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Taylor Farms has a career opportunity available for a talented and motivated individual to join our Team as Production Manager in our Salinas, California facility.
In this role, you will manage all areas of production to ensure product quality, safety and efficiency. You will be expected to establish effective working relationships with other departments (i.e. QC, Receiving, Sales, Maintenance) in order to support these efforts. You must be able to understand, track and report on sales volumes, production performance, costs and the ability to effectively implement processes and fixes. Qualified candidates must have experience managing a food production environment.
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Food processing, value-added business, and facility product flow experience required.
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Progressive education and/or classes related to food safety, quality control, food packaging, and/or value-added trends.
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Must be proficient in Microsoft Office products.
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Must possess exceptional communication skills, both oral and written.
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Five or more years in the food processing business a must.
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Packaging environment experience a plus.
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Bi Lingual: English/Spanish Highly preferred.
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To provide management with weekly reports related to labor, costs, production runs, and yields.
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To engage and communicate with Sales Department, Shipping Department, Quality Control Department, and Food Safety Department on a weekly and regular basis.
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The manager will work closely and on a daily basis with Value Added supervisor/supervision to ensure smooth business flow, no interruption in business, while also making correct and sound financial decisions.
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The manager will provide management with a monthly Period Report. Monthly Period Report will include business activity, labor update, Plan volume vs. Actual volume, and business challenges and business opportunities.
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The manager will provide an annual Operational Production Plan for each commodity that will include costs, break-even, labor, technology, capital requirements/investment needs, equipment updates, and packaging utilization.
