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    Production Manager - Homer Glen, United States - Great Kitchens

    Great Kitchens
    Great Kitchens Homer Glen, United States

    1 week ago

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    Description

    Job Title

    • Production Manager

    Location

    • Chicago Heights, IL
    • 1st or 3rd shift

    Department

    • Production

    Reporting to

    • Plant Manager

    Position Purpose

    Ensures that manufacturing processes run reliably and efficiently. Responsibilities of the job include: planning and organizing production schedules; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.

    Key Accountabilities

    • Ensures that our products meet the company's standards and specifications
    • Complete, legible and accurate documentation
    • Must understand and follow all company Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's)
    • Food Safety and Quality Standard Requirements are being maintained daily
    • Must understand and comply with the company Allergen, Food Defense and HACCP policies
    • Must communicate with Supervision of any Food Safety and Equipment concerns
    • Follows all Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) for the area worked
    • Establishes and maintains effective working relationships
    • Never abuse equipment
    • Work with other departments and maintenance to maintain equipment in good working condition
    • Ability to work in a fast paced environment
    • Correct weighing and recording of any waste to be disposed of
    • Follows all work instructions
    • Perform all other work assigned duties as required by Supervision
    • Keep work area and machinery clean
    • Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as necessary for task at hand
    • Never use damaged pallets
    • Must comply with all safety policies and procedures at all times
    • Utilize all safety devices
    • Report any unsafe work practices or injuries to safety and the whole team.
    • Required to maintain a safe and clean work environment

    Responsibilities

    • Supervise, direct, and monitor all production lines in accordance to the schedule, manpower, Quality Assurance, GMP guidelines and safety requirements
    • Works to maintain and improve on the quality, legality and safety of each product and the processes used in their manufacture
    • Responsible for keeping Facility production area clean and tidy at all times and reporting any potential contamination and suspicious activity to the Facility Director immediately
    • Responsible for producing a quality product that meets all the Safety, FDA, BRC, and Customer regulations
    • Effectively communicates as required with Facility Director.
    • Establishes efficient production processes for all the company's product lines
    • Ensures that all products are in compliance with QA and USDA procedures
    • Regularly train supervisors in methods of improving production processes
    • Prior to shift start, reviews production schedule with the line supervisors and keeps them informed of any changes in product, line changes, material availability
    • Assures that all recipes, bills of material, labels, tools and equipment are ready prior to production start
    • Inspects production lines regularly to assure that Good Manufacturing Practices are followed.
    • Makes certain that production areas are kept clean of waste, debris, and liquids to avoid safety hazards
    • Surveys the plant's perimeter, shipping & receiving area, parking lot, front entrance, rear lot, main entrance hallway, cafeteria, and employee restrooms so that they are safe and clean of debris
    • Takes disciplinary measures when an employee fails to comply with company regulations
    • Responsible for making quality products that meet all the Food Safety, GMP, HACCP, QA, and customer requirements
    • Effectively communicates as required with supervisor
    • Ensures that at the end of the shift all documentation pertinent to production: materials, employee hours, and counts are accurate
    • Educates supervisors in computer usage, pro-active response to down time and rapid shift and product changeovers
    • Resolves quality problems with QA participation immediately
    • Maintains effective communications between the Facility Director, other members of the Facility leadership team, and supervisors.
    • Identifies significant issues related to quality, safety, down time, production problems or any other unexpected issues
    • As new products are introduced, the manager and the supervisors take a pro-active approach to learn everything about the new product and by comparison between shifts
    • Cross-trains all of the line personnel
    • In case of major accident, calls 911 immediately. If the accident is minor, takes the injured party to the respective clinic/hospital, and writes the report immediately
    • To be able to communicate, travel the facility and be able to make critical decisions and expedite solutions when situations arise.
    • Complete KPI's and prepare monthly presentations.
    • " Other duties as may be assigned or volunteered for ".

    Skills, Experience & Qualifications

    • Possess high level of safety awareness.
    • Must possess clerical ability.
    • Must be hardworking and dependable
    • Must possess good communication skills to interact with different groups of people effectively
    • Knowledgeable of GMP's and OSHA regulations
    • Experience in supervision and staffing
    • Experience in planning, coordination and control of manufacturing processes

    Education, Technical Qualifications, Experience and Competencies Proficiency Level

    Required

    • College degree and 10 years of supervisory experience in food production or equivalent combination of the two

    Preferred

    • Bilingual English/Spanish

    Physical Requirements

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    • Regularly required to climb, stand or walk for extended periods of time
    • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
    • Able to stand up to a minimum of 8 hours
    • Able to work with product on moving conveyors
    • Able to push/pull heavy loads using hand operated lift trucks
    • Work making fast and repetitive hand motions

    Work Environment

    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    • While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and extreme cold
    • The noise level in the work environment is often moderate to loud

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