Overview

• Service oriented: you are a people person who is systematic and trustworthy, and interacts constructively with peers or teams of various levels demonstrating strong, positive communication skills.
• Driven by results: you are conscientious and persistent about delivering timely, high quality deliverables, and performing all job functions safely while follow instructions.
• Improvement focused: you never turn off the thought “how can I do this better/faster”.
• Pressure resistant: you have ice in your veins while under pressure. Maintaining a positive outlook at work while the heat is on is never an issue for you.

Responsibilities

• Aggressively champion Safety Culture. Monitor the manufacturing team to ensure operations are in compliance with health and safety standards.
• Ensure that all products are manufactured in a correct, cost effective, and timely manner that is in alignment with specifications and quality requirements.
• Oversee the planning, organization, quality, and production process to ensure availability and use of necessary material, equipment, and labor resources daily.
• Continually assess and identify manufacturing performance gaps.
• Ensure that processes, policies, and SOP’s are being complied with.
• Ensure that all hourly team members are trained and certified for the position they are assigned.
• Coach and provide frequent feedback to managers, supervisors, and team members on the correct manner to produce product.
• Ensure all materials, processes, people, and schedules are in place for each day of production.
• Proactively address and provide corrective action in alignment with Human Resources.
• Perform quality controls and monitor production KPI’s.
• Coordinate with other department heads such as the QA manager and Shipping manager to ensure finished products are of the best quality.
• Design and implement plans for the effective use of material and labor resources to achieve manufacturing targets.
• Supervise the operations of manufacturing personnel to ensure the manufacturing process is within budget and timely scheduled.
• Oversee the hiring, orienting, and training of technical production employees to ensure a competent, motivated, engaged and happy workforce.
• Oversee the regulation of work shift to ensure proper workload distribution.
• Coordinate with the Maintenance manager to ensure that proper preventative maintenance is completed per schedule for all production equipment and machines to ensure efficient operations.
• Analyze and provide solutions to manufacturing challenges or problems.
• Conduct assessments to identify mechanical and procedural limitations that minimize work efficiency.
• Monitor and control the production process to adjust operations in event of a problem.
• Maintain a fair and professional work environment that focuses on the business objectives, but also balances quality of work-life factors for team members.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a Manufacturing company as a mid to senior level manager.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Positive and collaborative approach to driving execution. You are able to engage and motivate all levels of team member.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Windows, PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook).
• Ability to take information from multiple sources and create ongoing performance-based training solutions.
• Knowledge of HACCP, SQF, FDA, and other Food Safety guidelines.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.

• Food manufacturing experience with a high emphasis on baked, refrigerated goods.
• Knowledge and experience with the Baldrige Manufacturing Excellence model.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English.

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