Job description

Job Title: Production Manager
Department: Supply Chain
Reports to: Manager
The ideal candidate will possess and live by Mercer Foods core values.
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INTEGRITY PERSONAL GROWTH AND WELLNESS TEAMWORK WORK – LIFE BALANCE
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: The Production Manager oversees and manages production in a freeze-dried manufacturing environment, across all production departments, regarding all stages of freeze-drying processes. This role will require flexibility with schedule as Mercer Foods is a 24/7 facility. They will plan and coordinate work, ensuring cohesive, effective employee relations. This role will be responsible to identify and implement cost effective and efficient plant processes through continuous improvement efforts. This role will be a driving force to ensure Mercer Values are demonstrated throughout the department through team members actions. The Production Manager will coach, develop, and provide leadership direction to Supervisors and team members as needed, promoting a positive work environment. They will establish departmental key performance measures, including the creation of visual controls and provide regular progress reports to Operations Manager. The Production Manager will work in compliance and promote a work environment which complies with GMP’s, SQF, HACCP, Quality, Safety, and other standards for a food processing facility. Overseeing the dryer equipment and machinery, this role will coordinate with maintenance to ensure production equipment and machinery is properly maintained, repaired, or replaced as necessary to maintain smooth plant operations. The Production Manager will guide Supervisory level team members in Lean and/or 5S initiatives and drive the team in this culture.
COMPETENCIES:
Living Mercer Values Demonstrates the characteristics and behaviors of an individual who is living Mercer's values. Mercer's values are accountability, continuous improvement, integrity, personal growth and wellness, teamwork, and work-life balance.
Attendance Attendance is essential in demonstrating dependability. A reliable team member is on time for all scheduled shifts and is present as scheduled. Any team member with two or more active steps of discipline for attendance does not meet expectations of position.
Performance Demonstrates the skills and abilities to perform his or her job. Any team member with two or more active steps of discipline for any combination of disciplinary actions does not meet expectations of position.
Safety Good judgement is demonstrated at all times to maintain a safe work environment. Any team member with two or more active steps of discipline for safety related incidents does not meet expectations of position.
Training Current training is an indication of job preparedness from a safety, job skills, and food safety perspective. An employee that has completed all training expectations throughout the year as it pertains to his or her job requirements demonstrates that he or she meets the expectations of his or her position. A person that has past due trainings does not meet the expectations of his or her position.
Leadership Provides strong leadership, sets a good example, skilled decision maker, motivator, encourager.
Quality Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve product/services.
Problem Solving Strives to understand contributing factors, works to resolve complex situations.
Communication Communicates well (written and verbal), delivers presentations, has good listening skills.
SKILLS:
Change Management Is responsible for constructing, developing, and launching new ideas while training others on the best practices.
Communication Possesses strong communication skills and can explain complex concepts in ways everyone can understand. Is often seen as having strong interpersonal skills.
Compliance Ensure compliance with Federal and State laws and regulations, and corporate policies/processes.
Data Based Decisions Demonstrates strong quantitative and analytical skills as they apply to reporting and information processing. Uses various methods to make data-based decisions.
Emotional Intelligence Has strong demonstrated skills of self-management, self-awareness, social awareness, and relationship management in our work environment.
Employee Relations Provides employee coaching and development. Makes employment decisions. Resolves employee issues through problem resolution.
KPI's Track KPIs and reporting on cost savings, cost avoidance and efficiency gains
Performance Management Manages departmental performance measures, priorities, including visual controls and provides regular progress.
Planning communication Communicates daily regarding all matters that affect finished goods, inventories, orders and shipments to include downtime requirements with production.
Policy Enforcement Comply and assist in enforcing all policies and procedures.
Proactive Problem Solving Acts in a proactive manner to communicate and solve problems.
Process / Procedure Creation Creates and develops processes and procedures to new or established processes and procedures.
Productivity Balances quality, productivity, cost, safety and morale to achieve positive results in all areas. Works to continuously improve in all areas.
Project Management Demonstrates the ability to manage task flow and complete assignments on time, accurately, and with efficiency.
Safety Culture Prioritize a culture of safety and ensure ongoing communication of safety related priorities, champion process improvements with a focus on elimination of preventable workplace incidents.
Value Added Insight Develop function and partner closely with Business leaders to provide value-added insight into the business.
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REQUIREMENTS: * A bachelor’s degree in related field is preferred and/or a minimum of 5 years of Management experience in Food Manufacturing facility. A demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others by establishing and carrying out metrics and Key Performance Indicators. An ability to think ahead, plan and prepare action plans to achieve results. An ability to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost and employee relations using proven methods of Lean, Kaizen, 5s, Six Sigma, etc. techniques. Strong interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to manage multiple priorities and attention to detail.
FOOD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:

• Place high priority on food safety, quality, and sanitation by understanding and executing Mercer Food’s food safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
• Hold self and others accountable to Mercer Foods food safety & sanitation guidelines and policies by communicating any food safety incident, observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates.
• In the absence of Production Supervisor or Operations Director, serves as back up to ensure all food safety, quality objectives and SQF system requirements are met.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and frequent fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires the following percentages of time committed to physical activity: 40% or more sitting, 50% or more walking, and 50% or more standing. The job is performed under frequent temperature variations and in a food manufacturing production environment. Unrestricted visual and audio abilities are required for the safety of all employees. The ability to lift to 40 lbs. is required.

Job Type: Full-time

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