Production Department Manager

The Jel Sert Company marks a major milestone this year, 100 years of success, innovation, and industry leadership. The Jel Sert Company has focused on creating high-quality, high-value foods and beverages that help bring people together. Jel Sert is proud to have been awarded the Great Place to Work certification and recognized as the Best Workplace to Work in Chicago and a Best Workplace in Manufacturing and Production. We are currently looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team as a PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT MANAGER. If you are looking for a work environment that encourages personal growth, responsibility, and a shared vision for creating incredible products that help create lasting memories, then Jel Sert wants you!

This role within our manufacturing environment is designed to provide comprehensive training and development. The selected candidate will get the unique opportunity to rotate through our three key manufacturing departments, Blending, Liquid, and Powder, while gaining valuable insights and hands-on experience. Throughout this period, the manager will be trained and mentored by our senior management team, who will provide guidance, support, and expertise to foster professional growth and ensure the manager is well prepared for their role. This fresh approach will ensure a well-rounded understanding of our production process before the manager is assigned to a specific production department.

The Production Department Manager will manage and coordinate the activities of Jel Sert's Manufacturing Department to obtain optimum operational efficiency and maximize profits. The Department Manager will respond to all production issues by pursuing and implementing solutions. The manager will follow all production and organizational objectives and be responsible for the Safety, Quality, and Efficiency of production within the department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESmay include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Safety awareness and implement Safety initiatives
• Compliance with SQF requirements (HACCP, Verification of CCPs, etc.).
• Sanitation and housekeeping.
• Planning of production requirements.
• Departmental Goals, Training, Discipline, and Accountability.
• Inventory reporting.
• Development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures.
• New Item Development and Implementation.
• Assist in creating and achieving departmental goals.
• Employee training, discipline, and accountability.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a food & beverage manufacturing leadership role required.
• Experience leading teams, departments, and managing and developing staff is required.
• Understanding of labor relations and working within a union environment preferred.
• Proven leadership with excellent communication skills required.
• Building and sustaining successful business relationships, both internally and externally, is required.
• Strong understanding of safety within the manufacturing environment required.
• Understanding of quality within manufacturing and supply chain processes, continuous improvement methodologies, and environmental practices required.
• Experience in diagnosing manufacturing issues, by problem-solving to increase operational efficiencies required.
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  Associate's degree preferred.

  
  

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, and ABILITIES

• Solid knowledge of manufacturing operations.
• Desire to develop your career and grow with a stable company.
• Professional yet strong communication skills, both verbally & written.
• Highly organized, methodical, disciplined, and detail-oriented.
• Effective interpersonal skills and strong problem-solving skills.
• A customer-focused team player with strong planning and organizational skills.
• Utilize leadership and teambuilding skills for employee growth and retention.
• Lead by example, morally and ethically.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is required.
• Basic computer skills, proficiency in MS Office, and the internet are required.

BENEFITS AND SALARY

Jel Sert Company is committed to pay transparency and will provide further compensation information during the interview process. Theminimum compensation for the Production Department Manager is $99,545 annually. This position is also eligible for the EBIT Bonus program. Compensation is determined by a candidate's experience, education, skills, training, and the internal equity within our organization. actual compensation to be paid will be determined upon an offer. In addition to a competitive compensation package, regular full-time corporate employees of Jel Sert are eligible for our extensive benefits programs that can be reviewed here.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balance exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at the knee to come to a rest on the knee or knees.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm, as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and make fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes. In addition to determining the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned, or to make general observations of facilities or structures.
• Must be able to discern differences between red/green/amber.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Manufacturing environment

• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: Activities occur inside and outside.
• The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.

ACCOUNTABILITIES CHECKLIST

Planning/ Coordinating/Supervising/ Controlling

• Prioritizes and schedules own work and work of direct reports.
• Checks the quality and timeliness of own work and work of direct reports.
• Communicates company programs, policies, and procedures.
• Orients new staff members to departmental policies and procedures.
• Recommends promotions, transfers, demotions, and terminations.
• Maintains discipline and recommends corrective actions.
• Plans and evaluates the performance results of employees.
• Ensures compliance with SQF requirements
• May be required to visit department/s during off-shift hours

FOOD SAFETY and QUALITY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follow applicable procedures and work instructions.
• Monitor Quality Control Points (QCP) and applicable QCCPs.
• Back-up to Sr. Department Manager

IMPACT ON JEL SERT

By leading and providing overall operational direction to Jel Sert's Manufacturing Department, this job directly supports our commitment to supply safe, high quality food products to consumers, by consistently meeting the requirements of our Food Safety and Quality Systems.