Production Manager (Business Unit Manager)

• Fosters and maintains a positive labor relations environment by ensuring that all employees are treated with respect and ensures a climate of open communication.
• Control and effectively utilize the production capacity, manpower, equipment, and outside resources through planning, organizing and scheduling to minimize losses and to optimize profitability.
• Assist supervisors to ensure effective staffing levels to meet production requirements through selection and needed resources to provide for highly skilled cross-functional employees. This would include consultation of development, performance management and corrective action.
• Develops and empowers supervisors to effectively address day to day operational needs.
• Coordinate with Production Scheduling on efficient run strategies and adjust schedules between shifts as necessary to maintain full production.
• Evaluate, modify, and design production policies and procedures to ensure product quality and integrity, and ensure compliance with all food safety, sanitation, and environmental regulations.
• Ensure continuous improvements at all levels and in all processes within scope of responsibility.
• Ensure products meet all identified product tolerances and product specifications.
• Create an environment of employee participation, empowerment, and a true stakeholder mentality.
• Formulate and manage the control of all budgeted processes including labor costs, supply costs, equipment costs, and outside contractor costs.
• Participate in and help develop business goals as required.
• Work effectively with outside vendors, customers, and officials.
• Participates in the development, implementation, and attainment of the SQF certification process.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage conflict and build teams;
• Demonstrated leadership skills;
• Individual must be self-directed, have high initiative, results oriented and an agent for change;
• Experience in mentoring and motivating employees across all levels;
• Individual must thrive in a fast paced, demanding environment;
• Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office

• B.S. degree in Business, Manufacturing, Food Production, or related field.

• Minimum of 5-7 years experience in managing operations in a food production environment preferred.
• Minimum 3-5 years experience in a management role within a unionized work environment.

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