Production Manager

Bonduelle Fresh Americas
Position: Production Manager
Department: Salads & Bistro
Reports To: Site Leader
Salary Type: Exempt

Groupe Bonduelle is a company that is making a positive impact
Groupe Bonduelle is the world leader in ready-to-use plant-rich food. By joining our company you will have an opportunity to make a positive and sustainable impact on yourself, others and the planet. You will play an active part in our mission to inspire the transition toward a plant-rich diet to contribute to people's well-being and planet health.

Groupe Bonduelle Fresh Americas is the U.S. business unit of France based Groupe Bonduelle (BON.PA). We are the first business unit of Groupe Bonduelle to become a Certified B Corporation. We operate four processing facilities throughout the U.S. and employ nearly 3,000 Associates who focus on producing and bringing to market fresh vegetable products, prepared salads and plant-based meal solutions.

Groupe Bonduelle is a 170 year old French family-owned company that has been at the forefront of plant rich food innovations since 1853. Our ready-to-use plant-rich food products are grown on 173,000 acres by our grower partners and marketed in nearly 100 countries. The company currently employees more than 12,000 Associates globally.

Join us at Bonduelle Fresh Americas for an opportunity to advance your career in a culture that places people first. As a valued member of our company, you will have the opportunity to support our environmental and social initiatives to drive progress against our corporate social responsibility and B Corp certification ambitions. At Bonduelle Fresh Americas, we make contributing to a better future through plant-rich food our top priority.

Position Summary:
The Production Manager owns the operations function tasks including planning, organizing, directing and controlling the operation activities for the Salads department. The incumbent will ensure all food preparation and packaging is compliant to the guidelines of Good Manufacturing Practices and Food Safety regulations. They will also oversee and monitor the performance of the Plant Operations as it relates to quality, safety, productivity, and cost control, service to sales, employee training and leadership development.

Primary Duties

• Adhere to quality standards to ensure product quality and Food Safety by following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), standard operating procedures (SOP's) and specifications.
• Organize and facilitate production line activities to ensure conformance to establish requirements regarding quality, safety, employee- relations, productivity and cost scheduled volume outputs
• Work with Product Development, Suppliers, Engineering, Quality, and Factory Employees in finding innovative ways to improve the Quality and productivity of our Products
• Support Employee involvement in Safety, Analytical Problem Solving, Project Planning, Vendor and Customer Relations, fostering a Team atmosphere.
• Monitor and update all area practices and policies for compliance
• Work with the Product Supply Group in weekly scheduling of the Packaging and Processing Area to optimize productivity.
• Monitor productivity data and help develop corrective action plans necessary to achieve annual productivity improvements
• Implement safety measures for accident prevention through monthly departmental safety meetings and working with salaried Supervisors to ensure hourly employee compliance
• Report on quality defect issues and help determine necessary corrective actions to eliminate repetitive failures
• Assist with the supervision of the Production staff including but not limited to performance management and employee development, etc.
• Participate in the SQF (Safe Quality Food) audit and assist in the development of procedures and corrective actions
• Oversee and lead the implementation of the SQF system and operational standards as outlined in the plant accountability list
• Applies all learnings acquired in the Food Safety and Quality Training On-boarding packet in the day to day operations and ensures others comply with it as well. Be familiarized with the Food Safety Policy.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Business, Food Technology, or related degree is strongly preferred
• 5 years' experience in a manufacturing environment is required
• 5 years of progressive leadership experience in a manufacturing environment is required