Production Manager

Judge Direct Placement is seeking a Production Manager in Atlanta, GA area!

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and communicate awareness of industry trends, including new developments in equipment, ingredients and customer needs
• Support and participate in the plant safety process
• Apply analysis and knowledge of plant processing and operations to develop and maintain department structure to satisfy production needs and objectives
• Advance recommendations on policies, procedures, techniques, facilities, production planning and all other matters related to effective plant and department operations
• Prepare production portion of operating budgets; implement and control approved budgets
• Communicate effectively with plant leadership to ensure efficient and timely policy implementation
• Communicate and coordinate responsibilities with all plant supervisory staff, including maintenance, sanitation, quality control and the plant office
• Maintain close contact with sales and marketing activity, keeping abreast of all sales and marketing activities that may affect production distribution
• Develop and implement methods for enabling all employees to achieve plant production goals
• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements
• Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Strong attention to detail, with a high degree of accuracy and precision
• Thorough knowledge of plant operations and procedures
• Previous experience as superintendent or other mid-level management position in food manufacturing plant
• Working knowledge of Total Process Control (TPC) or lean manufacturing practices