Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Operations Management, or Engineering preferred; or five years related experience or equivalent.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules and documents.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities
Lead safety and efficiency initiatives to meet production KPIs.
Ensure compliance with government and environmental regulations.
Implement and control management systems within production.
Conduct team meetings to foster communication and team development.
Coordinate with leaders from Safety, QA, and other departments to meet goals.
Evaluate production performance and optimize resource allocation.
Identify production issues and guide improvement strategies.
Benefits
Standard Monday-Friday schedule, with potential for additional hours.
Opportunity to participate in safety and quality initiatives.
Role includes supervisory responsibilities for team development.
Focus on environmental and corporate governance commitments.
Full Job Description
Summary
The Manufacturing Manager will direct and coordinate the daily, weekly, and monthly activities that will deliver quality products, on time and in full, as sales requires. This person is responsible for building and maintaining a culture of high trust and accountability for all team members within the production department.
This position follows a standard Monday-Friday schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. However, it supports a 24/7/363 operation, so sometimes additional evening and weekend hours may be required based on operational needs and to fulfill the responsibilities of the role.
Ownership
Lead safety, quality, and efficiency initiatives to support the KPIs (TRIR, CCPM, OEE, etc.) for the production department
Ensure that required government and environmental regulations are met
Responsible for formulation, implementation, inspection, supervision, and control of various management systems of the production department
Prepare and conduct team meetings as required to achieve proper communication and development of team
Responsible for coordinating with other department leaders (Safety, QA, Shipping & Receiving Logistics, Maintenance, and Planning) to ensure communication is clear and goals are met
Evaluate performance against production targets and adjust resource allocation, as needed, to optimize the quality and cost efficiency of operations
Identify problems in production process and guide improvement plans, shift scheduling, overtime level, training, etc.
Responsible for development and execution of the production plan to ensure finished product inventory is available to serve the customer (OTIF)
Ensures that the production plan also supports the availability of planned downtime to allow for execution of maintenance PMs and projects
Responsible for maintaining sufficient production supplies inventory to meet the department's supply needs
Responsible for the management and analysis of the MES system to support OEE and other production metrics
Work with the Plant Director to set strategic goals and vision for the plant
Invest in and is an example of Milo's Responsibility commitment which includes environmental, social, and corporate governance components.
The position may have responsibilities related to food safety and quality.
Other duties as assigned.
This position has supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications
Bachelor's (B.A.) degree in Business Management, Operations Management, or Engineering preferred; or five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Must have the ability to write reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
Physical Demands
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met or that an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
