Production Manager - Fairwater, United States - Nortera

Description

Joining Nortera means choosing opportunities to grow together

As North America's leader in ready-to-cook vegetables, we are committed to contributing to the well-being of society by providing access to healthy and sustainable food.

Nortera produces major private and retail brands and markets its own brand Arctic Gardens.


WHY CHOOSE NORTERA
Competitive wages
Group Health Insurance program w/HSA or FSA
Dental, Vision, and Supplemental Insurance options
401K Retirement Savings account with Company Match
Paid Sick, Vacation, and Holidays
Employee Assistance Program
Reimbursement program, for Wellness (Gym Memberships, etc.), Tuition, Relocation, Boots, and more


YOUR DAILY ROLE
You'll invest the majority of your time in three key areas:
Responsible for coordinating the facility's product quality systems including food safety programs, quality improvement programs, and product grading systems.
Directly supervises employees involved with establishing product quality (grade) levels.
The primary link between customer quality expectations and the facilities' manufacturing systems.


Specifically, you will:

Be Responsible for the health & safety management system to achieve established goals and provide a safe, efficient environment for all employees.

Manages off-peak projects and process improvements
Ensure the production schedule is followed and create proper logs, if any modification is needed
Responsible for Process and Quality procedures application (all the fresh pack employees must follow company procedures)

Manages Productions employees:
motivation, assessment, training
Develop production budget and monthly forecast, follow and explain variations budget vs. actual

Assure continuous improvement:
mass balance, line time study, job task analysis shall be carried out regularly (in cooperation with Production Supervisors and Process Engineer) to identify bottle necks and improvement opportunities
Manages off-peak projects and process improvements

You will bring the following to the business:
Must have excellent employee engagement, communication, organizational, problem solving, results driven focus, decisive decision making, and time management skills
Must have excellent communication and organizational skills
Computer literacy to include Microsoft Office/Google Suite
Must possess a demonstrated leadership and process knowledge
Must be able to direct a structured team made of Supervisors, Leads and floor operators
Willingness to learn new tasks and be dependable
Must be able to read and write the English language
Must be a team leader and effectively communicate with others
OSHA Affected Training in Hearing Conversation, Blood Bourne Pathogens, Confined Space, HAS-Com
Company and Facility Training in Facility Work Rules, Facility Security, Food Safety, GMPs, HACCP
Engineering/management background

Qualifications
Five years of progressive experience in Food Safety/Science supervision
Five years of experience in the food industry; specializing in fresh vegetable production, frozen vegetable repack, and distribution is desired
Bachelors degree in Engineering, Food Science, Business Administration, or other related Food Science field

Were looking for people like you
Come grow with Nortera

Nortera believes in Equal Opportunity for all and is committed to ensuring all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, have an opportunity to apply for those positions that they are interested in and qualify for without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

Nortera is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals so that an individual can perform their job-related duties.

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