Production Manager Jobs in Stevens Point, WI (NOW HIRING)

Provide direct supervision to hourly employees in the manufacturing of food products; ensure the safe operations of daily activities while meeting established production schedules.   Effectively communicate production goals and objectives to achieve results; and maintain a high standard of product quality while maximizing plant efficiencies in support of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include but may not be limited to the following:

• Support positive peer/employee relations in all aspects of interaction including valuing differences, monitoring compliance with company policies and procedures and ensuring all policies are administered consistently and equitably across all Monogram employees.
• Provide proper training for plant employees on HACCP/SSOP, GMP, equipment and plant safety requirements and job specific training to ensure adherence to company policies and procedures.  Address infractions and participate in the union grievance process as necessary.
• Responsible for replacement employee job training, workstation assignments/rotations. including back-up for absent employees and overtime assignment.  
• Perform essential recordkeeping and timekeeping functions for department personnel.
• Monitor employee attendance and absenteeism, holding employees accountable as necessary.
• Build awareness with all employees around our customers to elevate understanding around who they are why they matter.
• Coordinate production startups, shutdowns, changeovers and sanitation.
• Establish staffing levels including turnover and needs relating to product volumes.
• Schedule and conduct shift meetings to review safety concerns and performance along with plant performance compared to expectations.

Individual will be accountable for the following:

• Compliance of Programs.
• Production quantity and quality results.
• Maintaining communication proven when it is relied upon most- during critical points in a process.
• Results of Quality Audits.
• Reducing Customer complaints while increasing first pass quality.

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university or an equivalent combination of both college education and relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a four year college degree.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office and time keeping systems preferred.
• Prefer three or more years previous supervisory experience in food processing manufacturing; union experience preferred
• Physical and mental ability to work in excess of 40 hours per week while helping create and work towards a Quality vision.

Americans with Disability:

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands and fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms over head; walk for a majority of the workday and stand for up to 8 hours, climb stairs; balance; bend, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.   Ability to hear and work in light to moderate noise levels.

Work Environment
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Ability to work in wet, humid areas.

May work near moving mechanical parts and may be exposed to electrical shock, fumes, airborne particles and vibration.

The work environment requires the use of protective equipment relating to food safety and personal safety such as, but not limited to, sterilized uniform overcoat/smock, facial hair nets, safety glasses and ear plugs.  Exposure to significant fluctuations of temperatures from various locations work is performed.

This work environment is fast paced in close proximity to others.

“This role will require extended hours based on production needs, including work to be performed after regular business hours and on weekends.”