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Fresh Express · 14 hours ago

Production Manager

Fresh Express is seeking a Production Manager responsible for overseeing production operations in Salad, Healthy Snacking, and Bowls. The role involves ensuring workplace safety, food safety, and meeting production KPIs, while also supporting the launch of new products and maintaining compliance with regulations.

Food and Beverage
Hiring Manager
Kay E.
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Responsibilities

Ensure that all planned KPI's are met or exceeded
Track competencies of supervisors, provide leadership and development as required to achieve company objectives
Evaluate and interpret daily manufacturing reports to observe trends
Understand, analyze and report production budgets, P&L, labor cost and variance to standard
Understanding of food processing, food sanitation, food safety, worker safety and cost savings development
Ensure continual process improvement
Ensure the overall completion of the daily production schedule
Support the launching of all new products and process
Ensure the manufacturing plant is in compliance with all OSHA, EPA and FDA regulations
Establishing and maintaining a standard of performance for the manufacturing group
Strong understanding of food processing, food sanitation, food safety, worker safety, cost development or equivalent
Support new product initiatives through allocating adequate manufacturing resources to implement and support new products
Support and direct all production activities associated with R&D
Ensure all operational supervisors are engaged and sustaining the company strategy
Develop, empower, and engage entire workforce and implement a winning culture
Communicate wins and effectively inform workforce of opportunities
Engage with network peers to identify, create, and promote improvements in service and cost efficiency as a team
Active member of the MRP group - Plan manufacturing production to achieve 100% order fill
Work with accident reporting and follow the process and procedures for safety report
Conduct corrective action follow up and evaluate corrective action effectiveness

Qualification

Food ManufacturingProcess ImprovementLeadership SkillsManufacturing Process FlowMS Office ProficiencyBilingualFood Safety KnowledgeInterpersonal SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering or Food Manufacturing equivalent
Proficiency in MS office software (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Ability to take complex assignments and interpret into working action items
Proven leadership skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to communicate throughout the organization in written and verbal form
Strong technical understanding of manufacturing process flow
5+ years of progressive manufacturing and management experience
3+ years in a food manufacturing environment

Preferred

Formal process improvement, leadership, and execution with demonstration of success
Bilingual (English/Spanish or English/Vietnamese or English/French) preferred
Familiarity with FSSC 22000

Company

Fresh Express

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Fresh Express provides fresh salads that you can enjoy fast.