Job Description

The Judge Group is currently in search of a Production Manager for a large food manufacturing facility located in Indianapolis, IN area!

Responsibilities:

• Confers with management personnel to establish production and quality control standards, develop budget and cost controls, and obtains data regarding types, quantities, specifications, and delivery dates of products ordered
• Leads Supervisors and Team Members in a high-speed food manufacturing and packaging environment
• Utilizes assigned resources to maximize manufacturing output, minimize waste/downtime, improve capacity and efficiencies and maintain product quality and integrity
• Consults with engineering personnel relative to modification of machines and equipment in order to improve production and quality of products
• Confers with Purchasing and Receiving to ensure raw material testing and usage are done.
• Raw material ordering for as many as sixty different raw materials is done in a way that minimizes extra truck loads at month end.
• Assists with Quality Control programs to safeguard product quality
• Conducts internal audits to ensure compliance with FDA USDA AIB and OSHA methods policies and procedures
• Completes raw material month end inventory explaining any variance to budget
• Plans and directs production activities and establishes production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors
• Coordinates production activities with procurement, maintenance, and quality control activities to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment
• Reviews and analyzes production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product formulations, and operating or production problems

Requirements:

• Dairy or ESL Beverage (Extended Shelf-Life) experience required
• High speed food or beverage manufacturing experience required
• HPWS (High Performance Work Systems), HPWO (High Performance Work Organization), or HPWT (High Performance Work Team) experience preferred
• 5+ years of production management experience

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