What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at Irca Group?
About Us:
The Irca Group is an International Leader in high quality finished and semi-finished ingredients for the bakery, pastry, and ice cream markets. With a solid history of over 100 years in the industry, the Group has its headquarters in Italy (Gallarate) and a strong global footprint with 23 production sites and over 2000 employees in Europe, the United States and Vietnam.
Our core product categories include chocolate, compounds, chocolate decorations, sprinkles, creams, pastry mixes, gelato ingredients, nuts and candied fruit. The most recent acquisition of Kerry Sweet complements our existing categories with the addition of sweet particulates, chocolate confections, inclusions, variegates and frozen fruit purees.
Through its 8 key brands (IRCA, Dobla®, in2food, Via Degli Orsini, JoyGelato, RaviFruit, Cesarin and Anastasi®) the IRCA Group offers an unparalleled "one-stop shop" approach for delivering quality solutions to all ingredients needs, through a broad range of innovative products. We offer every day and seasonal solutions to 3 macro channels: Gourmet, Food Manufacturing and Consumer Product (Retail). “Extraordinary made simple”
At the Irca Group Americas, the Production Manager is primarily responsible for managing all production systems for the plant. Lead and provide direction to plant Supervisors, monitoring the hourly/production employees safety, training and development. You will also partner with Supervisors to develop achievable targets and production demands. The position is located in Elk Grove Village, IL. (this is an on-site position)
Objectives and Responsibilities:
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Ensure a safe working environment, strive for world class safety standards
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Ownership in the production of safe, quality food and program compliance
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Leverages process and organizational knowledge to support business goals
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Builds relationship within Irca Group organization to optimize available resources
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Uses processing knowledge to help impact Irca Group's bottom line
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Efficiently execute the production schedule
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Establishes and promotes Performance Management initiatives; Establishes KPIs to manage processes & offers expertise in development of any new process manufacturing KPIs
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Develop and maintain efficient SOPs in collaboration department leaders
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Develop and maintain qualified personnel within the plant production department, both Supervision and Operators
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Communicate and enforce regulatory & Irca Group standards within the plant
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Drive operational efficiency initiatives and a continuous improvement mindset
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Manage the plant production department within budget.
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Promote a positive working environment.
- Embed a data and process driven department with a sense of urgency
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Demonstrates being both trustworthy and trusting, champions the values of the organization and challenges unacceptable behaviors; Leads by example; shares knowledge and recognizes success
- Develops strategies for growth, acts with courage, & communicates a clear vision for the future of Irca Group
- Demonstrates an ability to identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives and change
- Builds relationships at all levels creating a positive work environment
- Invests time in people development for optimum performance, creates and mentors high performing teams, empowers others to be successful
Education & Experience Requirements:
- BS/MS in Engineering, Business or Food Science
- 10 years’ experience in food, chemical or pharmaceutical industry. 4 years as a Supervisor or higher
- Strong analytical skills
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing methodology
- Demonstrate communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate team leadership and people development through motivating, coaching & influencing others
- Demonstrate the ability to handle conflict and problem solving
- Demonstrate business acumen with thorough understanding of plant operations
- Bilingual in Spanish is a plus
Why Join Us:
Irca Group offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits: Medical, Dental, & Vision, 401(k) matching, Paid & Sick Time, and Holidays, Employee Education Tuition Reimbursement Program.
Salary : $87,300 - $111,000
