Production Manager

Production Manager
Appleton, WI
$75-85K
Our food manufacturing client in Appleton, WI is looking to hire a Production Manager to their 1st shift operations. The Production Manager has the responsibility for directing the facility to support overall business objectives including managing all aspects of daily production, including inventory accuracy, maintaining sanitation, and assisting the EHS manager with the implementation of the Safety programs and policies

Key Responsibilities:

Develop key manufacturing plans and programs toward budgeted unit cost and output objectives.

Coordinate activities of all manufacturing functional areas to assure continuity towards plant goals, communicating priorities as necessary.

Develop and track annual operating budget for measurement towards objectives.

Maintain and improve the quality of the plant assets, both current and fixed. Develop plans and execute the capital improvement program to maintain/improve existing assets, to improve operating efficiencies.

Recruit, develop, coach, lead and motivate personnel,

Coordinate the management of the safety and regulatory programs to assure long-term safe operation of the facility.

Establish appropriate scheduling and employee work schedules in line with customer orders and plant performance requirements.

Work with Purchasing to establish quality specifications for incoming raw materials, monitoring these raw materials to ensure that specifications are met. Work to maintain lowest possible costs of ingredients.

With Quality/ R&D, develop new products/processes and improve current products/processes. Establish procedures and supervise all experimental and test runs, reporting all results.

Job Qualifications:
2 years previous management experience in a feed manufacturing operation. Background in wet and dry dairy processing, milk powder, feed or grain elevator or dry blending.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, conflict management, and presentation skills.
Excellent knowledge of plant operation procedures and business system software applications.
Strong analytical and organizational skills.
Previous supervisory experience.