Food Production Manager-Kailua-Kona, HI
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Kailua-Kona, HI 
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Posted 13 days ago
Job Description
Summary

We are looking for a Food Production Manager to lead cold and hot food production in accordance with applicable federal, state, and corporate standards, guidelines, and regulations with established policies and procedures.

Essential Functions
  • Direct and assist all food production-related activities, including production, safety, sanitation, and regulatory compliance.
  • Provides services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
  • Understands business implications of decisions; demonstrates knowledge of company financial measures; aligns work with strategic goals.
  • Supports organization’s goals and values; respects diversity; promotes quality and safe work habits.
  • Coordinate production process to increase productivity and improve process controls.
  • Manage production schedules and processes to minimize overtime.
  • Manage workforce accountability for food quality, safety, and productivity.
  • Provide direction, guidance, and assistance to employees to enable them to work more effectively.
  • Work with internal and external departments.
  • Ensure that all production-related records and reports are prepared and maintained timely and accurate.
  • Motivate employees by giving positive feedback, always in a respectful manner.
  • Manage workforce to cross-train employees and rotate employees regularly.
  • Ensure meal processing counts and deadlines are met by checking line progress regularly.
  • Ensure accurate counts are produced to specification.
  • Ensure employees accurately measure portion control by conducting regular verifications.
  • Follow all procedures for reporting Worker’s Compensation incidents and accidents.
  • Train employees in production processes and portion control.
  • Proactively engage in employee relations issues to resolve them effectively and promptly.
  • Manage storage and rotation of daily food production overages to minimize waste.
  • Hold regular communication meetings with employees to review production results, safety, and hygiene.
  • Communicate schedule changes.
  • Ensure employees have the proper tools and equipment needed for production.
  • Ensure that HACCP, GMP, and USDA standards are achieved and completed.
  • Ensure customer production and labeling requirements are achieved.
 
 
Skills and Qualifications
  • A minimum of 3-5 years supervising a food production environment.  A combination of experience and education is preferable.
  • Must have excellent employee engagement, communication, organizational, problem-solving, results-driven focus, decisive decision-making, and time management skills.
  • Must possess demonstrated leadership and process knowledge.
  • Working knowledge of HACCP, USDA, and FDA compliance.
  • Knowledge of HACCP requirements, USDA, GMP, and sanitation requirements
  • Knowledge of cold/hot food production processes.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Computer skills (Microsoft).
  • Inventory knowledge.
  • Knowledge of quality systems and standards.
  • Knowledge of production and manufacturing techniques.
  • Business knowledge, finance, and management principles.
  • Knowledge of Kitchen machines and tools.

Supervisory Responsibility
This position has supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment
This job operates in an office environment, and this position will routinely use standard office equipment.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen. The employee is frequently required to sit for long periods and reach with hands and arms. 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time, exempt position.  Days and hours of work may vary depending on the needs of the business. 

Travel
0%

Other Duties
Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

 

 

Special Notes/Instructions
You are invited to join our fun and growing team. We are looking for friendly, hardworking, customer driven team members like you!
Contact Information
Contact Sally Beers at 808-936-2040 or sbeers@flyingfood.com.
Job Summary
Start Date
ASAP
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Hours per Week
40
Work Hours (i.e. shift)
AM
Salary and Benefits
$70,000 - $80,000 Annual
Comprehensive benefits package PTO. Paid Holidays & Vacation Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage Flexible Spending Accounts Life Insurance Disability Insurance Retirement Savings Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP) Support link (online care) Career growth and opportunities for promotions 401(k) w/ Match
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
3+ years
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