About the role
As a leader and innovator in the snack food industry for over 50 years, J&J Snack Foods provides branded snack foods to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the U.S. Its products include such icons as SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE, and Dippin’ Dots along with other key brands like LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, The Funnel Cake Factory Funnel Cakes, and Hola Churros. J&J also has a strong presence in bakery providing cakes, cookies, and pies to some of the largest grocery and convenience retailers in industry. Our company continues to deliver record sales led by a talented team and a commitment to “Fun Served Here”.
Scope
- To oversee the production inclusive of: mixing, baking, packing of products.
- Institute the direction and goals of the Production Manager to maintain yield, efficiency, quality, cleanliness, and safety.
Key Responsibilities
Enforce and manage policy, procedures, and culture consistent with the Production Manager’s direction that control and improve:
- production yield and efficiency of facility against standard
- safety
- leadership
- cleanliness
- food safety and quality
- adherence to SOP’s
- employee ownership and understanding of product and process and overall teambuilding
- employee welfare
Continuously take independent action, perform the daily recaps, and provide corrective action recommendations to the Production Manager in the areas of:
- safety
- quality
- cleanliness
- yield & efficiency
- Assign tasks that maintain the warehouses, mixing area, depositing area, and packing areas in a clean, orderly, and safe manner.
- Enforce company rules in a fair and consistent manner.
- Write and follow up on safety and regular work orders
- Maintain strong interdepartmental communication that facilitates goals.
- Report time and attendance infractions to the HR for recording.
- Report recommended changes to written production standards/specifications to reflect actual process to the Production Manager
- Effectively train and cross train employees on various procedures and processes to manage skills effectively throughout the shift.
- Adhere to all environmental, health and safety requirements and procedures
- Responsible for food safety and quality.
- Other tasks as assigned.
Verify daily:
- Adherence to the written production specifications and formulas.
- departmental supplies are available (Tools, PPE, etc)
- in process documents are in compliance, are accurate, and in the proper frequency
- product being produced is in conformance to qualitative standards and that the Leads address and make corrective action for non-conforming process controls
- production lines started on time
- changeovers are affected in a timely fashion
- monitor labor by performing head count
- communicate with department leads and supervisor from previous shift for any issues within the plant
Stay Current on below policies and programs as well as develop subordinates’ ability to understand, manage, and affect the department in a positive professional way by ensuring that all employees have been trained in the areas of:
- Safety
- Food Defense, Allergens, GMP’s, HAACP, CCP, Company policies
- OSHA regulated programs
- Cleanliness
- Safe Quality Foods
- Injury Reporting
- Machine Operation
- Violence in the Workplace Program
- Communicable Disease Policy
- Reading and understanding production specifications
- Understanding and recording of data on process documents
- Uniform Policy
- Personal Sanitation and Hygiene Requirements
Key Competencies
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage several employees for one shift.
- Interpersonal communication and ability to clarify complex processes and procedures to staff, customers, and auditors.
- Proficient computer skills in Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Position Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in business or related field or at least five years of prior experience in manufacturing facility for consumer product manufacturer.
- Three years or more supervisor or leadership experience in a manufacturing facility.
- Demonstrated experience working with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors
- Experience in food and beverage manufacturing environments desired.
- Regular and reliable attendance.
Additional Information
Production Manager will serve as back up for all responsibilities of the Production Shift Supervisor.
Disclaimer: This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
EEO Statement: J&J Snack Foods Corp.is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discriminatory employment actions against, and treatment of, employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, alienage, religion or creed, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition or characteristics, disability or veteran's status, sex offenses, prior record of arrest or conviction, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking and unemployment status.