Production Manager

PRODUCTION MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage production line operations, including production quality, employee and asset safety, operation efficiencies, plant security, continuous improvement, and drive initiatives and innovation that generate new opportunities within the pack department. As well as coaching and mentoring team by utilizing lean manufacturing practices.
• Be a leader for our Production Team and support cross functionally throughout the company.
• Mandate adherence to all safety guidelines and work to provide a safe work environment for all employees.
• Champion continuous improvement across all operational disciplines.
• Utilize LEAN, statistical, and data-visualization tools.
• Manage daily and long-term production activities to meet or exceed budgeted quality, yield, and operating cost targets by managing equipment efficiency and productivity.
• Manage employees operating all machinery and systems for all shifts, ensuring sound practice in all plant disciplines.
• Manage the physical facilities, production equipment, and all associated maintenance in accordance with best practices, statutory regulations, and all company policies and procedures.
• Coordinate all production operations over all shifts. Has authority to shut down operations if non-standard or unsafe conditions develop.
• Determine appropriate actions with respect to changing situations resulting from manpower or material changes and formulates appropriate action plans.
• Develop and mentor professional growth and advancement of department staff.
• Create an empowered culture to ensure that the department and its people understand the goals and objectives of the business and that they have the resources and leadership support to accomplish them. Provide an environment which ensures and provides for open and healthy communications.
• Coordinate the work of the pack department to insure prompt reaction to such things as changing factory schedule, material performance, production delays, mechanical problems, customer needs, and quality issues.
• Team with Engineering and Technical Milling groups to develop improved processes and/or material.

PRODUCTION MANAGER QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Ideally, Bachelor’s Degree and 4+ years relevant job experience (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years’ experience in plant operations.
• Strong leadership behaviors.
• Demonstrated safety and food safety champion behaviors.
• Grain storage management experience.
• Food manufacturing/processing experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills (communication, coaching, setting expectations, and providing feedback).
• Demonstrated problem solving/decision making skills.
• 3+ years’ experience in warehouse and/or packaging plant operations.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and lead others to work as a team.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.
• Demonstrated Lean Manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated Continuous Improvement processes.
• Manufacturing and warehousing optimization processes.
• Reliability centered maintenance leadership related to packaging equipment best practices.
• Production department supervision experience.
• Packaging experience in a food environment.
• Demonstrated scheduling and process optimization for bulk loading/unloading, warehouse, and/or packaging operation.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Extreme climate or climate variations.
• Heat up to 100 degrees and lows of 40 degrees.
• Changes >30 degrees within a shift.
• Exposure to manufacturing equipment hazards, especially forklifts.
• Standing and walking on concrete floor.