General Production Manager Days

Company Description
Foster Farms has been serving families since 1939. Since the founding days, Foster Farms has always been committed to providing consumers with the highest-quality, best-tasting poultry products available. Our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our valued TEAM Members will shine through in everything we do.
Foster Farms is always looking for talented individuals to join the Foster Farms TEAM. We offer the experience of a large organization but operate like a family business. More than half of our job openings are filled by internal promotion, and we encourage TEAM Members to gain a variety of experiences across different functional groups.

Responsible for ensuring that Packaging department meets company goals and standards on quality, yield, productivity, cost, and safety. Supervises the packaging of poultry products from whole body to skinless, boneless meat.
Responsible for the professional development and training of Line Supervisors and Hourly Employees (working within the guidelines of the union contract and company policies); conduct Line Supervisors and Clerical performance evaluations.
Responsible for timely feedback to superintendent regarding problems encountered involving productivity, down-time, quality, yield, cost, and safety and to provide solutions to these problems.
Monitor standards and indices required for control/tracking of different employee areas of responsibility. Attend all weekly meetings related to these indices.
Ensure that safety orientations and safety meetings are held as required to keep frequency and severity of accidents/injuries to a minimum. To develop and implement any necessary safety programs to aid in reducing safety incidents.
Participate (at departmental meetings) in the planning process; and the testing/development of work-related techniques/processes.
Qualifications
Possess B.S. or B.A. degree in Business Management or equivalent work force experience (five (5) to ten (10) years) in the food processing industry.
Demonstrate ability to communicate well verbally and in writing.
Exhibit good interpersonal and leadership skills.
Have strong mathematical background (required to perform calculations on yield, productivity, time cards,
reports, etc.).
Able to evaluate forepersons fairly and objectively.
Able to work well independently; exhibit strong internal drive to succeed
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new TEAM Members.