Department Manager - Packaging/Pack Out (Night)

Hiring Company: Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc.

Overview: Directs and coordinates the activities of the plant to include meat manufacturing, sanitation and distribution (but not limited to) by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates.

Job Description: Responsibilities: * Take all measures to ensure distributor/customer total satisfaction.

* Supervise daily operations of 1st shift manufacturing operations for the plant.

* Directs subordinates engaged in production, sanitation, cooking and chilling.

* Build and maintain an effective supervisory team.

* Exercises good leadership and communication skills.

* Ensure effective production teams and team building.

* Ensure all production requirements are met.

* Analyze operation on a continual basis to improve costs, quality and service.

* Build an effective relationship with internal and external customers.

* Actively participate in the research, justification, and implementation in long-range planning of the facility.

* Establish goals for yourself and the operation.

* Actively participate/support in the management of department functions that include the following: Production Scheduling, Purchasing, Shipping and Receiving, Area Sanitation, Heat Processing, Product Chilling and other duties as assigned by the Plant Manager.

* Assist in the training and development of all employees in area of responsibility, specifically Supervisors and Lead Persons.

* Ensure all sanitary, quality and consistency requirements are met in area of responsibility.

* Participate in the development, implementation and maintenance of Total Quality Management (TQM) process.

* Ensure goal attainment in area of responsibility.

Direct and enforce the Safety Program in area of responsibility.

* Actively participate in capital expenditure requisitioning process, budgeting and goal setting.

* Ensure required preventive maintenance is being performed on all department equipment.

* Ensure all rules, policies and regulations of Company are enforced.

* Oversees the 1st shift support groups such as security, human resources, quality systems, maintenance, distribution and first aid to ensure that there are good working relationships.

* Approves 1st shifts time keeping and distributes payroll.

* Responsible to work with the 2nd Night Manager on control of chemicals and the dollars involved.

* Attend the staff meeting on a daily basis and be a part of conducting the daily Supervisors meeting.

* Ensure smooth transition and communication system is in place between shifts.

Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree or knowledge equivalent to such degree is required.

* Five (5) to seven (7) years related industry experience required, preferably in food plant sanitation, smokehouse operations and meat-processing production * Exposure to and/or experience in Quality Assurance, Total Quality Management (TQM), Hazard Analysis Control Critical Process (HACCP) and Safety are a plus.

* English/Spanish bilingual would be a plus.

Location: Jarratt, VA Time Type: Full time Department: Plant Management