Production Manager

Join the team at Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company! Job Summary The Production Manager is responsible for supporting the production department ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency metrics are consistently met. Manage operation through collaborating with leaders in quality, warehousing, maintenance, and engineering while developing strategies aimed to enhancing productivity and reducing cost. Job Responsibilities Safety: Ensure all equipment systems meet our safety program standards and industry best practices. Conduct regular safety inspections, report hazards, and promote a culture of safety among team members. Key Responsibilities: Develop the workforce through supervision, coaching, and training. Responsible for plant and company goals by providing proactive, efficient, and reliable leadership. Ensure all plans and strategies are effectively communicated throughout the department. Manage labor and materials to the production schedule, ensuring customer demands are achieved. Develop and analyze the budget vs. planned forecast; report it to appropriate parties as needed. Monitor KPI and KBI metrics daily and provide recommendations on solutions to any quality findings. Prepare and conduct periodic internal and external audits. Proposes plans and executes projects to eliminate the root cause of manufacturing problems. Coach and influence employees at all levels of the organization. Innovation: Stay current with emerging trends and advancement in equipment technologies, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation. Foster a culture of innovation, teamwork, and accountability within the technical operations department to drive employee engagement and performance. Job Requirements Bachelor's degree and a minimum of one year of work experience required, or a minimum of five years of progressive job experience including people, project, or account management with leadership and influencing skills required. Prior experience in supervisory roles. Previous manufacturing experience, focused on maintenance, quality and/or production required. Prior experience with the food and beverage industry preferred. Demonstrated ability to lead teams, displaying year-over-year improvement in plant KPIs. Working knowledge of the principles of manufacturing management, supply chain capabilities, including strategies and interdependencies. Capability to partner cross-functionally with other teams and coordinate efforts around process improvement. Solid working knowledge of national, state, and local regulatory requirements in Food Safety, Safety, Environment and Emergency Management. Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices and LEAN Six Sigma in a manufacturing environment. Strong understanding of and background with HACCP requirements. Strong computer and database application skills. Knowledge of and experience with ISO (22000, 9000, 14001, etc.) or other management system. Working knowledge of the principles of Continuous Improvement, Change Management, and Leadership. About Heartland Coca-Cola Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company produces, sells, and distributes the highest quality and best tasting Coca-Cola and Monster Beverages across the states of Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. Our brand offerings provide multiple beverage options in non-alcoholic categories including sparkling soft drinks, water, ingredient enhanced, isotonics, tea, energy, juice, coffee and nutrition. We value our people, customers and community which drives our passion to work and win together as a team. Benefits and Other Information We offer a competitive benefits package to our full-time employees including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k), paid time off, wellness programs and tuition reimbursement. This role may be eligible to participate in an incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program. Pre-employment background check is required. Heartland Coca-Cola is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and any other class protected by law. Veteran friendly. Requisition ID: Company: Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC Disability Accommodation for Applicants Heartland Coca-Cola is committed to providing individuals with disabilities with reasonable accommodations in its job application and hiring process. If you have difficulty using our on-line application system because of a disability, you may contact us at the following email address and phone number: or (316) . This email address is reserved for individuals who require an accommodation due to a disability only. The Heartland Coca-Cola representative who monitors this email account will not have access to existing profiles in the system and will be unable to provide any application status updates.

Created: 2024-10-29