills in where needed. Tests new equipment on an as-needed basis. Works with all Production Supervisors to ensure proper tempering of raw material is being conducted and ensure raw material is prepped and available for production. Works with maintenance on scheduling preventative maintenance on equipment. Coordinates GMP training of employees. Is HACCP certified, and ensure that his management team is HACCP certified. Forms a vital part of the plants safety team. Will participate and promote safety initiatives, Safety inspections, Safety meetings, Safety Committee, Safety investigations. Ensures that all team members to include management are trained and have knowledge of the following: All team members are trained and clearly understand yields for 100% of SKU's and can attain. All team members are trained and clearly understand production item / line throughput standards and can attain. All team members are trained and clearly understand product and customer specifications and can attain. Works closely with production scheduler and ensures production lines are being scheduled to standard pounds per hour and can attain. Oversees all new equipment installations, revisions, training, etc. Acts as regular contact with USDA. Regular attendance is required. Performs other duties as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Three to five years related experience in management/supervisory is needed
Knowledge of Inventory software and Manufacturing software
Must be able to read and write English

Nice To Haves

Experience with cooked product processing is preferred

Responsibilities

Supervises and coordinates activities, engaged in operating variety of machines to produce meat products
Analyzes work orders to estimate employee hours and create production schedules
Interfaces with others in the organization to ensure customer deadlines are met
Inspects and measures raw materials and finished goods to verify conformance to specifications
Establishes and adjusts as needed work procedures to meet production schedules
Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product
Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of plant, department, or work crew
Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems
Maintains time and production records
Develops capital equipment justifications for machine tools and process technology to improve quality, cost, and cycle times
Participates for third party audits with Quality Assurance
Assists in managing customer promotions
Provides assistance to Supervisors and fills in where needed
Tests new equipment on an as-needed basis
Works with all Production Supervisors to ensure proper tempering of raw material is being conducted and ensure raw material is prepped and available for production
Works with maintenance on scheduling preventative maintenance on equipment
Coordinates GMP training of employees
Is HACCP certified, and ensure that his management team is HACCP certified
Forms a vital part of the plants safety team
Will participate and promote safety initiatives, Safety inspections, Safety meetings, Safety Committee, Safety investigations
Ensures that all team members to include management are trained
Oversees all new equipment installations, revisions, training, etc
Acts as regular contact with USDA