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About the Role

Manage production activities to ensure efficient and profitable operations, providing work direction and supervision to production staff while ensuring compliance with company, regulatory, safety, and quality standards. Assist in formulating plant objectives and resolving issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operational activities of supervisors and production staff to ensure customer orders are met at the lowest possible cost while maintaining safety and quality standards.
• Analyze operations and key metrics to ensure high quality and safety standards, and proactively increase operational efficiency and contain costs.
• Ensure Standard Operating Procedures are developed and maintained for all operational activities.
• Report deficiencies to plant leadership and identify and resolve operational issues.
• Assist in the development and implementation of safety programs.
• Ensure all regulations and company policies are understood and followed by supervisors and production employees.
• Conduct meetings with department management to communicate policies, plans, or problems affecting operations, employee relations, and company information.
• Prepare for and participate in plant inspections by authorized agencies.
• Monitor inventory levels for supplies and equipment and initiate or approve purchases.
• Prepare reports and records for management review.
• Manage assigned employees, including recruitment, supervision, scheduling, development, evaluation, and performance management.
• Administer discipline consistently and fairly, and work with Human Resources and plant management to resolve employee grievances.
• Actively communicate with employees through shift meetings and informal methods.
• Maintain and promote positive employee relations in the work environment.
• Maintain safe working conditions for employees and compliance with all health and safety regulations.
• Follow all DFA good manufacturing practices (GMP) and work in a manner consistent with all company regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 5 to 8 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably food and/or beverage manufacturing.
• Supervisory or management experience.
• Must be able to read, write and speak English.

Skills

• Leadership and coaching
• Supervision, training, and personnel management
• Microsoft Office Suite and company computer systems
• Critical thinking, analysis, mathematical calculations, and statistical evaluations
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Interpersonal skills
• Independent judgment in planning and organizing multiple tasks
• Strong initiative and follow-through
• Problem-solving
• Presenting options and ideas
• Handling challenging or conflict situations with tact and professionalism
• Communication with various levels of personnel
• Responding courteously and efficiently to inquiries, complaints, and requests
• Interpreting and applying company policies
• Adapting and managing to change effectively

Location

• Onsite

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 5-8 years in manufacturing
• Supervisory/management experience

Education Level

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Undergraduate degree in related curriculum preferred

About the Company

• DFA

Equal Opportunity

• An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans