Production Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Must demonstrate the ability to follow instructions and adhere to safety guidelines given by the Area-Production Manager.
• Be able to accurately complete quality control forms and use a calculator to assist in the tabulation of the product.
• Must demonstrate the ability to follow the Yamamotoyama safety rules.
• Strong knowledge of food safety systems and practices related to food hygiene, sanitation, SSOPs, and GMPs.
• Excellent knowledge of production planning and production execution principles Enterprise Resource Planning (X3) Systems and MS Office.
• Communicates (verbally and written) with a high level of professionalism.
• Identify and resolve conflicts in a timely manner.
• Personnel leadership management.
• Highly motivated person who is able to multi-task and handle a high volume of work with accuracy in a fast-changing environment.
• Self-motivated and passionate individual, who has a high sense of urgency, thrives with a wide variety of work, and can deliver consistent results on multiple priorities.
• Ability to plan and organize assignments.
• Manufacturing experience is required with general knowledge of manufacturing methods and equipment.
• Ability to be an independent thinker and find solutions to problems.
• Team-oriented with good people and customer service skills.
• Strong oral and written communication.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills in communication and team dynamics.
• Must have excellent organization and time management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual-English/Spanish preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Establish priorities in accordance with given guidance and direction in areas that require attention.
• Establish and maintain acceptable work practices among employees.
• Ensures the execution of maximum practices set forth by the Area-Production Manager or Production Manager to ensure maximum efficiency, timely production, and quality of goods produced.
• Works closely with employees in the assigned department to improve productivity.
• Provide suggestions regarding staffing needs, equipment, and materials needed to meet production demand and sanitation goals.
• Participate in the Fiscal Year End Inventory count.
• Develops a partnership with quality, operations, and maintenance to meet the company’s objectives.
• Understands chemical specifications and their effectiveness/proper application for different processing and packaging equipment SSOP’s, Sanitation Standard Operating Procedure.
• Coordinate, assign, and schedule the activities of employees responsible for sanitizing food-processing equipment, processing areas, and general housekeeping of the premises.
• Update, implement, and enforce the Master Sanitation/Cleaning Schedule to ensure compliance with regulatory and the company’s standards.
• Develop and update the SSOP to address food safety practices and streamline general sanitation practices.
• Responsible for verification and recordkeeping, and update of all sanitation documentations, including Sanitation Signoff Logs, Work Order assignments, MSDS, and Training Records.
• Provide the cleaning crew with work assignments, schedules, training, feedback, coaching, support, and development opportunities.
• Maintain the cleaning storage room, including chemicals, cleaning tools, and be organized and clean.
• Add specified amounts of chemicals to the equipment at required times to maintain solution levels and concentrations.
• Assure employees are always treated in a professional and respectful manner.
• Meet with department personnel on areas needing enhancement or modification.
• Provide daily feedback to employees on their performance and formally through written performance evaluations.
• Be involved regarding disciplining employees.
• Establish and maintain acceptable work practices among employees.
• Ensure employees follow all company policies and procedures.
• Communicates departmental goals and objectives on a daily/weekly/monthly basis to assigned department employees. These goals will include production-related goals such as output, safety, etc.
• Covers/back up of the Senior Supervisor when needed.
• Participates in the recruitment, orientation, training, and coaching of employees.
• Be readily available to workers to answer/address questions/concerns respectively.
• Demonstrate excellent quality service for internal customers, which should be proactive, personalized, convenient and competent.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• AD&D
• LTD
• EAP
• Health & Wellness
• Vacation Accrual
• 401(k) with Safe Harbor Contribution
• Discounts on our product
• Tuition reimbursement
• Continuing education support