Production Manager (CA,IL,MN)

About the position

The Production Manager is responsible for planning and supervising production operations and staff within a given department.

Responsibilities

• Manages and supervises production lines, personnel, and facility issues.
• Responsible for ensuring employee productivity, facility safety, and maintenance activities while working in conjunction with other managers and supervisors.
• Ensures the SQF Code is followed.
• Responsible for executing the production schedules.
• Directly supervises, trains, develops, and evaluates production supervisors and line personnel.
• Monitors, exceeds, and maintains production standards for efficiencies, material waste and quality.
• Monitors and reduces costs within the department.
• Observes and enforces safety, GMP, and allergen programs and attends appropriate training sessions.
• Actively participates and leads continuous improvement initiatives.
• Responsible for manufacturing, distributing and consistently maintaining safe and quality food by following current good manufacturing practices, allergen/sanitation controls, food defense/food fraud, HACCP/FSMA, SQF, and regulatory requirements.
• Aware and accountable for maintaining and documenting preventative controls necessary to ensure food safety and quality.
• Responsible for immediately reporting all food safety and quality issues to management.
• Responsible for partnering with others, sharing knowledge, skills, and information within assigned team and across functional areas.
• Responsible for enhancing technical and functional competencies, as well as professional and leadership development.
• Responsible for compliance with all safety policies and procedures established for health and workplace safety.
• Responsible for supporting safety culture by practicing safe work behaviors, reporting potential hazards, and conducting safety observations as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in operations management or related field preferred.
• Five or more years of supervisory experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• PCQI certification preferred.
• Computer skills in report generation and Microsoft applications required.
• Excellent decision making, planning and leadership skills required.
• Excellent communication skills required.

Nice-to-haves

• Bilingual skills (Spanish/English) preferred.