Director of Manufacturing

Director of Manufacturing 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.