Primary Responsibilities

Lead and directs strategies conductive to attaining a healthy morale through:

Training and development of personnel, Motivation of all workers, promoting teamwork.

• Communicates with department employees specific and clear objectives that are real and

attainable and conclusive to attaining the general objectives of the company.

• Gives timely performance reviews to each employee as to achievements and objectives

and changes existing strategies whenever necessary to reach those goals.

• Coordinates efforts with subordinates to reach or exceed established standards of

production, such as efficiency, pounds per man-hour, net yield, waste index, overweight

and moisture percentages of finished product, and machine downtime.

• Coordinates the different departments in their tasks to provide sales with the necessary

products, in a timely manner, in the correct quantities and with the expected quality.

• Develops and/or updates operations procedures.

• Monitors and coordinates the existence of necessary material and packaging material

required to manufacture the scheduled products.

• Ensures permanent solutions are implemented for re-occurring problems.

• Communicates across departments and shifts to determine condition of operations and priorities.

• Coaches and Mentors subordinates on required and proactive safety initiatives such trends, department

wide participation, reviews, safety index, goals, and objectives.

• Controls budget through reduction and control of overtime and manages receiving

budget within operational procedures.

• Participates with Safety, Sanitation, Quality and new products Committees & actively

participates in the Food Safety program, responsible for but not limited to Internal auditing,

training, implementation, and corrective actions

• Partners with Human Resources on strategic planning such as development, coaching,

career development, secession planning, and cross training to maintain department efficiencies.

• Ensures all food safety principles, legal requirements, and operational processes have

been applied effectively to include education, knowledge, awareness, and application.

REQUIREMENTS:

Food manufacturing preferred. With a minimum of 5 years of experience in a managerial capacity in a manufacturing environment required. Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience may be considered for the above.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Experience in manufacturing management roles with proven track record in leading

manufacturing teams to improve continuously the efficiency of production methods and,

ultimately, the quality of products.

• Experience and exposure to regulatory inspections (AIB, OSHA, MILITARY, Health Dept. BRC

EPA, City & County Inspectors)

• Experience with Quality Systems and Programs

• Experience with manufacturing safety concepts, applications, and committees.

• Familiar with Good Manufacturing Practices, LEAN Manufacturing, 5's, World Class

Manufacturing and or Six Sigma.

• Team management /leadership development skills, including the ability to manage

people in an organization matrix and get the best out of them, successful in building and

mentoring high performance teams.

• Maturity, self-confidence, and strong communication skills will be critical for this role.

• A multicultural approach to operating in a diverse business environment. Comfortable

communicating and operating within an internationally matrixed environment.

• Budget preparation and Cost analysis

• Effectively communicate in Spanish and English both verbal and written (desirable)

• Be able to walk long distances and to be on his/her feet for long periods of time

• Able to work in dusty, noisy, hot, and small areas.

• Ability to work flexible hours to manage a 3-shift operation required