Production Shift Manager (2nd Shift)

The Original Cakerie•Pembroke, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Dessert Holdings is hiring a Production Shift Manager for its second shift in Pembroke, North Carolina. Reporting to the Plant Manager, this role leads the assigned production shift in partnership with production supervisors. The manager is accountable for maximizing production effectiveness by establishing and maintaining standard work, achieving company key performance indicators, and developing continuous improvement methods. The role focuses on zero accidents, zero quality defects, and zero unplanned controllable downtime, while developing employees to produce sustainable results.

Requirements

At least 2 years of leadership experience in a related industry, including experience managing other professional positions.
Proven manufacturing leadership experience in process-oriented operations.
High school diploma.
Proficiency with email, reading and writing reports, and creating effective Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
Working understanding of Quality Management Systems.
Working understanding of Occupational Health & Safety standards and best practices.
Proven leadership expertise through previous production management experience involving people management and resource allocation.

Nice To Haves

A degree in a technical, engineering, or relevant field.
Knowledge and experience with Lean Manufacturing implementation and/or Six Sigma training or certifications; working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement tools is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Coach, counsel, mentor, and provide developmental opportunities and job assignments to improve employee performance and expand the capabilities of first-level supervisors and others in the department.
Ensure compliance with company safety programs and standards, and foster an engaged safety culture.
Motivate, direct, hire, coach, and develop a diverse, high-performing team to meet established goals and build organizational capability.
Translate plant goals and objectives across the organization and align teams around relevant performance data.
Identify potential production schedule problems and initiate measures to eliminate or reduce their impact.
Define and implement short-, medium-, and long-term actions to improve safety, operating efficiency, quality, and productivity throughout the value chain.
Achieve key performance indicators and drive improvement in on-time delivery, productivity, project management, quality, safety, and other key process areas.
Ensure the team is fully cross-trained and lead direct reports in achieving goals and deliverables.
Promote and enable staff members’ professional and technical development.
Assess supervisors’ job performance and provide open feedback.
Use continuous improvement tools to eliminate loss, optimize processes, and improve reliability.