Job Details

Chairmans Foods specializes in producing a wide range of high quality, consistent customer solutions - main courses, side dishes, queso, ready-to-eat protein salads custom solutions for foodservice operators and retail stores. Chairmans has succeeded over the years with open communication, integrity, and with a deep commitment to southern hospitality.

Driven by our mission, vision and values, employee and food safety are always our top priority. www.chairmansfoods.com

Job Description:

Reporting to the Plant Manager, this position will lead the facility in the development and implementation of a Continuous Improvement, Management Operating Structure, which involves all team members in the pursuit of improving our processes, increasing our capacity, and lowering our operating costs. There will be a focus on material, ingredient, and packaging losses as well as labor savings. These processes must be executed safely and in a fashion that optimizes manufacturing costs while meeting company product quality standards.

General Responsibilities:

• Achieve breakthrough financial results on a continuous basis.
• Monitor, Review and act on the results of the company's Overall Equipment Effectiveness System. (OEE)
• Implement the company's standard Continuous Improvement Strategy to increase capacity, while lowering operating costs.
• Monitor, Review, and Ensure our company's Management Operating Structure is executed. (MOS)
• Teach, train, mentor, and develop a Continuous Improvement mindset in each facility.
• Establish and manage Metrics for each department within the facility, and monitor/manage performance with the Plant Manager against these metrics.
• Analyze plant operations and key metrics to maintain operational efficiencies within each department.
• Collect and report reliable information to measure the performance of the plant and of the various plant departments as required.
• Ensure that appropriate SOPs are developed, executed and maintained for all aspects of our business.
• Responsible for meeting all regulatory requirement and rules.
• Cooperates in a cross-functional manner as a change agent with all departments within the Company.
• Leads by example. This includes ensuring compliance with all company policies, standards, specifications, and national suppliers.
• Engages in the typical responsibilities of a manager requiring planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating, and delegating.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Food Science is preferred. Lean/Six Sigma certification is also preferred.
• Travel 10% between sites.
• A minimum of 5 years hands-on experience in a process-manufacturing environment with CI, Lean Principles.
• Thorough understanding of regulatory laws and responsibilities as they pertain to Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Must be willing to relocate.
• Must be willing to work nonstandard shifts, and/or weekend or holidays.
• Experience using Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Proficient understanding of budgeting and cost control.
• Proven track record of improved results in the areas of quality, safety, service and cost.
• OSHA 30 Hour Training or similar applicable training.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and computer-based applications.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Skill in organization and prioritization, and attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs; ability to lead others through change.
• Strong team player and leader with the ability to work across multiple functions and disciplines.
• Ability to select, coach, develop, and engage all levels of the operation.