Production Manager

Pacific Seafood

$72K — $90K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree preferred
  • Minimum of 3 years related experience or equivalent education
  • Familiarity with LEAN/Six Sigma methodologies
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams)
  • Understanding of HACCP, SOP's, and the COOL Act
  • ERP/AS400 knowledge preferred
  • Bilingual candidates are advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and coordinate production schedules to meet shipment goals.
  • Prioritize schedules considering product introduction and efficiency.
  • Collaborate with teams to meet customer requirements and company goals.
  • Maximize productivity through operational improvements and cross-training.
  • Monitor production efficiency and identify areas for improvement.
  • Ensure quality objectives and timely reporting are met.
  • Maintain safety training and ensure compliance with regulations.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance options including medical, dental, and vision.
  • 401(k) plan with annual company profit sharing match.
  • Paid time off including holidays, sick, vacation, and personal days.
  • Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care expenses.
  • Employee Assistance Program offering counseling, financial, and legal aid.
  • Product purchase program for employees.
Full Job Description
Production Manager

Department: Warren Production

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Warrenton

Reporting To: Ricardo Rojas Rosas

Compensation: $72,000 - $90,000 / year

Description

A Production Manager at Pacific Seafood is a key role on our Production team supporting efforts to ensure smooth and efficient operations of all production processes while ensuring team member safety and product quality. This position involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, developing schedules, and identifying and resolving challenges and is ideal for someone who is highly organized, a problem-solver, and an excellent communicator.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Production Planning and Coordination:
    • Develop schedules and capacity requirements to achieve shipment goals.
    • Prioritize production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply.
    • Identify and communicate customer requirements to team members.
    • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure company goals are achieved.
  2. Operational Efficiency and Improvement:
    • Maximize productivity and minimize product loss by improving production capabilities with cross-training programs.
    • Monitor efficiency on the production floor and create strategic plans to improve plant operations.
    • Identify and resolve process challenges as they arise.
    • Monitor plant expenditures and budgets.
  3. Quality Assurance and Compliance:
    • Meet on-time delivery, quality objectives, and shipment targets.
    • Ensure production reporting is accurate and timely, including weights and lot tracing information.
    • Maintain vendor relationships by meeting performance standards.
  4. Safety, Training, and Vendor Management:
    • Ensure adequate training is provided for team members in specific work tasks to reduce or eliminate the risk of workplace injuries.
    • Ensure that team members work in compliance with established safe work practices and procedures.
    • Ensure H.A.C.C.P. AND S.S.O.P.'S are met while ensuring standards of sanitation and product handling.

Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position.

What you bring to Pacific Seafood

Education and Experience
  • Required
    • High School Diploma or GED
    • Three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Preferred
    • Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or university
    • LEAN/Six Sigma
    • Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams)
    • Knowledge of HACCP, SOP's and COOL Act
    • ERP/AS400 Knowledge
    • Bilingual

Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member:
  • Must be available to work variable shifts, including weekends and holidays.
  • Must be able to watch and react to changing situations, to ensure safety.
  • Ability to lift items weighing up to 50 pounds.
  • Ability to stand or walk for long periods.
  • Ability to use hands and fingers to carefully complete tasks and skillful actions, making sure to pay close attention to details and accuracy.
  • Ability to read a limited number of two and three-syllable words and recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
  • Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
  • Ability to understand and carry out written or oral instructions.
  • Capable of working and communicating in loud environments, while focusing on tasks.
  • Capable of training in using specialized tools and equipment pertinent to operations.
  • Capable of solving simple math equations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.=

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Working Conditions
The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is exposed to:
  • Traditional warehouse and distribution facility environment
  • Large, specialized equipment
  • Large moving equipment
  • High noise level
  • Exposure to cold/freezing temperatures
  • Exposure to hazardous materials
  • Wet environment
  • Safety equipment (hair nets, gloves, smock, etc.)
  • Well-illuminated environment
  • Scents related to the production facility


Benefits

Total compensation:

At Pacific Seafood your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:
  • Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability.
  • Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
  • Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days, holiday pay, vacation, and personal time
  • Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
  • Product purchase program

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