Production Manager

Job Overview

We are seeking a bilingual Production Manager to coordinate raw materials, machinery, and staffing/crewing, ensuring the highest quality walnut products are delivered to our customers. He or she will execute daily and weekly operational goals and ensure clear direction is provided to leads across shifts.

This role also takes responsibility for ensuring the team operates safely and responsibly, meeting production targets with a safety-first mindset.

Expertise in lean manufacturing, food processing, and supply chain principles are highly desirable. Bilingual in Spanish will be strongly considered.

Duties

• Supervise the day-to-day workflow of production employees.
• Minimize wasted resources (i.e. wasted materials, product, employee time, machine under-utilization)
• Assist in the forecasting and planning of workload for various areas of the production department.
• Inspect products to verify conformance to specifications and direct set-up and adjustments of machines.
• Maintain production schedules and estimate worker hour-requirements for completion of job assignments, including adjusting work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Interpret safety policies/practices to employees, including enforcing safety regulations.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, and job/work orders.
• Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product. May include suggesting changes in work conditions and the use of equipment to increase efficiency of available resources.
• Analyze and resolve work problems, and/or assist employees in solving work problems.
• Initiate and/or suggest plans to motivate employees to achieve work goals.
• Maintain time and production records.
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.
• Assist in the training of various key-operating areas of the production facility.
• Under the direction of the Director of Operations, provide equitable disciplinary program to ensure a high-performance team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience

• Good attitude to lead and inspire people
• Someone who sets the example of consistent work and good performance
• A good steward of our high-quality standards to keep our customers satisfied
• Leads by example in Safety
• Forklift experience required
• Bilingual is strongly preferred
• Knowledge of GMP’s.
• Ability to communicate effectively with production employees, other supervisors, and management.
• Knowledge of SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures). Ability to develop procedures that are simple and easy to follow. Ability to write reports, SOPs and procedure manuals.
• Flexibility to work across shifts as needed to train, communicate, and coach.
• Maintenance experience is preferred

Job Type: Full-time

Base Pay: $80,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• What is your compensation target?

Experience:

• Forklift: 5 years (Preferred)
• Production management: 5 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Escalon, CA 95320 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $80,000 - $110,000