Production Manager - Seattle, WA

Company: Kerry
Location: Sammamish
Posted on: October 18, 2020

Job Description:

Requisition ID 14213

Position Type (US)Full Time

Career Function Manufacturing/Production

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Leading to better encompasses all we do at Kerry, it's how we've become the worlds leading taste and nutrition company. Whether it's building and manufacturing sustainable solutions for food, beverage or pharmaceutical consumers, our commitment to lead the world to better nutrition drives us forward. With 24,000+ colleagues across the globe and 15,000+ Kerry products, your opportunities are limitless.

About Kerry

A career with Kerry Taste & Nutrition offers you an opportunity to shape how people across the globe view food and beverage while providing you opportunities to explore and grow as your interests do. With our commitment to a sustainable future, a career with Kerry is something you can feel good about.

Where You'll Work

Kerry Seattle is a 72,000 sq ft facility with about 90 full time employees located in the southern end of Seattle proper. Kerry Seattle's sauce line incorporates a number of different sauces such as Premium Chocolate, Caramel, White Chocolate, Pumpkin Pie and many more. Kerry Seattle also supports many local and national restaurant and food service chains. Our employees care - about their community, their team and the results we create every day. If you're looking for a manufacturing facility where you can build a career and have fun while you do it, we might be the team for you!

What You'll Do

The Production Manager is fundamental to our team. You'll be overseeing be overseeing operations at the site and will have 3 direct reports, across all shifts and report to the Director of Manufacturing.

You'll collaborate with other teams, coordinating production activities with procurement, production, engineering and quality control departments to achieve minimal downtime/failures. We strongly believe in safety first, quality always for our employees, products, and customers. If this is something you feel passionate about, ensuring all employees uphold our quality and food safety procedures and policies, this may be the next great opportunity for you!

On a high level, you'll:

This person will manage, supervise and oversee all aspects of operations at the site and provide leadership and direction as necessary to sustain company growth, establish procedures for maintaining high standards, product quality, reliability and safety. He/she will promote quality improvement efforts, and evaluate and develop improved techniques while maintaining an exemplary safety record.

Directly responsible for the day-to-day plant operations and achievement of the Business Plan Objectives with focus on safety and product quality.

Helps Identify and satisfy customers' needs consistently and proactively with the goal of on-time deliveries all the time.

Responsible for adherence to Quality Management Systems, while incorporating the Total Quality Management Philosophy.

Maximizes peak performance by fostering a cohesive working environment by stressing the team approach. Ensures the continued development of the location's personnel so as to ensure that each individual reaches his/her full potential within his/her existing position and beyond in conformance with the Corporate Succession and Manpower Plan.

What You'll Need

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in an applicable field of study

5 + years of Management experience such as: Production Manager and/or Production Superintendent

5+ years of experience within manufacturing. Food, beverage, and/or pharmaceutical manufacturing is preferred.

Demonstrated success in developing/implementing continuous improvement initiatives and accountability programs and adhere to budgets.

Intermediate to advanced computer and application skills

7224 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108

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Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. EEO is the Law poster can be found here . Additional information can also be here .

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