Production Manager; Night Shift

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This position is responsible for managing daily operations of the Production Department; ensuring the plant meets established safety, quality, and production goals in compliance with all applicable legal and food safety requirements.

• Manages and directs activities of the production department, ensuring product adheres to Niagara’s safety, quality, and throughput standards.
• Collaborates with the planning department to create production schedules that meet internal and external needs. Establishes and adjusts work procedures and schedules to meet the production plan.
• Maintains effective working relationships with team members through open communication, visibility, and involvement to promote a positive working environment that maximizes safety, employee engagement, productivity, and throughput.
• Provides direction to supervisors on coaching and development, employment decisions, and resolving issues through conflict resolution. Hires, trains, coaches and reviews performance of team members. Partners with Human Resources for recruitment, corrective actions, and terminations.
• Collaborates with Maintenance Department leadership to plan preventative maintenance on the production lines.
• Analyzes and submits reports for production numbers, downtime, attendance, overtime and quality checks to the Plant Director.
• Collaborates with the Plant Director and Planning Department to develop the Production Department budget and forecast.
• Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Develops capital equipment justification for machine upgrades and process technology to improve quality, cost, and cycle times.
• Suggets changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of department personnel.
• Interfaces with multiple departments to ensure customer deadlines are met.
• Champions a world-class safety culture in collaboration with plant leadership.
• Adheres to the highest standards of company and plant safety programs, guidelines, rules, and regulations; follows GMPs and Food Safety Standards.
• Collaborates with raw material planners to ensure correct inventories based on production schedules. Escalates supplier quality issues to prevent customer shortages.
• Partners with the Quality Department to prevent and resolve non-conforming finished goods and raw materials.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.

• Experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
• Minimum Qualifications:
• 6 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 6 Years – Experience in a similar position
• 4 Years – Experience managing people/projects
• Understanding of production processes and controls
• Preferred Qualifications:
• 10+ Years– Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 10+ Years – Experience working in a similar position
• 6 Years – Experience managing people/projects

• Minimum
  
  Required:
  
  
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related vocational studies
• Preferred:
• Master's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related vocational studies

• Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time
• Paid parental and caregiver leaves
• Medical, including virtual care options
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members
• Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements
• Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan
• Discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.
• Tuitio n reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities
• And more