Production Manager

**POSITION**: Production Manager (Grains Division)** REPORTS TO**:Director of Operations

We are looking for a Production Manager (Grains Division) to join our One Degree Organics team in Abbotsford Our Production Manager is responsible for managing the day-today activities of the Grains division, which covers flour milling, sprouting and drying lines and the granola & flavored Oats baking line. This position will involve working across multiple production facilities in Abbotsford.

**OPPORTUNITIES**

We are looking to add strong people leaders with the appetite for being hands on, to help us improve existing and implement new processes, coach and develop our employees and build a positive culture on the floor. You will take initiative and play an active role in production scheduling, maximizing throughput and ensuring customers receive high quality products.

In this role, you will be functioning in a highly dynamic environment where it is challenging, but crucial to be organized and have a positive mentality. With this, you will get the opportunity to contribute your ideas and lead to continuous improvement projects and contribute in a meaningful way. You will also have the opportunity to further develop your leadership skills and grow your career as we continue to expand.

**HERE IS WHO YOU ARE **

**_DRIVE & MOTIVATION_**
- You want to join a progressive family-owned company that is growing rapidly
- You are not afraid to roll up your sleeves and get the job done to meet our production quota
- You thrive working with people and solving problems
- You are motivated by the idea of building a positive culture for your team

**_ CHARACTER & ABILITIES _**
- You are a strong leader who can effectively coach and develop your team
- You are able to multi-task and juggle priorities to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- You are able to give clear directions and make sound professional judgement
- You are able to deal professionally, courteously, and confidently with stakeholders

**_ KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS_**
- You have a knowledge of food production practices and processes
- You have excellent interpersonal and communications skills (verbal and written)
- You have strong leadership and people management skills

**_ EXPERIENCE_**
- You have at least 4 years of experience as a supervisor/manager in a manufacturing facility (Food preferred)
- You are a people-focused leader with a track record of growing and coaching staff
- You have experience with “Just in Time’ inventory control

**_ NICE-TO-HAVE _**_(Bonus qualities or wants from us)_
- You have leadership working in a highly dynamic fast-paced environment
- You have experience working in a food manufacturing facility within similar product categories

**THINGS YOU WILL DO**
- Manage all aspects of personnel scheduling, planning schedules and communicating with operators and managing time sheets
- Responsible for hiring and dismissals within the production team
- Manage just in time inventory of all ingredients and packaging for all products, creating daily orders of appropriate ingredients from the warehouse
- Manage the production scheduling, including coordinating with supervisors to know availability of loads, coordinating cross functionally with sales and procurement, planning daily production goals and managing inventory
- Maximizing production throughout by coordinating with management, setting targets for improvements and tracking numbers on each shift
- Ensuring quality is monitored by liasing with QA team and managing training with internal staff members
- Planning and scheduling sanitation, including verification of sanitation duties and coordinating success rate with QA

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