Production Manager

Company Description

At Jack Link’s, we feed the journey. We take pride in rolling up our sleeves and getting things done together. Fueled by creativity, passion, and a commitment to doing things the right way, we tackle the hard stuff first and focus on real progress, bold moves, and no excuses. We create opportunities, celebrate wins, own our misses, and push forward as a team, knowing our strength comes from supporting one another and having fun along the way. We cultivate a workplace where passion meets purpose and our Team Members are inspired, recognized, and rewarded for their contributions. 

If you’re ready to make a difference and build something meaningful, we want you! 

Jack Link's Protein Snacks is a global leader in snacking and the No. 1 meat snack manufacturer worldwide. Headquartered in Minong, Wisconsin, Jack Link’s is strategically positioned with production, distribution, and support centers in key locations throughout North America, Brazil, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. This global network allows Jack Link's to deliver a wide variety of high-quality, great tasting protein snacks to consumers around the world. The company’s portfolio of brands includes Jack Link’s®, Lorissa’s Kitchen®, Wild River®, Golden Island®, Country Fresh Meats®, BiFi®, Peperami® , Mariani and Local Legends Meat Snacks.

Job Description

Responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing, in a timely manner, the daily activities of Manufacturing. Ensures processes and standard operating procedures are followed. Manages team members and their daily activities to ensure the needs of all functions within the area are met (production, training, FSQ, safety, security, and housekeeping). Implements departmental goals, policies, objectives, and procedures. Responsible for achieving plant KPI and budgetary goals.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following:

• Ensures that all items are properly identified and inventoried.
• Can maintain current and planned material inventory to ensure FEFO requirements align with. production scheduling needs.
• Works directly with plant scheduler to ensure optimized schedule is achieved.
• Overseeing direct reports scheduling to optimize labor efficiencies.
• Responsible for supporting programs, such as but not limited to, HACCP and SQF Audits.
• Responsible for driving KPI results and performance in operations.
• The ability to analyze operations data to identify areas of improvement and execute on corrective actions identified through root cause analysis.
• Identifies, through an initiative-taking approach, potential cost-saving, budget adherence, and efficiency gain opportunities to improve overall operations.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining a high-level Team member morale and dedication to serving customers. Assists with hiring decisions. Responsible for, coaching through personal development plans, and creating corrective action plans when needed.
• Responsible for appraising employee performance.
• Maintains a safe and healthy working environment in accordance with all safety, USDA and OSHA regulations.
• Maintains or exceeds quality standards, performance, and attendance metrics.
• Responsible for development and adherence to team member training plans and the continued training of current employees to ensure quality, safety and productivity goals are met or exceeded.
• Ensures compliance with established processes and procedures.
• Maintains effective internal control over the product flow and account of inventory through area.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Required Experience: 3 years or more supervisory experience in food manufacturing industry
• Preferred:  1 or more years of successful production management experience in the food manufacturing industry.

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

• Excellent attendance and dependability
• Professional communication skills; verbal and written
• Computer knowledge- SAP (or equivalent), Scale, Outlook, Excel, and MES
• Detail orientated, excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to comprehend inventory counting, good math and accounting skills
• Excellent leadership skills

Additional Information

The salary range for this role is $76,478 - $105,155  (Annually). Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Jack Link’s Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annua