2nd shift Director of Manufacturing - DeIorio Foods : Job Details

Job description

Director Responsibilities:

• Continuously revise training plans to meet new and existing company policies and procedures.

• Lead, direct, and monitor every aspect of production in the manufacturing plant with strong cross functional leadership.

• Comply with company policy and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's)

• Prepare and maintain a fully staffed and well-trained workforce.

• Supervise manufacturing planning, scheduling, quality adherence, processing, materials management, and packaging.

• Perform closely with every department.

• Execute strategies and practices to constantly improve production capability, quality, costs, and order fulfillment.

• Maintain and enhance employee safety and well-being

• Train and prepare direct reports on performance management and succession planning.

• Propose, prepare, and execute initiatives to enhance profitability.

• Ensure to maximize production efficiency as well as optimize manpower usage.

• Develop and supervise annual manufacturing budgets.

• Ensure to comply with all manufacturing reporting as needed.

• Facilitate and supervise new R&D project transition to manufacturing processes.

• Develop processes to ensure “best in class” food safety and quality standards.

• Review and analyze daily productivity, waste, and quality reports. Review and analyze financial, statistical, and trend analysis reports.

• Ensuring staff are held accountable for responsibilities, standards and goals assigned. Proper actions are taken and followed up if not met.

• Develop new department SOPs to push for better performance.

• Work with cross functional department leadership.

• Available to provide the needed leadership and guidance during off hours and weekends.

Main Key Performance Indicators of the Position, but not limited too:

• Be knowledgeable in SQF, OSHA, HACCP, Gemba, 5S

• Plant & line efficiencies at/or above standard

• Product yields at/or above standard

• Waste at/or above standard

• Labor at/or above standard

• Production & Change Over Downtime Standards

• Production schedule attainment

• Audit readiness

Qualifications:

• Preferably trained and certified in Lean Six Sigman Black Belt.

• Preferably two (2) years as a Production Manager or a four (4) year degree in a relevant field.

• Six (6) plus years of leadership experience.

• Ability and willingness to communicate with and give feedback to subordinate managers and company leadership.

• Possess knowledge of large-scale bakery and/or frozen dough manufacturing facility.