Plant Production Manager, Nights

Ocean Spray is hiring for a(n) Plant Production Manager, Nights! We’re a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role — it always comes back to this: we’re a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all — and we’ve been making our own way ever since.

The Plant Production Manager, Nights will be responsible for leading productions teams in the plant environment. You will coordinate and provide leadership to processing, packaging, and FSQA teams to drive operational excellence. You will also adapt and establish production plans and procedures with production teams to guide plant operations. Additionally, you will provide expertise on production subjects and communicate production team requirements and developments.
** A Day in the Life...*
* • Provide leadership, facilitation, and coordination for the activities of the teams responsible for processing, packaging, quality, customer service and safety.  
• Analyzes and evaluates various operations indicators, such as efficiencies, processing yield, process control charts, budget and cost variances; adapting and establishing plans and procedures with the teams as necessary to affect favorable resolutions.  
• Monitors, maintains and maximizes effective employee relations and communications systems, ensuring understanding and compliance with plant safety and GMP requirements.  
• Acts as advisor in areas of expertise, providing analysis and recommendations as required or as appropriate.  
• Communicates to and coordinates with other functional areas to maximize attainment of common goals.
** What We Are Looking For:*
* • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience  
• 1+ years of leadership experience  
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal  
• Proficient knowledge of Excel and other computer programs as required  
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills required  
• Exposure to Total Quality Management concepts  
• Strong ability to influence and provide leadership
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* Education:

** Bachelor's or University Degree (Preferred)
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* Work Experience:

** At least 5 Years of Experience
** Benefits:
*** Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs* + Health, Dental, and Vision insurance  + Health savings account  + Flexible spending account  + Life and accident insurance  + Employee assistance program  + Telehealth services  + 1:1 health coaching  + Supportive benefits for all the stages of your life
* 401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end
* Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses
* Flexible scheduling options
* Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)
* Holiday pay for 12 holidays
* Career development and growth opportunities
* Tuition/Education assistance programs
* Access to Linked In Learning
* Scholarship programs for children of employees
* Parental leave
* Bright Horizons Family Solutions – Back-up care, tutoring, etc.
* Adoption assistance
* Bereavement leave
* Up to $300 fitness reimbursement
* Up to $300 massage reimbursement
* Employee appreciation events
* Employee discounts
* Charitable giving
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* Who We Are:

** Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike--we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:
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* * rower Mindset – We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.
* Sustainable
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* * esults – Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.
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* * ntegrity Above All – We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other
* Inclusive
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* * eamwork – We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.
* All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
* Today, the cooperative's cranberries are currently featured in more than a thousand great-tasting, good-for-you products in over 100 countries worldwide.

The innovative, entrepreneurial spirit of our founders remains rooted in our cooperative's culture, and most of all, our purpose of connecting our farms to families for a better life.
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