RPMStaffing Professionals is Hiring a General Manager - Food Production (DH) Near Mount Pleasant, TX
Job description
Food Production General Manager is responsible the daily operations of the facility to ensure production & packing is timely, high quality, control labor costs, review & develop processes for improvement. Must have a proven history of meeting production targets.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Direct managers & supervisors to ensure efficient daily operations of the harvesting, packing, & shipping/warehouse
Indirectly supervises daily operations of the greenhouses, seeding & transplanting areas
Accountable for operating expenses, quality control, & daily operation of the facility. (production, planning, reporting, facility performance, labor management, balancing inputs, throughput & demand, & facility maintenance).
Work with SVP of Sales, VP of Operations, & Head Grower to assure sales forecasts are met
Work with Supply Chain Director to assure raw materials are available for facility operations & sales, along with maintain vendor relationships. support team on sales to review current and future needs
Work with Senior Food Safety Manager to assure optimal quality & food safety through sanitation &testing
Maximize efficiency of packing & delivering high quality produce
Maintain a neat, orderly, and safe facility & operation
Oversee large projects & interpreting performance reports
Enforce company policies & procedures
Provide support & continued education for employees
Develop strategic plans, budgets & policies to strengthen & support company financial goals
Implement changes to facility operations, manufacturing methods, facility layouts, capital equipment, & procedures that result in cost reductions
Coordinate with the support team for new product introductions as well as new product manufacturing processes or technologies
Work closely with Business Development, Quality, & Scheduling for planning of new products & processing
Analyze, recommend, & justify the purchase of capital equipment to support the company’s strategic direction & changing technology needs
Identify & implement manufacturing methods & organization structure to improve the efficiencies of material flow & meet needs of customer
Along with HR, recruit, develop, coach, & mentor employees with the aim of production qualified, productive, & satisfied personnel that can keep up with changing technologies & customer needs
Required Skills/Abilities:
Manage multiple priorities which includes matching staff to equipment to ensure product quality standards & production schedules are met
Apply management practices & team development techniques which includes the ability to motivate staff, deal with difficult employee issues & maintain confidentiality
Effectively communicate, in verbal & written form, with individuals at all levels of the organization
Knowledge of GAP, GMP, GFSI, SQF and Food quality processes & procedures
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, manufacturing management or business strongly preferred
10 to 15 years of experience with production activities in a manufacturing environment, food grade preferred or equivalent combination of education & experience
5 years of experience people management
Environment:
Subject to pressure for multiple calls, inquiries, & interruptions
Hearing protection needed
Raising or lowering objects weighing no more than 10 - 20 pounds, from one level to another
Remaining in long periods or continuous sitting at times
Bending & stooping as needed
Expressing or exchanging ideas through verbal communication