FOOD MANUFACTURING PLANT IN PORTLAND OREGON NEEDS A PRODUCTION MANAGER OUT OF FOOD MANUFACTURING. BACHELOR'S DEGREE & STRONG LEAN MANUFACTURING. MUST HAVE FOODS. LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY NO RELO AVAILABLE. SALARY RANGE IS 90-110K WITH 20% BONUS.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Production Manager is responsible for production performance, production planning and utilization, policy compliance, and employee training and development.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Production Performance

• Facilitate, maintain and uphold all group principles, activities, plant standards, processes and quality systems
• Achieve department goals by supporting stable operations, seeking ways to minimize waste, raw materials & packaging materials with increasing line efficiency
• Manage assigned fixed overhead monthly and annual budgets, controlling and minimizing overtime, reduce and limit spending without sacrificing quality
• Report daily plant production/productivity issues and results to General Manager
• Other duties assigned by General Manager as necessary
• Champion Kaizen CI (continuous improvement) culture and TPM (Total Productive Management) activities

Production Planning and Utilization

• Establish regular production line staffing which ensures continuous operations
• Plans and coordinates all production schedule requirements which meet daily/monthly sales and efficiency plant targets
• Analyze and review daily production schedules and product mix to maximize target performance objective
• Monitor planned production material requirements and communicate with Warehouse, Production Planning and Purchasing for availability
• Collaborate with CI Specialist to plan for plant annual budget

Policy Compliance

• Provide and support manufacturing programs and procedures as written for all guidelines established in the FSQA regulations
• Reduce and limit basic GMP or procedural violations identified by USDA or FDA authorities
• Routinely monitor all production employees for GMP and HAACP compliance

Employee Training and Development

• Responsible for development of a high productivity workforce by hiring, training, performance review, Shared Values and corrective action
• Monitor required annual training for 100% completion by all production employees
• Regularly monitor and communicate safety related activities which generates full participation by all production employees
• Support and retrain Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Root Cause programs aimed at supporting, maintaining and increasing productivity, safety and quality
• Achieve a zero-safety accident/incidence for all areas of responsibility in support of company established objective

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITES:

• Supervisory responsibilities over Production Superintendent, Production Supervisors, Leads and all production employees. Must be available to support subordinates via telephone as needed or in case of emergency. Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform and successfully fulfill the objectives as established 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 and/or EXPERIENCE:

Bachelors Degree (BA or BS) from a four-year college or university; or at least five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedural manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from group managers, employees, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Certificate in HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point)

Certificate in First Aid/CPR