What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Production Manager position at Wild Coyote Foods?
We are looking for a hands on, experienced Assistant Production Manager to ensure that our products and services meet all necessary requirements before they reach the consumer. The APM, while working side-by-side with the production team, will ensure the final product has been built with compliance to legal standards and meets customers expectation. A great Assistant Production Manager is hands on, thorough and observant with an eye for detail. They must fully understand the requirements for manufacturing safe, quality food and have a sense of responsibility towards our potential and existing customers as well as the competition. The goal is to help preserve our reputation by ensuring that our products and services are capable to drive sustainable growth.
Responsibilities
- Teach, coach & train while working side-by-side with the production team to achieve high quality output
- Understand customer needs and requirements to develop effective quality control processes
- Devise and review specifications for products or processes
- Set requirements for raw material or intermediate products for suppliers and monitor their compliance
- Ensure adherence to health and safety guidelines as well as legal obligations
- Supervise technicians and other staff members and provide guidance and feedback
- Oversee all product development procedures to identify deviations from quality standards
- Inspect final output and compare properties to requirements
- Approve the right products or reject defectives
- Keep accurate documentation and perform statistical analysis
- Be on the lookout for opportunities for improvement and develop new efficient procedures
Skills
- Proven experience as a high volume production line technician
- Conscientious and responsible
- A keen eye for detail and a results driven approach
- Outstanding communication skills
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills
- In depth understanding of quality control procedures and relevant legal standards
- Excellent math abilities and working knowledge of data analysis/statistical methods
- Certification of quality control is a strong advantage (SQF, ISO 9000 etc.)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.00 - $20.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No nights
- No weekends
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus opportunities
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Food production: 1 year (Preferred)
- Quality Assurance: 1 year (Preferred)
Language:
- Spanish (Bilingual) (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $17 - $20