What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Production Manager position at Silver Bay Seafoods?
As an Assistant Production Manager at one of our Alaska seafood processing facilities, this role is responsible for overseeing daily operations and ensuring production efficiency. They supervise production teams, manage schedules, and implement quality control measures. This role involves maintaining compliance with safety and regulatory standards, as well as addressing employee concerns and training staff. Additionally, Assistant Production Managers may be involved in cost control, inventory management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Essential Functions / Qualifications
The responsibilities of the position include the following :
- Develops and implements daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules to meet plant demands and optimize resource utilization.
- Oversees quality control procedures, ensuring compliance with food safety regulations and plant specifications.
- Supervises and motivates production teams, providing guidance and training to improve performance.
- Identifies opportunities to streamline production processes, reduce waste, and increase efficiency.
- Monitors inventory levels of raw materials and finished goods, ensuring adequate supply and minimizing stockouts
- Coordinates with maintenance teams to ensure proper equipment operation and timely repairs.
- Enforces safety protocols and regulatory compliance, including HACCP and FDA regulations.
- Monitors production costs and identifies areas for cost reduction.
- Troubleshoots production issues and implements solutions to minimize downtime and maximize output.
- Prepares regular reports on production metrics, quality control data, and operational performance.
- Other duties are to ensure the facility and organization is fully supported and successful.
Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following functional and interpersonal competencies :
Functional
Interpersonal
Education and Experience
Work Environment and Schedule
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and / or humid conditions and extreme cold. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Position requires onsite presence at our Alaska Processing Facility, and the ability to travel, spending a significant amount of time during the season at our various locations and processing facilities in Alaska.
Physical Demands
While performing the essential function and job duties associated with the job, the employee is regularly required to sit, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds.
Mental Activities
The employee is frequently required to set an example by consistently modeling ambitious standards of honesty and integrity. Presentation and sharing of information should be handled directly, appropriately, and helpfully. Maintains a reputation for honesty, confidentiality, reliability, and fairness. Is willing to admit mistakes and does not misrepresent him / herself for personal gain. Performs work with energy and drive; values planning, but will take quick, decisive action when an opportunity presents itself.
Silver Bay Perks
Benefits and Perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Silver Bay and the state where you work.
Silver Bay Seafoods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.
If you need assistance and / or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to humanresources@silverbayseafoods.com.
