Confers with management personnel to establish production and quality control standards, develop budget and cost controls, and to obtain data regarding types, quantities, specifications, and delivery dates of products ordered. Plans and directs production activities and establishes production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors. Manages subordinate supervisors and is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of several confectionary product lines and processes. Compiles, stores, and retrieves production data. Revises production schedules and priorities as result of equipment failure or operating problems. Develops and implements operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality. Coordinates production activities with procurement, maintenance, and quality control activities to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment. Reviews and analyzes production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications, and operating or production problems. Excellent compensation and benefits package.
Requirements
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university preferred, plus minimum of 6-8 years of relevant operations management experience, preferably in a food manufacturing environment.
Chocolate refining and panning experience preferred
Strong leadership and people development skills are musts!
Contact Information
Kinsa Group Kinsa Group provides recruiting services with a specific focus on the food & beverage processing industries. Recruiting throughout the United States for the past 25 years, we recruit highly qualified professionals and senior-to-executive level management candidates.
We are interested in candidates for our job postings in the following disciplines: Executive / General Management, Sales / Marketing, Manufacturing Operations, Technical Services / R&D / QA, Human Resources, Supply Chain / Logistics, Accounting / Finance.