Shift Manager
Wayne Farms · Kinston
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Primarily responsible for directing, controlling, and coordinating all aspects of plant operations on a production shift, and ensuring all procedures are followed ensuring achievement of the highest level of productivity in the most cost efficient manner. Provide leadership and manage a shift of production employees, ensuring compliance with all food safety programs, and enforcing Wayne Farms’ policies.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:
- Manage assigned shift’s production operations.
- Work with employees to develop good working relationships and high morale while performing administrative duties as it relates to the production process.
- Manager production objectives and ensure they are being met.
- Foster positive communication ensuring project timelines and tasks are completed.
- Develop and train employees, holding monthly shift safety meetings, group discussions, and troubleshooting areas that might cause problems with production.
- Handle employee grievances.
- Oversee all production employees while providing an environment for employees to achieve maximum quality and productivity performance.
- Manage all aspects of production processing and employee performance, providing positive and/or corrective feedback.
- Ensure safety throughout assigned work area.
- Review and ensure reporting requirements are fulfilled in a timely manner.
- Work with Quality Assurance ensuring a food safe and sanitary environment within specifications and USDA requirements.
- Establish and adjust procedures meeting production schedules, production efficiencies, and budget objectives.
- Plan and implement process improvements.
- Ensure compliance with established food safety programs, including HACCP programs, SSOPs and GMPs.
- Optimize profit reducing costs with continuous improvement activities through employee involvement and positive leadership.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- 5 – 15 salaried production employees and indirect responsibility for 200+ hourly production employees.
- This is a Leader of Leaders position with required competencies: Strategic Agility, Business Acumen, Building Effective Teams, Customer Focus and Command Skills.
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- High school diploma or equivalent AND a minimum of 8 years’ relevant experience in a similar manufacturing environment; OR Associates Degree in a relevant discipline AND 6 years’ relevant experience in a similar manufacturing environment.
- Minimum 5 years’ leadership and/or supervisory experience of 200+ persons.
PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited institution.
- 8+ years’ experience within the food manufacturing industry.
- 8+ years’ supervisory and/or leadership experience.
REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- Working knowledge of poultry processing, food safety regulations, OSHA guidelines, GMPs and HACCP.
- Proficient knowledge of production processes, general line maintenance and staffing.
- Proficient English language knowledge and skills (oral and written).
- Demonstrated leadership skills and abilities.
- Demonstrated success building effective teams with proven ability to lead by engaging and motivating a team and influencing an organization.
- Effective interpersonal communication skills sufficient to communicate and interact effectively with all levels within the organization.
- Proficient knowledge and use of Microsoft office programs.
- Ability to work in fast paced environment with multiple priorities.
- Ability to handle and resolve most issues independently.
- High work capacity, dependable, results oriented and strong sense of urgency.
- Demonstrated sound work ethic, honesty and moral character.
REQUIRED PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS:
- Understand and interpret data while drawing logical conclusions based on available inputs.
- Critical thinking skills in standardized situations as well as non-routine problems.
- Manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously and prioritize work accordingly.
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:
- Follow departmental and company safety policies and programs.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Work in extreme temperatures, frequently subject to extreme wet and cold, as well as hot and humid environments.
- Subject to odors and areas with moderate to extreme levels of noise.
- Lift up to 50 pounds.
- Bending, twisting, climbing, stacking, pushing and standing for long periods of time.
- Occasional weekend and off-shift work required.