Shift Manager- 2nd shift

Primary Function

Primarily responsible for directing, controlling, and coordinating all aspects of plant operations on a production shift, and ensuring all procedures are followed ensuring achievement of the highest level of productivity in the most cost efficient manner. Provide leadership and manage a shift of production employees, ensuring compliance with all food safety programs, and enforcing Wayne Farms’ policies.

2nd shift | 3:30 pm
-2:00 am

Primarily responsible for directing, controlling, and coordinating all aspects of plant operations on a production shift, and ensuring all procedures are followed ensuring achievement of the highest level of productivity in the most cost efficient manner. Provide leadership and manage a shift of production employees, ensuring compliance with all food safety programs, and enforcing Wayne Farms’ policies.

• Manage assigned shift’s production operations.
• Work with employees to develop good working relationships and high morale while performing administrative duties as it relates to the production process.
• Manager production objectives and ensure they are being met.
• Foster positive communication ensuring project timelines and tasks are completed.
• Develop and train employees, holding monthly shift safety meetings, group discussions, and troubleshooting areas that might cause problems with production.
• Handle employee grievances.
• Oversee all production employees while providing an environment for employees to achieve maximum quality and productivity performance.
• Manage all aspects of production processing and employee performance, providing positive and/or corrective feedback.
• Ensure safety throughout assigned work area.
• Review and ensure reporting requirements are fulfilled in a timely manner.
• Work with Quality Assurance ensuring a food safe and sanitary environment within specifications and USDA requirements.
• Establish and adjust procedures meeting production schedules, production efficiencies, and budget objectives.
• Plan and implement process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with established food safety programs, including HACCP programs, SSOPs and GMPs.
• Optimize profit reducing costs with continuous improvement activities through employee involvement and positive leadership.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

• 5 – 15 salaried production employees and indirect responsibility for 200+ hourly production employees.
• This is a Leader of Leaders position with required competencies:
  Strategic Agility, Business Acumen, Building Effective Teams, Customer Focus and Command Skills.

• High school diploma or equivalent AND a minimum of 8 years’ relevant experience in a similar manufacturing environment; OR Associates Degree in a relevant discipline AND 6 years’ relevant experience in a similar manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 5 years’ leadership and/or supervisory experience of 200+ persons.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited institution.
• 8+ years’ experience within the food manufacturing industry.
• 8+ years’ supervisory and/or leadership experience.

• Working knowledge of poultry processing, food safety regulations, OSHA guidelines, GMPs and HACCP.
• Proficient knowledge of production processes, general line maintenance and staffing.
• Proficient English language knowledge and skills (oral and written).
• Demonstrated leadership skills and abilities.
• Demonstrated success building effective teams with proven ability to lead by engaging and motivating a team and influencing an organization.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills sufficient to communicate and interact effectively with all levels within the organization.
• Proficient knowledge and use of Microsoft office programs.
• Ability to work in fast paced environment with multiple priorities.
• Ability to handle and resolve most issues independently.
• High work capacity, dependable, results oriented and strong sense of urgency.
• Demonstrated sound work ethic, honesty and moral character.

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