Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Production Manager to lead our manufacturing operations and ensure the seamless flow of production processes. In this pivotal role, you will oversee daily factory activities, coordinate assembly lines, and manage a team of skilled workers to meet production goals efficiently. Your mechanical knowledge and hands-on experience with factory equipment will drive continuous improvement, safety, and quality standards across our manufacturing facility. Join us to play a vital role in delivering high-quality products while fostering a motivated and productive work environment.

Responsibilities

Essential Responsibilities:

Follows the company’s requirements for continuing to maintain the SQF Certification.

· Follows all company policies & procedures as well as the GMP’s (Good Manufacturing Practices) and maintains training to ensure compliance.

· Familiar with USDA, FDA, and customers’ food safety requirement.

Report food safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
Maintains food safety by ensuring clean, sanitary and safe work environment; complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
Perform all functions according to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and company Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
Manage overall performance (adherence to standard work, attendance, safety, code of conduct, etc.) of assigned shift to achieve expected standards in the areas of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity and Cost
Responsible to drive the creation and improvement of standardized work.
Ensures escalation process standard work is followed and teams are engaging in Why-Why, Problem Solving Activities.
Ensures that all orders are filled and staged for the trucks
Ensures that all trucks are shipped as per agreed departure times or to short the trucks to hit the truck departure times
Ensures teams maintain a clean orderly work area through use of 5S visuals management tools and standards.
Participates in Site Focused Improvement events.

· Must responsible and follow the company’s food safety programs, FDA, and USDA regulations.

Notifies management about actual or potential to food safety issues.
Follows the company’s requirements for continuing to maintain the SQF Certification.
Follows all company policies & procedures as well as the GMP’s (Good Manufacturing Practices) and maintains training to ensure compliance.
Report food safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
Maintains food safety by ensuring clean, sanitary and safe work environment; complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Ensure that discipline is administered fairly across the assemble room production associates in attendance and job performance.
Provide supervision, oversight coaching and mentoring to the production supervisors and the line leads.
Adheres to GSF Health, Safety and Environmental policies. Identifies and reports unsafe conditions and behaviors and takes individual accountability addressing corrective actions.

Language Skills:

Spanish Verbal and Written (plus, not required)

Mathematical Skills:

Basic Skills

Reasoning Ability:

Lead and direct the workforce in problem identification, problem solving and implementing continuous improvement measures
Make departmental decisions around waiving or deviating established procedures, taking into account any and all safety, environmental, or operational protocols and requirements
Enable, participate and implement continuous improvement ideas.
Excellent written, verbal and listening skills

Computer Skills:

Endures that all paperwork is complete and accurate. Production, Quality and the cross training matrix.
MS Platform, Excel, word, Power point

Equipment Skills:

Basic skills mechanical skills on packaging equipment

Education/Experience Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering/science, management, finance, business or technical discipline or a Minimum of 5 years leadership experience in operations or manufacturing environment.
Forklift License
CPR

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Works independently with minimal supervision once assignments or responsibilities have been outlined and delegated. Displays a strong sense of ownership for work.
Copes with ambiguity, change and uncertainty effectively. Not hesitant to resolve lack of clarity, structure or definition of outcomes then moves ahead.
Demonstrates initiative, sense of urgency and bias for action. Self-motivated, naturally proactive with high energy levels when addressing work tasks
Communicates effectively orally with Team Leaders and Peers. Maintains and internal and external customer focus.
Uses organization and good time management skills. Ensures tasks are completed within set deadlines. Works effectively in a multitask environment and consistently tracks the progress of ongoing initiative.
Assimilates diverse information and proactively presents solutions through Why, Why problem solving techniques and processes. Balances logic and intuition to arrive at well-founded decisions tempered by practicality and common sense
Builds productive, trusting, respectful relationships at all levels in the organization. Understands and values the perspectives of others by working in teams
Continually strives to learn more to improve self. Sets high standards for work and work relationships. Actively seeks and supports continuous improvement activities in process efficiencies, costs and effectiveness of work.
Using tact and diplomacy to effectively resolve differences and conflicts within the organization. Good listener who takes care to understand the words of others, asking questions and actively acknowledges key points.
Consistently acts as a member of the team

Physical Demands/Work Environment

Physical:

· Sitting

· Walking- All shift. Short Distances

· Climbing

· Lifting-Up to 60lbs to waist level

Sensory

· Visual –a must

· hearing

· speaking

olfactory- a must

Work Environment:

Office plus production floor

This is only a summary of the functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. The responsibilities, tasks, and duties may differ from those outlined above and that other duties, as assigned, might be part of the job.

Pay: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Dental insurance
Health insurance
Vision insurance

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person

Ghiringhelli Specialty Foods

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