Production Manager in Colchester

Job Description

A Food and Beverage Manufacturer is looking for a Production Manager to join their growing team. As a production Manager, you would oversee all line production team members and ensure a safe, efficient, and cost effective operation. 

Functions of the job: 

• Empowers supervisors and production team members to meet and exceed operational and quality standards.

• Ensures compliance of company policies and procedures, safety regulations, GMP’s, SOP’s, SSOP’s, HACCP and SQF.

• Mentors and motivates associates, providing training and development to optimize their performance and personal growth. Communicates performance standards to associates, recognizing and rewarding individual and team accomplishments and counseling performance problems. Ensures all associates have the resources and capabilities to effectively accomplish their responsibilities.

• Participates in regular meetings with plant management to discuss production improvements. Facilitates problem resolution related to production issues

Required Qualifications:

• Five years of supervisory experience in a food-processing organization, preferably using computerized manufacturing equipment. Further Processing experience preferred.
•  Working knowledge of USDA regulations, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and HACCP.
•  Demonstrated understanding of production scheduling and other production variables such as run-rates, processing times, change-over times, etc.
•  Demonstrated knowledge of efficient and safe manufacturing operations to include product and associate safety, OSHA standards, product quality (success rates), throughput delivery and cost control (minimizing downtime and waste, optimizing yield).
•  Demonstrated mechanical and spatial aptitude, including the ability to disassemble and reassemble equipment and the ability to formulate and understand complex mathematical equations.
•  Strong interpersonal skills, to include professional oral and written communication, a team-focused approach, and the ability to model composure/make decisions in stressful situations.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.