The Production Manager must be a dynamic individual with a hands-on ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented food-processing environment. Must have the ability to make decisions, maintain regular and acceptable attendance, follow directions, interact well with co-workers, understand and follow posted work rules/procedures, and accept and act on developmental feedback.
- Manage Plant Production Teams to deliver Cost, Quality, Service and Safety goals.
- Lead grading, sorting, processing and packaging teams in the day to day processing activities of date products.
- Responsible for setting goals, removing obstacles, and holding team members accountable to delivering world class results.
- Responsible for storing, handling, processing and packaging dates, and date products according to food safety requirements.
- Responsible for operating within labor and material budgets.
- Ensure all equipment and facilities are properly maintained and serviced.
- Strong commitment and demonstrated capability to development of team members.
- Aggressively lead and develop a Continuous Improvement culture, including developing and utilizing Subject Matter Experts, seeking out and using Industry Best Practices and providing performance related feedback and needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Other Duties
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- Bachelor’s degree in operations management or equivalent work experience.
- 4 - 5 years' supervisory experience in a production environment, preferably in the food processing industry, involving efficiency improvement/monitoring, and quality management.
- Experience in leading and developing factory floor personnel at multiple levels.
- Excellent oral and written communications skills, strong leadership skills, and the ability to manage, motivate, and train people.
- Must have computer skills including Excel and Word.
- Bilingual in both Spanish and English is preferred.
- Ability to climb stairs, spends most of time standing and walking, and maneuvers around an array of equipment.