Production Manager

Tamarack Foods is looking to hire a full-time Production Manager
. Would you like to work for an established food manufacturing company with a great reputation and a family-like environment? Are you a self-starter who hates being chained to a desk all day? If so, please read on!

Responsible for all plant production activities, including cutting, cooking, and packaging. Must ensure the safety of all employees and product and adherence to quality and regulatory (GMP's, HACCP, USDA) standards while minimizing operating costs.

• Assure that all appropriate procedures are followed, and precautions are taken to assure the safety of finished product, employees, equipment and facility.
• Ensure that the quality of finished products meet specifications by setting standards/expectations for all production functions, adherence to prescribed operating procedures, and assuring that all employees maintain vigilance concerning product quality.
• Direct all production areas in the daily manufacture of finished product to reduce operating costs in sanitation, raw processing, cooking and freezing/packaging while maintaining GMP's, employee and food safety (HACCP) and product quality.
• Select, train and manage subordinates throughout these departments to achieve safe operations while maintaining product quality and minimizing operating costs.
• In coordination with the Supply Manager schedule production activities to meet customer demands while maximizing product quality and minimizing operational costs.
• Monitor cleaning results to assure that daily sanitation is executed in accordance with established guidelines and results are acceptable to USDA.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Thorough knowledge of food processing GMP's and technology required. Minimum 8 years food processing/manufacturing experience required, with at least five years of supervisory experience.

Undergraduate degree in operations/engineering desirable.

Tamarack Foods is a Georgia foods manufacturing company based in Americus, Georgia.

The site and building have been full renovated to produce battered and-fried protein products under the inspection of the USDA. Tamarack Foods is a family-owned business and is a sister company to B and D Foods in Boise, Idaho.

Our diverse employees are our foundation, so taking care of them is very important. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, profit sharing, a supportive environment, and, of course, free food!