Production Manager

PRODUCTION MANAGER

We are in search of a talented Production Manager to assist in developing and implementing all operational and safety policies and procedures within a manufacturing facility, ensuring that production and all staff members maintain compliance with all plant-wide compliance and legal regulations. Establish, implement and maintain plant policies and procedures. Responsible for plant production goals and foster a well-trained and motivated staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Instill a priority of production. Safety, Quality, Cleanliness, Numbers.
• Direct and coordinate plant operations and production within company policies and procedures.
• Provide direction to assist your team with troubleshooting & problem solving issues as they arise
• Maintain a clean and safe plant.
• Establish and direct plant policies and procedures.
• Responsible for plant production, safety, and quality goals.
• Establish and maintain a positive work environment.
• Foster a well-trained and motivated staff.
• Confer with department heads to ensure coordination of purchasing, production, and shipping.
• Conduct employee performance reviews.
• Schedule and conduct production meetings.
• Work with Quality Assurance team for product quality control for the plant.
• Attend scheduled corporate training and meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Work with maintenance and Engineering to insure machine and facility upkeep.
• Project participation or leading continuous improvement, TPM, Kaizen, and lean manufacturing projects
• Create & maintain project reports including sleever reports, and waste reports which include liquid and raw materials.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree; or five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience; and one or more years experience in food/beverage manufacturing or production supervision; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses or Technical Knowledge:

Knowledge of Lean systems and principles; strong knowledge of beverage filling operations including quality, blending, and packaging.

No visa sponsorship (H1-B, etc.) available at this time, sorry.