Director Of Manufacturing Jobs

Company Overview:At Bobo’s Oat Bars everything we create is made with love and baked by hand using wholesome, simple ingredients you can find in your own kitchen.Working at Bobo’s is a labor of love.Our experienced staff exudes integrity, grit, passion, and a unified desire to share the love of Bobo’s and our products from their hearts to others.Bobo’s employees embrace and reflect the Bobo’s values being collaborative, adaptable, passionate, persevering, and fun-loving.

Compensation and Benefits:

·Salary range is $115,000-$130,000

·Benefits include bonus potential, health, dental and vision insurance, 401k with 4% company match, equity shares, sick and vacation leave

Position Summary: The Director of Manufacturing has responsibility for overseeing day-to-day shop floor operations across all production shifts.This person is responsible for ensuring production targets are hit, quality and safety standards are achieved, and the workforce is engaged.In this role, the position holder will serve as the MOD for all aspects of the production floor and will serve as the “voice of the production floor” for the senior management team.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

·Manage all Production Shift Managers across scheduled production shifts throughout the week.

·Serve as key point of contact for communication of schedule for production floor.

·Direct responsibility for managing labor costs and production efficiencies.

·Track, manage and report operations metrics (OEE)

·Weekly output and labor reports with correcting process recommendations.

·Present daily cost of completes by line and report schedule adherence.

·Responsible for scanning and traceability of all raw materials and created finished goods

·Create plans for employee mentoring and training.

·Verify all Production and Quality documentation is complete and accurate.

·Coordinate shift-to-shift communication

·Oversee the employee discipline program.

·Maintain all in-process manufacturing specifications.

·Assure personnel follow GMPs & good hygiene practices.

·Review manufacturing processes and meet efficiency targets.

·Review and improve production processes and efficiencies.

·Manage and reduce downtime by working closely with maintenance on PM’s etc.

·Experience working with/Managing Maintenance staff.

·Assure facility and employee safety.

·Assist in product development and product improvements (R&D) as needed.

·Ensure sanitation protocols and changeovers are followed.

·Investigate root cause and implement corrective actions as necessary.

·Maintain metrics and analyze data to assess performance and implement improvements

·Support Food Safety and Quality audits

·Process improvement understanding and Focus

Marginal Duties Performed Less Frequently:

·Working with 3^rd party contractors

Supervisory Responsibility:

·This position will have direct supervision responsibilities for production Managers and production floor associates (70-100 per shift, up to 200 total)

·Must be available to Shift Managers at any time that production is scheduled.

Qualifications / Education / Experience Desired:

·Must have strong leadership skills with ability to maintain neutrality.

·Strong problem-solving skills following a formal process.

·Self-starter and possess a positive attitude, able to influence others.

·Balances team and individual responsibilities

·Strong abilities to mentor others

·Familiar with baking equipment and processes

Supervision Given:

·This position will report to the Vice President of Operations

·The position holder is expected to be able to work with minimal oversight at times, able to confidently handle situations on their own.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, use hands to grip and handle objects; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include looking at a computer screen and ability to adjust focus. The employee is required to travel, drive a motor vehicle, and communicate using telephone and email.

Travel Required: Limited