Production Manager
SabaTalent
Full Time
New Orleans, LA
Posted 1 week ago
Compensation: $75,000 – $85,000 Per Year
Job Type: Direct Hire
Job Description:
Production Manager – Food manufacturing experience highly preferred
Responsible for coordinating and facilitating daily production resources to meet the safety, quality, cost
and delivery expectations over a two-shift operation. Staffing and development of production team,
setting direction and enabling them to drive results but also prioritize production activities based on
demand. The Production Manager is working cross-functionally with other departments to continually
improve policies and procedures to manage the safety, quality and food safety on all of our product lines.
Essential responsibilities & duties
Safety
- Enforce and coach on all internal and external safety regulations.
- Foster a safe working environment promoting safety-related processes and procedures
- Be familiar with State and Federal Safety Requirements.
Product Quality - Responsible to maintain and improve product quality.
- Review quality deviations and define corrective actions to avoid reoccurrence.
- Ensure that sanitation and housekeeping of assigned areas meet standards as well as regulatory
requirements. - Hold employees accountable for the quality of product.
Cost Control - Manage labor variances and develop action plans to reduce labor costs and reduce downtime.
- Monitor line efficiencies and develop corrective actions for deviations from standard.
- Monitor waste levels and develop action plans to reduce them.
- Participate in long-term capital planning.
- Analyze/develop cost studies of proposals for new equipment designed to reduce operating costs.
Production Planning - Ensure that production plan is followed and that the correct product at the right quantity is produced.
- Responsible for material flow and material usage in the assigned area.
- Inform the scheduling department about potential bottlenecks and underachievement.
- Monitor and improve overall equipment effectiveness.
- Consult with other departments regarding desirable modifications of existing equipment and
facilities and the possible replacement of existing equipment, which will improve operations and
reduce maintenance costs. - Fosters and promotes a culture of teamwork between all plant departments.
Training - Motivate plant employees by recognizing positive achievements with regard to safe practices, work
quality, attitude, attendance, follow-through and organization. - Oversee the execution of training programs as needed.
- Leadership, coaching and development of direct report production supervisors.
- Ensure proper training for supervisors, operators and associates. Inform management of training
needs.
Employee Relations - Work closely together with Human Resources department to guarantee that all employee issues are
addressed in a timely manner and according to company policy.
Technical Support and Continuous Improvement - Key driver of continuous improvement projects in Production.
- Support when new processes and machinery are designed, built, installed, and trained.
- Review design of new equipment.
- Regular and prompt attendance required.
- May include other projects or tasks, as assigned
Academic qualifications
Essential
BA degree in Engineering/Food Science, Mechanical,
Civil, Electrical or other related field
4 to 6 years of related experience.
Desirable
Previous experience in food manufacturing and/or
consumer packaging goods (CPG) highly preferred
HACCP certification
Work experience & skills - Previous experience in food manufacturing and/or consumer packaging goods (CPG) preferred
- Strong understanding of lean principles