What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at Emmi Roth?
Who WE Are
We are a leader in the specialty cheese industry serving our consumers by crafting and importing the best cheeses in the world while caring for our employees and our communities.
Who YOU Are
You strive for excellence in your area of expertise and are proud to work at a company producing premium products. You are passionate about continuous improvement, enjoy bringing creativity to your work, and are excited to blaze new trails to grow and improve our business. You foster a positive and rewarding workplace culture by valuing flexibility, work-life balance, and team development while inspiring team members to achieve their full potential.
If this sounds like you, we want you to consider joining Emmi Roth!
Job Summary
The Production Manager will oversee packaging operations in a food processing environment. This position is responsible for production yield, product quality, food safety, staffing, labor efficiency, resource (raw material) efficiency, and employee safety.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Oversees all production and sanitation activities during assigned shift
- Ensures operational adherence to the production planning schedule
- Monitors and tracks departmental KPI’s and takes appropriate action to achieve production goals.
- Executes corrective action to address production downtime.
- Responsible for employee performance management and development
- Creates the employee labor schedule and adheres to established labor utilization rates.
- Manages and approves employee timecards
- Provides facility wide leadership support as needed.
- Leads Continuous Improvement initiatives for assigned areas
- Partners with the maintenance team to coordinate maintenance activities.
- Leads shift meetings
- Ensures that employees work safely and that any unsafe work conditions are corrected immediately to prevent workplace injuries.
- Leads and promotes programs to support a proactive safety culture
- Ensures compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and other food safety guidelines
- Adheres to ERU food safety policies and all government food safety and sanitation regulations (ex. FDA, HACCP, GMP, OSHA)
- Coaches, motivates, and engages employees in all aspects of operations to support the Emmi culture
- Resolves employee relations issues
- Mentors and develops leadership talent within the organization
Qualifications / Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience strongly preferred
- Previous leadership experience required, preferably in a manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated experience of developing leaders strongly preferred
- Food manufacturing experience preferred
- Proven leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of leaders or employees
- Ability to read and interpret documents, manuals and instructions
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
- Detail-oriented nature and ability to adapt to change
- Ability to calculate using whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages
- Proficient with ERP systems, Microsoft Office, JD Edwards
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize under pressure
- Ability to work in cross-functional teams
- Valid driver’s license and proof of minimum liability insurance coverage
