Job Purpose: 

• Responsible for keeping production lines running efficiently to meet production goals. 

• Assists with additional work duties or responsibilities as evident or required. 

• Assists Director of Operations with planning and coordinating all packaging operations. Works with the Operations Manager and Director to focus on areas of improvement. Implement a plan to decrease the changeover times while increasing the overall output of the machinery. 

• Focus on cleanliness of the area and assigning crews to maintain the progress. 

• Performs other duties as assigned or apparent. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Verify inventory as it relates to forecasting, planning, procuring and replenishing process. 

• Managing day-to-day operation workload and prioritize the workload to maintain production needs. 

• Provide guidance or mentorship to other team members whenever is require. 

• Schedule the packaging process and departmental activities relating to material, employee, and equipment availability. 

• Monitor packaging process, workflow, and schedules to ensure on-time completion of lot / batch. 

• Create a WIPS packaging configuration for each lot on the secondary packaging schedule. 

• Ensure all secondary packaging procedures and forms are accurate and up to date. Implement changes/ new procedures when necessary. 

• Ensure all employees have the proper training and means to perform their job requirements. 

• Assist packaging trainer in the development of new employee trainings. 

• Present and explain new packaging / logistics strategies to Director of Operations. 

• Analyze, develops, determines and implements policies, procedures and programs. 

• Set packaging goals within the department report findings and recommendations to Director of secondary packaging. 

• Perform administrative duties to include personnel roster, personnel scheduling, and monitoring the production line. 

Knowledge & Skills: 

• Detail oriented, ability to work independently as a self-started, dependable and ability to supervise and motivate up to 250 employees. 

• Previous supervisory training preferred 

• The ability and willingness to change direction and focus to meet shifting organizational and business demands. 

• The ability to create and contribute environment that values people, encourages trust, teamwork, and open communication, and provides participation, learning, feedback and recognition. 

• The ability to manage a multitude of resources and to be accurate and current with data and information. 

• The ability to effectively manage one self, demonstrates integrity, be productive under pressure, and achieve development goals. 

• The ability to create new products and processes that add value to the business, by generating new ideas and applying creative and analytical approaches. 

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Health Policy or Administration, or related field preferred or equivalent work experience 

• Minimum of 5 years manufacturing / packaging work experience required. 

• Minimum of 5 years experience in a leadership role. 

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

• Position requires bending (waist to floor), lifting (up to 20 lbs), reaching (waist to head), vision (20/20), standing (30%), sitting (30%), hearing, typing, talking and walking (30%). 

• Salary range: Based on experience