Hybrid Manager, Production at Trinidad Benham
Trinidad Benham · LaGrange, United States Of America · Hybrid
- Professional
- Office in LaGrange
The Manager, Production is responsible for coordinating the manufacturing activities to ensure safety, quality and production objectives are achieved.
Key Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
- Ensure effective employee relations. Provides employee coaching and development. Makes employment decisions. Resolves employee issues through progressive discipline.
- Improve working conditions/processes (safety, quality, productivity, cost) and increase associate’s skills and capabilities. Improvements should include a thorough analysis using quantitative data (costs and savings) to support the effectiveness of the recommendation.
- Coach, teach, train, motivate and oversee Production Supervisors to accomplish the goals of the company. Follow-up as needed to ensure Production Supervisors understand the goals of the company and are working to achieve those goals.
- Ensure Production Supervisors understand the production priorities and ensure production lines are staffed to match priorities while also optimizing production efficiencies.
- Anticipate staffing concerns and coordinate training of appropriate personnel to minimize downtime due to attrition. Evaluate employees to determine lines of progression within company.
- Evaluate labor utilization, job responsibilities and duties.
- Track production efficiencies and evaluate improvements in order to achieve optimum operations.
- Evaluate recurring problems to address long-term solutions.
- Maintain communication with other departments including Maintenance, Quality and Scheduling.
- Communicate, administer and enforce company rules, policies and procedures consistently and equitably.
- Build cooperation and team spirit among Production Associates through effective utilization of employee relation skills.
- Responsible for ensuring food packaging safety, food defense and quality standards.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- 6+ Years of related experience and/or degree in Business Management or other related field.
- Must be able to work well with all levels of personnel whether individually or in a team environment.
- Must be able to effectively manage time and to delegate responsibilities as needed.
- Must have good written and oral communication skills.
- Must be able to organize and plan work.
- Must display positive attitude.
- Ability to handle stress of deadlines and constantly changing priorities.
- Ability to develop and implement programs designed to enhance plant operation and to promote safety.
- Experience and ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Must understand mechanical equipment.
- Must possess excellent computer skills.
- Ability to evaluate situation and make decisions with little or no guidance.
- Must be proactive and continuously looking for improvements in the production area.
Benefits
- Employee-owned
- Advancement Opportunities
- Insurance coverage that includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance and flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid holidays and competitive vacation/sick pay plans
- Tuition assistance program
- Employee stock ownership program (ESOP)
