Production Assistant Manager

$62,400 - $62,400/Yr

Sendacake - Auburn, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Auburn, WA

About the position

As the Production Assistant Manager at SendaCake LLC, you will play a crucial role in overseeing daily production tasks and ensuring efficient warehouse operations. This position involves managing opening and closing procedures, coordinating with the production team, and implementing strategies to maximize productivity. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential as you will be responsible for training new employees, facilitating team meetings, and addressing production challenges.

Responsibilities

• Open and close the warehouse.
• Work with the Operations Manager to coordinate daily operations and priorities.
• Facilitate shift huddles and/or send out internal communications and updates to inform the production team of announcements and priorities.
• Implement daily assignments and initiatives to meet production goals.
• Review hourly production metrics to determine if we are meeting daily goals.
• Strategic role reassignments and initiatives to meet production needs.
• Assign teammates to specific jobs or projects based on daily priorities.
• Oversee new employee training and assistance in their first few weeks of employment.
• Organize new and seasonal inventory launches, staging, and stocking.
• Communicate with and direct warehouse vendors as needed and report to the Operations Manager.
• Communicate effectively with upper management regarding issues impacting production.
• Check in with the team leads, supervisors, and managers of all production departments to see if they need assistance and know what to prioritize.
• Check in on the floor for feedback and to make sure everyone is on task.
• Ensure all orders have been packed and picked up by the shipping carriers.
• Assist in coaching, counseling, and inspiring production employees.
• Assess equipment needs for production and inform the Operations Manager.
• Check for supply needs and inform the Inventory Manager when something needs ordering.
• Be ready to perform backup roles for each production department, such as warehouse associates, packing, training, quality control, packing support, etc and being willing to help with IT requests.
• Be accessible throughout the day to production teammates to help answer questions and direct communication and priorities.
• Enforcement of warehouse safety policies and procedures.
• Enforcement of company policies and expectations, including providing feedback to individuals when expectations are not being met, and walking individuals out of the warehouse after a termination.
• Gather feedback from production teammates and communicate it with the Operations Manager.
• Report feedback regarding team member performance to the Operations Manager and HR.
• Solicit ideas and solutions about production from employees and managers.
• Help with soundboarding ideas and solutions with upper management.
• Implementation of production improvements after consulting with the Operations Manager.
• Review daily production results and feedback and send a daily report to the Operations Manager.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• 1 year of experience as a Production Assistant Manager or in a similar leadership role
• Proficiency in Google Suite
• Valid Driver's License
• Experience in production planning and management
• Warehouse experience
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Time management and organizational skills
• Ability to lift more than 50lbs and operate a forklift and box truck

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in packaging and production management
• Ability to work overtime
• Positive and team-oriented attitude

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Employee discount