Description

Primary Responsibilities:

·         Responsible for second shift production operation.

·         Develop and maintain an environment conducive to employee trust and value.

·         Develop and maintain an environment conducive to quick recognition of safety hazards and corrective action. Target zero accidents.

·         Earn rapport with department peers and support departments (maintenance, sanitation, shipping/receiving, etc.) and maintain “team” status.

·         Be a change leader within and across teams facilitating all improvement opportunities.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities:

•          Understand production schedule and ensure resources are assigned to meet schedule
•      Walk the floor frequently to ensure processes are on schedule, employees are focused, identify barriers, ensure communication and coordination, and identify any safety hazards
• Monitor product quality continuously throughout the plant by ensuring all product and process specifications are in control
•      Meet with other shift leadership to facilitate orderly shift transfer
•      Ensure all shift manpower requirements are covered
•      Keep up with attendance and production routine updates and shift reports
•     Control labor cost, i.e., staff size and review time off requests for approval
•     Plan and oversee training and cross training of shift personnel
•     Proficient use of Lean and Continuous Improvement processes and tools to enhance safety, quality and productivity performance
•     Participate and or lead the team in Kaizen’s and other Continuous Improvement practices
•     Mentor employees and teams to embrace one standard in all processes
•     Execute employee skill and performance evaluations
•     Must understand critical success indicators and control them to ensure operation success
•     Must understand the magnitude and responsibility associated with their role in the Company. It is one of leadership and support of others while maintaining a reputation for integrity and trust. 

Requirements

·         Experience

·         3 to 5 years minimum Bakery industry high speed production experience, full process from mixing through baking and into packaging minimum, with       5 year’s management experience.

·         Lean manufacturing experience.

·         People performance management and coaching with good communication skills.

·         Analytical – able to interpret data pointing to issues and conclusions.

·         Problem solving – gather information, understands root cause, manages process change.

·         Computer proficiency with ERP and Microsoft suite applications.

·         Education

·         College degree, or equivalent work experience with demonstrated learning and development capabilities