Mid Shift Production Manager – Kenny’s Candy & Confections

 Scheduled hours are 3PM to 11PM

Our Coolest Benefit - Profit Sharing!

In our most recent fiscal year, KLN Family Brands paid out over $6 million in profit-sharing to our employees!!!

Our Story

KLN Family Brands is a 3rd generation family-owned business that started in 1964 with its corporate headquarters located in Perham, MN, in the heart of MN lakes country. Together, our companies manufacture a diverse and expanding range of high-quality human and pet food products.

At KLN Family Brands, our vision is that “We are a proud people-first company. We are successful because of trust-based relationships and first-rate products for our families and friends. We better the world by caring for others. We challenge. We grow. We inspire.”

Some companies have to “fudge the story” a little. Some need the extra “spin” to shine a positive light on themselves. That’s not who we are at KLN Family Brands, and that’s not what we do. We tell the story of our brand – our people, the quality of our products, our spirit & moxie, our tradition, and the way we treat our community & beyond. We do it in a genuine way because we genuinely believe we’re a pretty amazing company.

The Opportunity

We’re now hiring a full time Mid Shift Production Manager who is responsible for managing all production and systematic functions, including responsibility for supervisors, assistant supervisors, and employees working on your shift, with emphasis on mentoring, coaching, training, and development. The manager will utilize their knowledge, skills, and abilities to ensure safety, quality, cost, and production goals are met.

Essential Duties:

• Communicate with Shift Supervisors, Production Managers, Department Managers, and Director of Production regarding product quality, production delays, and personnel 
  1. Serve as a facilitator between supervisors and hourly employees to promote teamwork within and between shifts 
  2. Assist in transfer of information between all shifts/departments 
  3. Support new product launches/pilots/first production runs 
• Create/maintain work instructions or other operational documentation 
  1. Work closely with R&D to establish/document/deploy equipment centerlines based on recipe 
  2. Schedule and support training of personnel 
• Establish goals centered on achieving results through principals of accountability. Ensure staff follows production schedule, running safely at expected rates 
  1. Track, review, and analyze waste, holds, downtime, and labor costs 
  2. Take action to improve results and mitigate costs 
• Update communication/performance boards, communicate and participate in safety inspections, GEMBA walks (observe, engage, & improve), and BRC reviews/audits
• Provide/establish controls to assure optimum deployment of resources within approved budget 
  1. Continually improve resource usage, effectiveness and efficiencies through improved scheduling techniques 
• Expected and authorized as an individual to think, behave, and take action 

• Control work and decision making about their job in autonomous ways 

• Administration of onboarding and development program for production team
• Assist Human Resources on employee related issues
• Responsible for safety and sanitation/housekeeping to assure that company standards are met
  1. Monitor the production area to maintain safety standards to provide a safe, accident free work environment 
• Routinely observe line operations to ensure products are produced at a quality standard, product line demands are being met, and continually look for ways to improve the process and utilization of resources 
• Assist with initiation, monitoring, and resolution of corrective actions for food safety and quality 
• Assist with decisions that impact quality for: 
  1. Non-conforming product 
  2. Process deviations 
  3. Document control 
  4. Customer complaints 
• Assure that all company goals are clearly communicated and understood. 
  1. Safety 
  2. Quality/Food safety 
  3. Operational cost 
  4. Profitability 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field 
• 5 years’ experience in operations management 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Strong organizational and time management skills 
• Ability to drive a strong safety culture 
• Knowledge and experience in food manufacturing 
• Excellent people and leadership skills 
• Leadership skills in identifying and improving all area concerns including quality, sanitation, efficiency, and personnel 
• Self-motivation 
• Possess a positive attitude toward goal setting, personnel motivation and create harmony in the work place 
• Good communication skills, verbal and written 
• Good organizational skills 
• General mathematical knowledge 
• Computer skills 
• Attend required training 
• Willing to work hours needed to accomplish goals 
• General mechanical knowledge