Production Manager

Our client, a food manufacturing company located in North York, is looking at add a Production Manager to their team!

This position will oversee all production lines and staff within the shift to ensure and maximize efficiencies. The incumbent will report directly to the General Manager. This position will not only track labour and production yields but also be hands on in troubleshooting where required. Be an integral part of Supply Chain through coordination with Manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure processing lines are prepared and fully operational to conduct pre-operational checks daily
• Review daily and weekly production plans with the Director of Operations to ensure maximized utilization of resources, while maintaining accuracy and efficiency
• Maintain Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to sustain a safe work environment
• Track labour and production yields daily
• Manage all required machinery including depositing machines, mixers, packaging machines
• Partner with Quality Assurance and Sanitation to ensure all areas are in compliance with production and safety processes
• Meet or exceed all production, safety and quality goals through continuous improvement
• Receives predetermined work assignments that are subject to a high level of control and review
• Requires full knowledge of own area of functional responsibility
• Requires the ability to change the thinking of, or gain acceptance of, others in sensitive situations, without damage to the relationship
• Planning shipments including creating and updating shipping schedules
• Oversees the Transfer of all products between all in house and 3^rd party warehouses
• Monitoring shipments in transit
• Troubleshooting any logistical issues that arise
• Preparing reports on logistics performance measures
• Maintaining a logistics database
• Inventory maintenance
• Assists in Production Planning
• Acting as a point of contact for customers and carriers
• Assisting with QA to ensure products are shipped with best quality as possible
• Oversees the process to supply Samples to customers
• Contacting Transportation Companies to ensure best rates are established within Canada & US
• Coordinate the dispatch of transportation companies for Pick Ups and Deliveries
• Coordinate customs clearance and deliveries of inbound shipments
• Preparing reports on logistics performance measures (roll up to Supply Chain KPI’s)