Production Manager

At Eagle Foods we are builders.  We are builders of brands, categories, and people.  Eagle Foods enjoys a rich heritage with brands that have proven category leadership for more than 150 years.  Eagle is a diversified food company producing and marketing sweetened condensed and evaporated milk, snacks and convenient meal solutions products.  As a company, Eagle Foods is passionate about fostering an entrepreneurial spirit that boldly builds better people and better brands while focusing on the positive impact our company, our products and our people have on the world.  Eagle Foods has a bold family of brands that consumers have come to rely on for decades, including Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk and Evaporated Milk, Magnolia® Sweetened Condensed Milk, PET® Milk, Popcorn Indiana, Cretors Popcorn, Helper and Suddenly Salad.  Eagle Foods products are marketed and distributed across all U.S. retail channels, including grocery stores, club stores and mass-merchandisers, as well as foodservice and export, U.S. military, and private label business.

• Ensures physical and workforce resources are adequate to meet the organization's production schedule.
• Manages the activities of production personnel including workflow, assembly methods, and work force utilization.
• Develop position specific training programs for both the processing and packaging areas
• Work with peer group in identifying equipment upgrades; including sourcing, justification and installation
• Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs) using information to prioritize line audits
• Ensure compliance with food safety protocols
• Drive product variation reduction in the manufacturing processes
• Continually study the manufacturing process looking for quality and efficiency improvement areas
• Support line management in developing budgets and achieving continuous improvement areas and cost reduction
• Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Actively participates in production process when necessary
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering Required.
• 5-7 years’ production manufacturing experience required. Within food industry/consumer packaged goods preferred
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Principles (GMP), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) required
• Experience with Food Safety Program and Food Safety Audits preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite in addition to knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures