Production Manager

JOB SUMMARY: Plan, coordinate, and control manufacturing processes and activities in accordance with cost, timing, and quality. 

Reports To: Plant Operations Manager

Supervises: Team Leaders

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day oversight of a food processing and packaging operation.
• Work with team leaders to plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Coaches the production teams towards operational excellence through best practices and manufacturing standard.
• Maintain cross-functional relationships between operations, maintenance, quality, safety, sanitation, supply chain, and sales.
• Ensures all employees follow company GMPs.
• Organizes training for production employees and review SOPs.
• Balance production capacity with plant capabilities, equipment, staffing, and quality system requirements to ensure all domestic and export production requirements are satisfied.
• Create and maintain KPIs for production staff.
• Coach, mentor and develop staff, including preparing and conducting employee performance appraisal and creating employee development plans
• Collaborate with QA to verify products are within spec.
• Use internal & external benchmarks to drive continued improvements.
• Maintaining safe work environment and ensure compliance with all safety practices in all business initiatives.
• Ensure strict adherence to the HGO’s Code of Ethics and Core Values while maintaining a positive work environment.
• Assist in product development activities
• Participate in third party audits as needed
• Assist in internal audit program.
• Oversee 5S and Continuous Improvement programs.
• Other duties, responsibilities and/or tasks as assigned.

Special Skills/Training

• Must be a self-starter; strongly motivated to improve self and staff.  Demonstrated leadership ability through discovering and utilizing people’s capabilities, recognizing good work and earning the respect of peers and subordinates.
• Detail oriented, organized and reliable.
• Good math and analytical skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Strong organizational and writing skills.  
• Ability to read, write, and understand English. (Without an interpreter)

Experience/Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience in a food processing environment.
• Experience leading Continuous Improvement Teams and Lean Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing.
• Experience with budgets and cost management.

Physical Requirements

• Must be willing to work weekends as necessary.
• Able to work at a desk for extended periods of time doing analytical work or preparing reports on a computer. 
• On call 24 hours a day for emergency situations. 
• Ability to travel (15%) for work.

Working Conditions

• Mostly inside an industrial food-grade facility.
• Smocks and hairnets (beard net if necessary) are required within the facility.
• Occasional outside work is necessary.
• There is a moderate level of noise while the plant is in production.

 Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance
• Profit Sharing Program - up to 3% of your annual wages
• 401K Retirement Plan with up to 6% Employer Match
• Advancement Opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Referral Bonus - refer a friend or family member.
• Long-term disability and Life/AD & D Insurance
• Generous Employee Discount
• Holidays and paid time off.

Hazelnut Growers of Oregon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognize and encourage the valuable and enriching contribution that people from all backgrounds and experiences bring to our organization. As a values-based cooperative, we believe all individuals should be treated on the basis of merit without prejudice.

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