Job Description

Job Purpose:

• Responsible for keeping production lines running efficiently to meet production goals.
• Assists with additional work duties or responsibilities as evident or required.
• Assists Director of Operations with planning and coordinating all packaging operations. Works with the Operations Manager and Director to focus on areas of improvement. Implement a plan to decrease the changeover times while increasing the overall output of the machinery.
• Focus on cleanliness of the area and assigning crews to maintain the progress.
• Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Verify inventory as it relates to forecasting, planning, procuring and replenishing process.
• Managing day-to-day operation workload and prioritize the workload to maintain production needs.
• Provide guidance or mentorship to other team members whenever is require.
• Schedule the packaging process and departmental activities relating to material, employee, and equipment availability.
• Monitor packaging process, workflow, and schedules to ensure on-time completion of lot / batch.
• Create a WIPS packaging configuration for each lot on the secondary packaging schedule.
• Ensure all secondary packaging procedures and forms are accurate and up to date. Implement changes/ new procedures when necessary.
• Ensure all employees have the proper training and means to perform their job requirements.
• Assist packaging trainer in the development of new employee trainings.
• Present and explain new packaging / logistics strategies to Director of Operations.
• Analyze, develops, determines and implements policies, procedures and programs.
• Set packaging goals within the department report findings and recommendations to Director of secondary packaging.
• Perform administrative duties to include personnel roster, personnel scheduling, and monitoring the production line.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Detail oriented, ability to work independently as a self-started, dependable and ability to supervise and motivate up to 250 employees.
• Previous supervisory training preferred
• The ability and willingness to change direction and focus to meet shifting organizational and business demands.
• The ability to create and contribute environment that values people, encourages trust, teamwork, and open communication, and provides participation, learning, feedback and recognition.
• The ability to manage a multitude of resources and to be accurate and current with data and information.
• The ability to effectively manage one self, demonstrates integrity, be productive under pressure, and achieve development goals.
• The ability to create new products and processes that add value to the business, by generating new ideas and applying creative and analytical approaches.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Health Policy or Administration, or related field preferred or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 5 years manufacturing / packaging work experience required.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a leadership role.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

• Position requires bending (waist to floor), lifting (up to 20 lbs), reaching (waist to head), vision (20/20), standing (30%), sitting (30%), hearing, typing, talking and walking (30%).
• Salary range: Based on experience