Production Manager

Duties

- Manage all aspects of the processing operations; i.e. cutting, staffing, equipment, food safety, customer expectations, etc.

- Work closely with the sales team to determine the daily processing demands and to ensure they are met.

- Responsible to ensure customer expectation are met by bridging the gap between sales and processing

- Manage the entire production team and do strategic and tactical planning short and long term

- Track processing throughput to make more accurate calculations of processing capacity. Develop and share a report on a regular basis.

- Ensure product quality meets customer specifications. Communicate to the sales rep any deviations from specifications.

- Ensure all food safety (SQF) standards are met on a daily basis. Report any deviations from specifications.

- Track yields on all products and communicate them to the sales rep. Develop and share a report on a regular basis on all products.

- Practice continuous improvement to eliminate waste and ensure the most efficient workflow.

- Put measures in place to ensure sufficient trained personnel show up to work to meet the demand. Develop contingency plans.

- Put measures in place to ensure the equipment is working to demand. Develop contingency plans.

- Ensure all planned maintenance is completed on a daily basis.

- Ensure the production supervisor manages hours worked/overtime

- Serve as the production representative to the Canopy implementation team. Become a Canopy master to ensure we are using its full capabilities to support our processing operation

- Develop and share reports that measure the productivity of the processing operation

- Look for trends that can be capitalized upon to improve processing capacity

Qualifications

- Time management and organization skills.

- High attention to detail.

- Positive attitude, proactive and ready to get things done when they need to be done.

- Previous experience in a production management role.

- Strong communication and leadership skills

- College degree preferred.

- This is a full time, exempt position, will require some holidays and weekend availability and is on site (no remote work). Hours generally from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

- Pre-employment drug testing, random testing and background check required

- Bilingual: Spanish – English preferred

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $68,788.84 - $82,842.47 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Relocate:

• Boston, MA 02210: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person